Evening star., 1921-08-14
D. c. MEN Will
ACCOMPANY zR2.
Washington, Alexandria and
HyattsviIIe Represented
in Transatlantic Trip.

Washington and vicinity will be
well represented on the transatlantic
air trip Of the ZR-2, which will
probably leave Howien. England.
August rs for Lakehurst. N. J.
Among the officers on the list given
the. following: Commander Louis M.
Maxfield. U. S. NJ, commanding the
ZR-2, of this city; Lieut.. Marcus H.
Esterly. U. s. N. r. F.. radio officer.
of 219 T street northeast; Lieut..
clifford A. Tinker. U. s. N. R. F.,
Lieut.. Commander R. E. Byrd. jr..
u. s. N. (Ret). air navigation ex-
pert. Of this city; Lieut.. Commander
Valentine N. Bieg, U. S. NJ. senior
engineer officer. native of Alexandra.
Va. and Lieut. Joseph b. Anderson.
U. S. N. r. F.. meteorological officer.
Of Hyattsville, Md.
st. Paul, Mimi, and was graduated
from the Naval Academy with the
class of 1907. He was one of the
pioneers in U. S. naval aviation. He
trained at Pensacola, Fla, previous
to the war, and during the war was
in command of the U. s. naval air
station at Paimboeuf, France. He is
qualified as heavier ana lighter than
air pilot Following the war he was
assigned to the Navy Department in
this city. and subsequently he was
sent to England. where he has been
commanding officer of the airshil
detachment at Howden.
Lieut.. Esterly was born June 80
1891, at Columbiana, Ohio. He ens
rolled in the naval reserve October
II. 1917. and was promoted to ensign
January "a, 1918, to lieutenant junior
grade) March 13, 1919. and to lieu
tenant January 20, 1920. He has been
on active duty continuously since
February I, 1918.
Lieut.. Tinker was born at West
fremont. Me. June 4. 1877. He was
enrolled in the naval reserve force
November "a, 1917, with the rank of
Gunior grade) and was pro-
NOTED to lieutenant April 19. 1918. He
has been on active duty continuously
since November 80, 1917.
Lieut.. Commander Byrd (retired)
was born October 25. 1883. at Win
chester. Va. He was graduated from
Virginia Military Institute in 1905.
University of Virginia in 1907 and the
United States Naval Academy in 1912.
He was at sea after graduation until
1915. He was inspector instructor of
the naval militia of Rhode Island
during 1916. and was made secretary
and acting chairman of the Navy De-
partment commission on training
camps at the outbreak of the war.
He was ordered to aviation in 1917.
and was in charge of the United
States naval Canadian air forces dur
ing the war. He had charge of
navigational preparations for the
transatlantic flight and made the
hrst two legs of this flight on the
NC-3. He was then transferred to
the NC-5. which blew away in a
storm at st. Johns. He was recently
stationed at the aviation headquarters
at the Navy Department here
Lieut.. Commander Bieg was born
at Alexandria. Va, October "a, 1889.
He was appointed to the Naval
Academy from Virginia and was
graduated in the class of 1910. Dur
Ing the war he served on board the
.. s. S. Trippe. and at Philadelphia
IN connection with the fitting out of
the U. S. S. Dent
Lieut.. Anderson was born February
Il, 1883, at Cincinnati. Ohio He en-
rolled in the naval reserve force
August 10. 1917, and was promoted
to ensign January 29. 1918. He was
made lieutenant (tunior grade) Oc-
tober IA. 1919, and lieutenant. Ian
uary 6. 1920. He has served CON
tnuo9siy on active duty since jan