Kelly Field (Tex.)
Organization
Historical Note
Kelly Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I, being established in March 1917. It was used as a flying field; primary flying school; school for adjutants, supply officers, engineers; mechanics school, and as an aviation general supply depot. As of 2001, it is a joint-use facility for civil and military aviation.
Citation
https://www.37trw.af.mil/About/History/Kelly-Field-History/Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Walter Jackson World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2018-12-06
Abstract
Major Thomas Walter Jackson (1916-1942) was a United States Army Air Corps pilot and squadron commander who served in the Aleutian Island campaign during World War II. The collection contains textual materials, photographs, and a digitized film clip pertaining to the 1938-1942 military service of Jackson.
James C. Stewart Fighter Ace Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2002-02-13-1098
Abstract
Lt. Col. James C. Stewart (1919-2004) was born in Corona, California. He joined the Army Air Force, graduated from flying school in August 1940, and was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group which was stationed in England during World War II. The collection primarily covers Lt. Col. Stewart's 1943-1966 military service with military records, personal documents, photographs, clippings, assorted ephemera, and films.