Lieutenant Colonel United States Army. He was an aviation pioneer, and one of the first military pilots. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, U.S. Army 5th Infantry, September 1, 1899. He was promoted to first lieutenant, March 21, 1901. He graduated from the Infantry School, the Cavalry School 1905, and graduated from the Signal Corps School in 1906. On February 4, 1907 he was assigned to Signal Corps as a First Lieutenant. On January 7, 1911 he was selected to attend the first aviation school in San Diego, California. He was promoted to Captain on March 11, 1911. In January 1910 he conducted the first bombing experiment. On January 21, 1911 he went up in an aircraft with a wireless telegraph set which he designed and placed on his lap, flew to an altitude of 500 feet and conducted the first radio telegraph transmission from an aircraft and was received over 40 miles away. He qualified as a Military Aviator July 12, 1912 and later, he flew a test air mail flight from Baltimore to Washington D.C. with Postmaster General as a passenger. He was recalled to the Infantry from the Signal Corps Air Service and promoted to Major on August 5, 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on August 5, 1918. On August 28, 1919 he was appointed Major (permanent). He transferred to the Army Air Service, and in January was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and assigned as Commanding Officer of the Henry Post Airfield at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. While visiting in Oklahoma City, he was shot and killed in the home of Judge Jean P. Day.
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army. He was an aviation pioneer, and one of the first military pilots. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, U.S. Army 5th Infantry, September 1, 1899. He was promoted to first lieutenant, March 21, 1901. He graduated from the Infantry School, the Cavalry School 1905, and graduated from the Signal Corps School in 1906. On February 4, 1907 he was assigned to Signal Corps as a First Lieutenant. On January 7, 1911 he was selected to attend the first aviation school in San Diego, California. He was promoted to Captain on March 11, 1911. In January 1910 he conducted the first bombing experiment. On January 21, 1911 he went up in an aircraft with a wireless telegraph set which he designed and placed on his lap, flew to an altitude of 500 feet and conducted the first radio telegraph transmission from an aircraft and was received over 40 miles away. He qualified as a Military Aviator July 12, 1912 and later, he flew a test air mail flight from Baltimore to Washington D.C. with Postmaster General as a passenger. He was recalled to the Infantry from the Signal Corps Air Service and promoted to Major on August 5, 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on August 5, 1918. On August 28, 1919 he was appointed Major (permanent). He transferred to the Army Air Service, and in January was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and assigned as Commanding Officer of the Henry Post Airfield at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. While visiting in Oklahoma City, he was shot and killed in the home of Judge Jean P. Day.
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