Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
WHERE FLYING FIELDS OF U. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
Twenty-Five Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named With
Few Exceptions, for Airmen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden at Toronto Canada Is Also
Used by United States.

his station at San 0'ego. Cal. to Co.
lumbus, n. NJ, on May 3. 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. Ellington. graduate of the Unit
ed States Naval Academy. who trans
ferred into the cavalry and was de-
tailed TO aeronautic duty. Signal Corps
Aviation school, College Park. Md. No
vember II, 1912. In the winter of
l9l2-l913 he and Lieutenant Cali 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 DiegS Cal. where he
was killed in an airplane accident No
vember "A of the same year His home
was near Raleigh, y. 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 % 1914. He
drowned in attempting to swim from
| floating airplane while participating
ms passenger in the annual Maclxay
Trophy contest
Hazelhurst Field. Mlneola, L. l..
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
L. w. Hazelhurst. Jr, native of Geor-
gia, graduate of United States Mill
tary Academy. reported for aeronau-
teal duty at Signal Corps Aviation
School, Augusta, Ga, March 2. 1872
On June H. 1912, while making n flight
at College Park. Md, as passenger in
an airplane undergoing acceptance
tests, the machine crashed to the
ground and the pilot and Lieutenant
Hazelhurst were both killed.
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex,
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
G. e. NJ. Kelly. 30th infantry, who, af-
ter course Of training Mt the CurtiSs
Aviation Camp, San Diego, Cal was
ordered TO San Antonio While ut
tempting to land. In order to avoid
running into a tent and thereby possi-
bly, aiU'!ns several others, he fell to
the ground and was killed May 10,
1911. g, si~ss-azySs,s.--
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, 18th cavalry, a native of Fair
fax Courthouse. Va, reported for aero
nautical duty at Texas City, Tex, May
s, 1913; was killed at San Diego. Cal.
May Q. 1912.
McCoOk Field. Dayton, Ohio, named
before the iden of naming these avia-
ton fields after Americans prominent
in aviation was considered.
Mather Field. Sacramento, Cal.
named for Lieut.. Carl S. siatfer. S. Il.
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. r. c.. A. s., son Of Maj. Gen.
Peyton C. March, acting chief of staff.
Lieutenant March met his death at
Taliaferro Field on February 13, 1918,
as result of spinning nose dive.
Park Field, Memphis. (Millington).
Tenn, named in honor of First Lieu
tenant Joseph u. Park, 14;h cavalry;
a native of New Hampshire; graduate
of United States Military Academy;
reported for aeronautical duty at Col
lege Park, Nd, October s, 1912. and
was killed near San Diego. CAL May
Q, 1912.
Payne Fielc West Point, Miss.
named after Capt. Dewitt J. Payne.
who died February I, 1916. from inju-
ries received in an alrpIane accident.
Upon graduation from the School Of