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Excerpt from Kelly Field in the Great World War Major C. W. Russell, Officer in Charge Flying - Major Russell is a West Point graduate and one of the pioneer American Military Aviators. He arrived at Kelly Field in November. 1918, succeeding Captain Robert B. Mcgill. Major Russell served in the Philippines from 1914 to 1916. He was then promoted to lst Lieut. And took up aviation at San Diego. He served with General Pershing in Mexico, as a member of the First Aero Squadron, Uncle Sam's first air unit. In May, 1917. He was promoted to Captain and sent to Panama to organize the Air Service in the Canal Zone. On returning to the States, he was assigned as O. I. C. Flying, Rich Field, Waco, Texas. He was promoted to Major in April, 1918, and placed in command of Rich Field. Previous to his assignment to Kelly Field. He was on duty at the D. M. A., Washington, D. C. Captain B. M. Cane. Engineering Officer - Commissioned lst Lieut. In S. R. C., A. S., August 15, 1917. Assigned to Kelly Field August 24. 1917. And made Assistant Engineer Officer November 25. 1917. Made Chief Engineer Officer June 20, 1918. Completed R. M. A. Training in August, 1918. And promoted to Captain August 1, 1918. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.