The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-08-31

his station mt San Diego, Cal, to Co
lumbus, N. NJ, on May 3, 1917. Lieu
tenant Eberts was killed on the first
fight he made after reaching Column
bus.
Ellington Field Houston, Tex.
named in honor of Second Lieutenant
Il. 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, Nd, 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 nj San Diego. Cal. where he
was killed in an airplane> 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 20, 1914. He
drowned In attempting to swim from
a floating airplane while participating
as passenger In the annual Mackay
Trophy contest.
Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, 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, 1912.
On June IL, 1912, while making a flight
at College Park, Nd, 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. f. M. Kelly. Both infantry, who, af-
ter course of training at the Curtiss
Aviation Camp. San Diego, Cal. was
ordered to San Antonio. While at
tempting to land, In order to avoid
running into tent and thereby possi-
bly, njU'!ng several others, he fell TO
the ground and was killed May 10,
1911.
Langley Field. Hampton, Va, named
after Samuel Pierpont Langley, late
secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. Ills early aerodynamic expert
ments, begun in 1887, formed basis
for practical pioneer aviation.
Love Field, Dallas. Tex. named in
honor of First Lieutenant Moss L.
Love, 18th cavalry, native of Fair
fax Courthouse, Va, reported for aero
duty at Texas City. Tex, May
3. 1913; was killed at San Diego, Cal,
May 0, 1912.
McCook Field. Dayton, Ohio, named
before the idea of naming these avia-
ion fields after Americans prominent
n aviation was considered.
Mather Field, Sacramento, Cal,
named for Lieut.. Carl S. Mather, s. II.
T.. A. S.. was killed at Ellington
i'iu, iiouoNoh' itAs, WI january OO,
1918 His death was caused by col.
ision in the air at 1000 feet.
March Field. Riverside, CAL, named
n honor of Lieut.. Peyton c. March,
IT., S. r. c., A. s., son of Maj. Gen.
'eyton c. March. acting chief Of staff.
Lieutenant March met his death at
Taliaferro Field on February 10, 1918,
is result Of spinning nose dive.
Park Field, Memphis, ,(Millington),
Tenn, named in honor Of First Lieu
enant Joseph ID. Park, 18th cavalry; |
native Of New Hampshire; graduate
# United, States Military Academy;
eported for aeronautical duty at Col
eye Park, Nd, October 8, 1912, and
vas killed near San Diego, CAL, May
|, 1912.
Payne Field, West Point, Miss,
AIMED after Capt. Dewitt J. Payne,
'ho died February 1, 1915. from inju-
les received in an airplane accident.
Jpon graduation from the School of