The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-25
WHERE FLYING FIELDS Of Us.
AVIATION SERVICE ARE LOCATED
renne Tracts Scattered Over the Country Are Named With
Few Exceptions for Nrmen Who Lost Their Lives
Camp Borden at Toronto. Canada, Is Also
Used BY United States.

The aviation section IL the signal
eerrs 1t the army now has twenty
nlne tytng fields, Nest II them are
regular scrvice fields, where the ErNaH'
atee AZ the schools " military aercnsu,
tics er ground schools" receive their
actual Tying Instruction, hut some OF
them are rcservcd for advanced nytng,
experimental testing, and special train
ing In ecmhing and artillery chscrva,
sscn, Camp Borden, AZ Terunto, Can.
ada. Is a,se ussa by the United States
in conjunction with the British air
force
With the exception IL McCsck Field,
all the American fields have been
named after American officers and men
who host their lives while On sefcnsa-
teal duty, and three civilians who
were picAeers In aerenautscs--I.sns>
ley, Chanute. and Wilbur Wright,
Following Is a list IL the aviation fields
with q hFaef statement cf how they re-
ceaved their names.
Barron Field, Everman, Tex, named
after C~tet r.. j. Rarrun. who was
drowned at Chandler Field, Essiagtcn,
Pa, en- August - 1917, when the MS
chine he was flying fell into the watcs.
Rolling Field, Anaccssis, near WASH
inxsna, n C. named In memory AZ the
hate Ccl, Raynal c, Boiling. signal
cerrs who was killed In action In
France in March. ialS
Rr~aks Field San Antonio. Tex.
n&nsca after Cadet s ]. Brooks On
Ncve~ahec IL 1917. he was killed while
assaS AT Kelly Field. Tex. Brooks
was @ae IL the fsst 10 volunteer at the
can fcr mem for the American Flying
CcrrSs ne was Ia training for COM
Mssssaa as a military aviator.
CxN Field Wichita Falls. Tex
aass~a for First Lieutenant Loren n.
Gail G. A. C., sapsscsntea from civil
@seA> wAe reported for aercnsutscal
Saacy n Ceassce Park. Md ocseher 10.
1917 Iva she winter II lais-lals, he
assa lJssrs- 4. l.. Ellington were sent
- Palm EsasA Fla In charge q the
Signal Cargss Aviation station at that
raacs- rrsnn raam Beach Lieutenant
Can was esssess@ - Texas City. Tex.
and n was sAere that he was kiElsd ia
an aasraaae accident, July & 1918 His
hseSae sss IN Washington. u, C.
Cars<srsm Tsead. Arcadia. Fra
manned after vscsc< Carsssrcm. CAra-
ssrnsn wSs reccsnsnenssed for q commits
<sen In the s q. n. C., aviation SECTION.
an January 10. lalr, and sccn there
after went - Newport News to assist
In the rrasnanr VI array HERS aftAcagA
sses @rsstr,rd ~ acsice duty. He Was
kilstsa in an xesaeas NJ Newport yewx
en May q asa-.
CsrrruMexs Fsesa EsaArcsk- Tex
naznce after Cadet w x CAsrurAers.
who waS Killed al Hxseahur<1 Fsead-
Nsncaaa. l. l. when he Was struck by
a revWavanr Ersg<sa-r June Is. sssg-
Chandler Field. ESsSag-aa. Pa
manned sa Aansr AZ Se>ceaa Lieutenant
Rex CaAndler, C. A C.. Who reported
for aerenanssc <aurr At Scnal Corre
Avzarsem ScAsaa, San DsecaS Gal
March rs 1SsS On Agrsl 3. fSlA
walsas making his ar<s esgAr- the Ayarc-
asrsgaAne I'm wAsch he WAS a y,asSxn-
ger fsn in-r San nsece Bay and Lssu-
sfMam1 CfsaDd8sr w,s< caacAr Enaer the
snfsasz0e mad WIS crowned
Ca1argse Fs<s6. RAlzsml- m- manned
AFTER Octave chsxnzse. csee At The fore
msSs Fssnsesrs N nsrsnarsscs In ADer-
len
nsrr Field. ArnSza- Fla. NAMED 81
rfr Cs6sa 8 H norr 81 thesav41ss1e
<errs<al Nsr- enlisted In the xEE-peF
sf sS1-- and WIS sent to Tsrsnres Can
ai1R- ssr fraanh2s He snsr lis sseasA
rhsr~ In q fxsng ceazi<Ssn en- Angus
AZ I'd rbe SIsDe yHzr-
Essrrs Fse5G- LTnske- Ark manned
after Lieut. Ns3cAs<r NICE Estsrs
ThsS sfhctr WIS q graduate q rhs
TniseS Srxses N5Erary Academy On
AnrrSs II, fsa&. he wax arrarAed n
me zrxzs5sn aerrssm. and March ;
fSaz. rs-cearea sase raining ct gunisr mil
arasy nxtassr- He wxx sr6s1ea frusz