Roy C. Kirtland

Roy Carrington Kirtland
Roy Kirtland (at right), flying a Wright 1911 Model B Flyer
Born(1874-05-14)May 14, 1874
Fort Benton, Montana
DiedMay 2, 1941(1941-05-02) (aged 66)
Moffett Field, California
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1898–1938, 1941
RankColonel
Commands
Spouse(s)Helen K. Parker
Standing from left to right are: Captain Fredrick B. Hennessy (1879–1948),[1] Lieutenant Henry Harley Arnold (1886–1950), Lieutenant Roy Carrington Kirtland (1874–1941), Captain Frank N. Kennedy (1861–1945), Lieutenant Samuel H. McLeary (1881–1924), Lieutenant Harold Geiger (1884–1927).[2] Sitting from left to right are: Lieutenant Lewis C. Rockwell (1885–1912)[3] and Lieutenant Thomas DeWitt Milling (1887–1960). Image taken at College Park, Maryland in 1911.

Roy Carrington Kirtland (14 May 1874 – 2 May 1941) was a United States Army soldier, officer and aviator.[4] Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico was named for him. He was among the first American military aviators and he recommended Henry "Hap" Arnold for aviation training.

  1. ^ Frederick B. Hennessy; earlyaviators.com
  2. ^ Harold Geiger; earlyaviators.com
  3. ^ Lewis C. Rockwell; earlyaviators.com
  4. ^ "Roy Carrington Kirtland". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2012-12-04.