. Ellington 1918. flight to San Antonio,changing his station to the latter place, November 25, 1915. Pie served at the Aviation Post, Fort SamHouston, until the trouble with Mexico. On March 11, 1915, he was ordered into Mexico with the First Aero Squadron as a part of General Per-shings Punitive Expedition. He was attached to General Pershings Headquarters from March 19, 1915,to September 20, 1916. Colonel Rader, with Colonel Killner and others, made many hazardous flights into Mexico in machinesthat were by no means as stable as those now in use. On July 1, 1916, he was promoted to a First L
. Ellington 1918. flight to San Antonio,changing his station to the latter place, November 25, 1915. Pie served at the Aviation Post, Fort SamHouston, until the trouble with Mexico. On March 11, 1915, he was ordered into Mexico with the First Aero Squadron as a part of General Per-shings Punitive Expedition. He was attached to General Pershings Headquarters from March 19, 1915,to September 20, 1916. Colonel Rader, with Colonel Killner and others, made many hazardous flights into Mexico in machinesthat were by no means as stable as those now in use. On July 1, 1916, he was promoted to a First Lieutenancy of Infantry, and automatically made a CaptainJ. M. A. He was thereupon ordered to Mineola, N. Y., where he served at the Signal Corps Aviation Schooluntil July 20, 1917. On May 16, 1917, he was promoted to a captaincy of Infantry and assumed the rank of Major J. M. was made Departmental Aeronautical Officer, Central Department, Chicago, 111., in which capacity he Page 17 ] [ ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. Above—Lieutenant J, H. SullivanBelow—Lieutenant P. E. MacGregor ELLINGTON FIELD—1918] [Page 18 served from July 28 until October 13, 1917. He was then sent on detached service to Mineola, X. Y., andsailed for France soon afterward. He arrived at Brest November 12, 1917. For a few weeks he was attached to Headquarters, Chief of Air Service, Paris, and then assumed com-mand of the Seventh Aviation Instruction Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France, November 27, 1917. Thiscommand he held until September 11, 1918. On September 13, 1918, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, Air Service, and attached to the FirstBombardment Group at Amanty, France. He engaged in active service over the lines during the St. Mihieland Champagne attacks. Later he was on temporary duty at Headquarters, Air Service, S. O. S., Tours, France, where heremained until October 9, 1918. On that date he sailed for the United States as Special Representative ofTraining Department, Air Service. He was p
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