Arthur K. Ladd

Arthur K. Ladd
Born(1890-11-01)November 1, 1890
Texas
DiedDecember 13, 1935(1935-12-13) (aged 45)
Dale, South Carolina
Buried
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Service
Field Artillery Branch (United States)
Years of service1917–1935
Rank Major
Commands17th Squadron (Pursuit)

Major Arthur K. Ladd, service number O-10097,[1] was an officer and pilot in the United States Army Air Corps who died in a plane crash in South Carolina in 1935. He is the namesake of Ladd Army Airfield, formerly Fairbanks Air Base, Alaska, named in his honour on 1 December 1939.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2013-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)