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Gen. Scanlon & LBJ South Pacific, 1942 |
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You will find a comprehensive biography of Gen. Scanlon on the United States Airforce website. To access the site, just click on: Martin Scanlon To access the homepage of the Air Force Link, where you can search for many entries on the net, Just click on: Air Force Link This is a remarkable tool for research. |
BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE LEADERS HONORED AT FIELD CLOSING Bolling Air Force Base, at Washington, D. C., was named for Raynal C. Bolling, first officer of the Signal Corps, Aviation Section, to be killed in combat during World War I. The field was opened July 1, 1918; forty-four years later, July 1, 1962, its use for operation of fixed- wing aircraft was closed. Special honor was accorded, in the closing ceremonies, to former Commanding Officers of the Base, among whom were two Early Birds. Three other members of our Organization were there, notably General Benjamin D. Foulois; the others were Vincent Burnelli and your historian Paul Edw. Garber. One of these Early Birds is the oldest-living former Commander of this Base. General Martin F. Scanlon as a Major, directed operations at the field as its second leader, from November 1919 to June 1922. He was Commander again from January 1935 for one year. The ninth Commander was another Early Bird, General Howard C. Davidson who served from January 1928 to August 1932. In all, there were twelve former Commanders at the ceremony. October, 1962, Number 69 |
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From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster, 1996 |
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