Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30
WHERE FL |NC FIELDS OF j. S.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
Twenty Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named With
Few Exceptions, for Ahmen Who Lost Their Lives
\, Camp Borden, at Toronto Canada, Is Also
~ III Used by United States. ~!

The aviation section of the signal
corps Of the army now has twenty
nine flying fields. Most of them are
regular service fields, where the gradu.
ates Of the schools of military aerOnau.
tics, or ground schools" receive their
actual flying instruction, but some of
them are reserved for advanced flying,
experimental testing, and special train
Ing in bombing and artillery observa.
ton. Camp Borden, at Toronto, Can
ada, is also used by the United States
In conjunction with the British air
force.
With the exception of McCOOk Field,
all the American fields have been
named after American officers and men
who lost their lives while on aerOnau-
tcal duty, and three civilians who
were pioneers in aerOnautics-Lang-
ley, Chanute, and Wilbur Wright
Following is list Of the aviation fields
with a brief statement of how they re-
ceived their names:
Barron Field, Everman, Tex, named
after Cadet r. J. Barron, who was
drowned at Chandler Field. Essington.
Pa, on August %, 1917, when the ma
chine he was flying fell into the water.
Boiling Field Anacostia near Wash
1ngton. d. c., named in memory of the
late Col. Raynal c. Boiling, signal
corps, who was killed in action in
France in March, 1913.
Brooks Field, San Antonio. Tex.
named after Cadet s. J. Brooks. On
November Is, 1917. he was killed while
flying at Kelly Field, Tex. Brooks
was one Of the first to volunteer at the
call for men for the American Flying
Corps; he was in training for a CON-
mission as military aviator
Call Field, Wichita Falls, Tex.
named for First Lieutenant Loren n.
Call, c. A. c.. (appointed from civil
life), who reported for aeronautical
duty at College Park. Md. October 10.
l9l2. In the winter of 1912-1913. he
and Lieut.. E. L. Ellington were sent
70 Palm Beach, Fla, in charge of tho
sigma Corps Aviation station at thst
place. From Palm Beach Lieutenant
Caii was ordered to Texas City. Tex,
ana It was there that he was killed in
an alrplane accident. July s. 1913. His
nome was in Washington, D. G..
Carlstrom Field. Arcadia, Fla.
named after Victor Carlstrom Carl
strom was recommended for a commits.
sion In the S. o. r. c., aviation section
on January 10. 1917. and soon there
arter went to Newport News to assist
IN the training Of army fliers. although
not ordered to active duty. He was
Killed in an accident at Newport News
on May 9. 1917.
Carruthers Field Benbrook Toy
named after Cadet w. X. Carrutbers.
VINO was killed at Hazelhurst Field
Mlneola, l.. l.. when he was struck by
revolving propeller June IS. 1917.
chandler Field. Essington po
named In honor of Second IJeutenan+
Rex Chandler, G. A. c., who reported
TOT aeronautic duty at Signal Corps
aviation school, San Diego Cal
march 10, 1913. On April s, 1913
while making his first flight. the HYDRO
aerOplane in which he was nasson-
ger fell into San Diego Bay and Lieu
tenant Chandler was caught under the
and was drowned.
Chanute Field, Rantoul, ILL.,. named
after Octave Chanute, one of the fore
most pioneers in aeronautics in Amer
Ca
Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla, named af-
Ter Cadet S. H. Dorr of the aviation
'ectlon. Dorr enlisted in the summer
'r l9l7, and was sent to Toronto. Can
ida, for training. He met his death
mere In flying collision on August
Il or the same year.
hberts Field, Lonoke, Ark. named
after Lieut.. Melchior Nee. Eberts
rms officer was graduate of the
united States Military Academy. On
August il, 1916, he was attached to
ne aviation section, and March 2
Lelf' received the rating of junior mil
tary aviator. He was ordered from