ROBERT SIMON

 

CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS AT GERSTNER FIELD, 1918 WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER Washington April 3, 1918 From: Chief Signal Officer of the Army. To: Commander Officer, Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, La. Subject: Travel Orders. In accordance with authority contained in letter of the Secretary of War, dated April 7, 1917, the following Civilian Flying Instructors will proceed from Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, La., to Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, for permanent station in connection with the Aviation Service of the Army: Victor Vernon W. H. Bleakly E. A. Johnson Walter E. Lees B. M. Norton W. E. Johnson Robert Simon A. J. Croft Harry M. Jones A. L. Allen C. M. Pond   E. J. Wessen, Captain, Sig. R. C., A. S.   A TRUE COPY. G. E. Scott 2nd Lieut., Signal R.C.A.S. Letter to Walter Lees, 1918

 

The date of his death is unknown. From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back