The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-08-15
WHERE FL ING FIELDS OF u. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
Twenty Nine Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named With
Few Exceptions for Aimen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden at Toronto, Canada, Is Also
Used by United States.

his station ut San Diego, Cal. to Co.
lumbus, N. NJ, on May g. 1917. Lieu
tenant Eberts was killed on the first
flight he made after reaching Column
bus.
Ellington Field, Houston, Tex
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
L. L. Ellington, graduate Of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy, who trans
ferred into the cavalry and was de-
tailed 10 aeronautic duty, Signal Corps
Aviation school, College Park, Md, No
vember IA, 1912. In the winter of
1912-1913 he and Lieutenant Call were
at Palm Beach, Fla, In charge of Sig
nal Corps Aviation station, and in the
spring OF 1913 Lieutenant Ellington
was ordered to Signal Corps Aviation
school at San Diego, Cal, where he
was killed in an alrplane accident No
vember "a OF the same year His home
was near Raleigh N. c.
Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, La,
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
Frederick J. Gerstner, 10th cavalry.
graduate Of the United States Military
Academy, reported for aerOnautical
duty at Signal Corps Aviation school,
San Diego, September 90, 1914. He
drowned In attempting to swim from
a floatinL alrplane while participating
as passenger I'm the annual Mackqy
Trophy contest.
Hazelhurst Field, Mneola, l.. l..
named i'm honor OF Second Lieutenant
L. W. Hazelhurst. Jr., native Of Geor-
gin, graduate Of United States Mill
tary Academy, reported for aeronnu-
teal duty at Signal Corps Aviation
School, Augusta, Ga March 2 1917.
On June II, 1912, while milking n flight
at College Park, Md, as passenger in
an alrplane undergoing acceptance
tests, the machine crashed to the
ground and the pilot and Lieutenant
HaZehurst were both killed.
Kelly Field, San Antonio. Tex,
named in honor Of Second Lieutenant
G. f. NJ. Kelly. Both infantry, who, af-
ter n course Of training Mt the CLrtiss
Aviation Camp, San Diego, Cal, was
ordered TO San Antonio, While ut
TEMPTING 10 land in order to avoid
running into tent and thereby posi-
bly, aju' ing several others he fell to
the ground and was killed May TO-
1911.
Langley Field, Hampton Va. named
after Samuel Pierpont Langley, late
secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. His early aerodynamlc expert
ments, begun In 1887, formed a basis
for practical pioneer aviation.
Love Field Dallas, Tex, named in
honor of First Lieutenant Moss L.
Love. nth cavalry, native of Fair
fax Courthouse, Va, reported for aero
nautical duty nj Texas City, Tex, May
&. 1913; was killed at San Diego, Cal,
May Q. 1912
McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, named
before the idea Of naming these avia-
tIon fields after Americans prominent
in aviation was considered
Mathcr Field, Sacramento. Cal,
named for Lieut.. Carl S. Mather, s. II.
C.. A. S.. was killed at Ellington
Field, Houston, Tex. on January 30
1918. His death was caused by a col
lision in the air at 1000 feet.
March Field, Riverside, Cal. named
In honor Of Lieut.. Peyton c. March
Jr., S. II. c.. A. S.. son of Maj Gen
Peyton G. March, acting chief Of staff
Lieutenant March met his death at
Tailaferro Field on February 13. 1913
as q result Of n spinning nose dive
Park Field, Memphis, (Mllllngton),
Tenn, named In honor Of First Lieu
tenant Joseph D, Park, l4th cavalry;
native Of New Hampshire; graduate
Of United States Military Academy;
reported for aeronautiCal duty at Col
legc Park, Md, October 8, 1912. and
was killed near San Diego, Cal, May
o, 1912.
Payne Field, West Point. Miss
named after Capt Dewitt j. Payne,
who died February /, 1916, from lnju-
ries received In nm airplane accident.
Upon graduation from the School of