CAPTAIN MELCHIOR M. EBERTS 1889-1917 AKA Melchior McEwen Eberts & Ike Eberts

MELCHIOR McEWEN EBERTS LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Senatorial Appointee, Arkansas "Ike" For whole story, click on title.

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Eberts Field", using the Google search engine, (1-17-05), you will find about 93 links. Two of them are especially helpful.

Eberts Field Photographs, 1918-1919 Arkansas History Commission      This website offers a brief history of the field and a photograph of an aviator standing in front of his plane from the period 1918 to 1919. There is a brief mention of Eberts, as follows: "Eberts Field was named for native Arkansan and West Point graduate Melchior McEwen Eberts, a Captain of the aviation section of the U. S. A. signal corps. Eberts died in May 1917, at the age 28 while making an airplane exhibition flight at Columbus, New Mexico."      You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

 

Captain Melchoir M. Eberts SAC 1906-1908      About all I can find out about his life and career is contained in the following extract from the website. "Captain Melchoir McEwen Eberts attended St. Andrew's College from 1906 to 1908. Eberts Field was named for native Arkansan and West Point graduate Melchior McEwen Eberts, a Captain of the aviation section of the U. S. A. signal corps. Eberts died May 15th, 1917, at the age 28 while making an airplane exhibition flight at Columbus, New Mexico."      You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

 

Captain Melchior M. Eberts, USA      Ralph Sims kneeling beside the Eberts headstone which is located in the West Point Cemetery. Ralph is Vice Commander, M. M. Eberts Post #1, The American Legion, Department of Arkansas. You can visit their club's website at: M. M. Eberts Post #1 Photo and link courtesy of Ralph Sims, 7-11-05

 

Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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