Who's Who of Ballooning


APPENDIX 2-AN

Summary of U.S. ARMY, FREE BALLOON Instructors

1914-1940

Name (Mil. Type)
Notes
ARMSTROUT, Guy (O) ?
BABCOCK, Fred (O) ?
BALDWIN, Ivy (O) Served in 1916 Mexican War (Z)
BARKER, William (O) Parachuted with 69th B-Company
BAUMBAUGH, G.L. (O) Former sport balloonist (Z)
BURGESS, Arthur (O) Served in WW-2 also
CARPENTER, Ford A. (O) Former sport balloonist (Z)
CATHEART, Donald (O) Over 586 instructing hours
CHANDLER, Charles F. (O) Ft. Omaha (First Commander) (Z)
COLE, E.S. (O) Former sport balloonist
DONSHOE, Guy (O) ?
FAUCETT, Roscoe (O) Former sport balloonist
FAULK, Theodore (O) Ft. Omaha Nebraska
FOURNIER, C.R. (O) Camp Wise, San Antonio, TX
GEIGER, Harold (O) Commander of Ross Field (Z)
GLASSFORD, William A. (O) Ft. Lee Virgina
GOODALE, Frank (O) Ft. Omaha Nebraska (Z)
GRANT, Fred (O) Camp de Souge (Chief Instructor)
GROVENOR, Glen (O) Camp Wise (Adj. 30th B-Company)
HEMETT, (NCO) ?
HERSEY, Henry (O) First commander Ft. Omaha (Z)
KELLOG, Stuart (O) 11th B-Company command. officer
KENNEDY, Frank M. (O) Airship & Airplane pilot later (Z)
KNABENSHUE, Roy (V) Former professional B-Pilot (Z)
LAHM, Frank P. (O) Former sport Balloonist (Z)
LAMBERT, Albert Bond (O) Former sport Balloonist (Z)
McGURK, John (O) ?
McKIBBAN, John S. (O) Over 150 training flights.
MUELLER, Paul (O) Camp Wise, San Antonio, Texas
POST, Fred Alexis (O) Former Russian Mil-Balloonist (Z)
PRENTICE, James (O) Camp Wise & Ft. Omaha
REEVES, Jack (O) ?
RICHARDSON, John (O) Ft. Omaha (Commander)
STEVENS, A.Leo (V) Ft. Omaha, Balloons & Airships (Z)
TOLSON, Bill (O) Camp Wise; San Antonio, TX
WALLACE, Glen (O) ?
WARE, Glenn (?) position unverified
WIEGEL, Art (O) Also served in WW-2
WILDMAN, George (NCO) Ft. Omaha
WILLIAMS, Randolph P. (O) Ft. Scott
WITHERUP, Myron (O) Commander of 4th B-Company (Z)


NOTES: (O)= Officer; (NCO)= Non Commissioned Officer; (V)= Civilian; (?)= Position or details unknown; r: NAOBCV.


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