| 词条 | Roy C. Kirtland |
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|name=Roy Carrington Kirtland |birth_date= {{Birth date|1874|5|14}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1941|5|2|1874|5|14}} |birth_place= Fort Benton, Montana |death_place= Moffett Field, California |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Roy Kirtland.jpg |caption= Roy Kirtland (at right), flying a Wright 1911 Model B Flyer |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= 1898–1938, 1941 |rank= Colonel |commands= 1st Aero Squadron, 3d US Infantry Regiment, Langley Field & Air Corps Tactical School |spouse = Helen K. Parker |parents = Thaddeus Sanford Kirtland Ann Virginia Carter |awards= |relations= |laterwork= }} Roy Carrington Kirtland (14 May 1874 – 2 May 1941) was a United States Army soldier, officer and aviator.[4] Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico was named for him. He was among the first American military aviators and he recommended Henry "Hap" Arnold for aviation training. BiographyHe was born on May 14, 1874 in Fort Benton, Montana to Thaddeus Sanford Kirtland and Ann Virginia Carter. He married Helen K. Parker. Kirtland joined the Army in 1898 and was commissioned on August 1, 1901 as a second lieutenant in the infantry.[5] In 1911 he was transferred to the United States Army Air Service and placed in command of the U.S. Aviation School at College Park, Maryland from April to June 1911, and served in a number of capacities with the Signal Corps Kirtland then commanded the First Aero Squadron in 1913 until his return to the infantry division in 1915. He rejoined Signal Corps in 1915 and was in charge of the motor pool. He commanded the Third Regiment in 1917. While overseas, he served as the Inspector for aviation in England and air service rest camps. After the war, Kirtland became a flight instructor, commanded aviation supply depots and graduated from the United States Army War College. During the 1920s he served with the General Staff until his appointment in 1930 as commandant of the Langley Station and as acting commandant of the Air Corps Tactical School. He retired in 1938 after 40 years service. Colonel Kirtland was reactivated in advance of World War II at age 65. He served at Moffett Field. He died on May 2, 1941 of a heart attack in Moffett Field, California.[5][6] He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. LegacyAt special request from General H. H. Arnold, Albuquerque Air Army Airbase was renamed Kirtland Army Airfield. References1. ^Frederick B. Hennessy; earlyaviators.com 2. ^Harold Geiger; earlyaviators.com 3. ^Lewis C. Rockwell; earlyaviators.com 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://earlyaviators.com/ekirtlan.htm |title=Roy Carrington Kirtland |date= |accessdate=2012-12-04 |quote= |publisher=Early Aviators |location= }} 5. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Col. Roy Carrington Kirtland, Air Corps Pioneer, 67. Ex-Head of Langley, Va., Field Led 3d Regiment in World War |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1941/05/03/archives/i-col-roy-c-kirtland-air-corps-pioneer-67-exhead-of-langley-va.html |quote=Up in New Wright Flyer. Military Death Toll in This Country Brought Up to Four |newspaper=New York Times |date=June 12, 1912 |accessdate=2012-12-04 }} 6. ^1 {{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Roy Carrington Kirtland |url= |quote=Roy C. Kirtland, 67, of Coronado, a pioneer in the Army's Air Corps, died today at the post hospital at Moffett Field, near here. His Army service began In 1898. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date= |accessdate=2012-12-04 }} External links
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