Please answer the following question: Facts: - commands: 1st pursuit group selfridge field , michigan - birth date: 16 april 1890 - servicenumber: o3727 - branch: united states army air corps - relations: thomas -rrb- charles cobb lanphier -lrb- 1918 -- 1944 -rrb- james george francis lanphier -lrb- 1920 -- 1969 -rrb- lanphier , jr. -lrb- 1915 -- 1987 - caption: col. thomas george lanphier , sr. . - death date: 09 october 1972 - spouse: janet elsa -lrb- -1972 his death -rrb- cobb , -lrb- m. 1915-div . 1936 -rrb- - serviceyears: 1914 -- c. 1929 c. 1941 -- 1943 - laterwork: veterans administration to 1954 . - name: thomas george lanphier , sr. . - death place: san diego , california - birth place: lohrville , calhoun co. , iowa - battles: world war i world war ii - allegiance: united states - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery , arlington , virginia - image: file : thomas lanphier.jpg - rank: colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas george lanphier , sr. . .
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thomas george lanphier , sr. -lrb- april 16 , 1890 october 9 , 1972 -rrb- was a retired colonel in the united states army air corps , and was commanding officer of selfridge field in michigan from late 1924 to early 1926 and was an american aviation pioneer .he is buried in arlington national cemetery , arlington , virginia .