Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pioneer Flyers

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

1. Pioneer Flyers Marker

Inscription.
Pioneer flyers who were trained at Wright Brothers Field

Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, U. S. A. Appointed chief of Air Corps, U. S. Army, 1938. • Brig. Gen. Frank Lahm. U. S. A. First military man to go up in an aeroplane. One of first two military pilots in America. • Capt. John Rodgers, U. S. N. First attempted flight from United States to Honolulu, 1925. Longest made by seaplane to that time distance 1840 miles. • Capt. Kenneth Whiting. U. S. N. U.S. Navy flyer. First man to be shot from torpedo tube of submarine. • Capt. A. Roy Brown Canadian Royal Air Force. Holder of a distinguished record for outstanding military accomplishment. • Col. Charles Def. Chandler, U. S. A. Air Corps Officer and former Chief of Lighter-Than-Air-Division. • Col. Thomas Dew. Milling. U. S. A. One of the first military pilots. • Griffith Brewer, First Englishman to fly in an aeroplane. • Cal. P. Rodgers First transcontinental flight from East to West. • Robert G. Fowler First transcontinental flight from West to East.

Walter Brookins • Ralph Johnstone • Arch Hoxsey • Duval Lachappelle • A. L. Welsh • Frank T. Goffyn

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• P. O. Parmelee • J. C. Turpin • Howard Gill • L. W. Bonney • O. A. Brindley • J. C. Henning • Harold H. Brown • R. J. Armor • Harry N. Atwood • H. V. Hills • Louie Mitchell • O. G. Simmons • C. L. Webster • Albert Elton • Andrew Drew • A. A. Merrill • Philip W. Page • George A. Gray • C. Couturier • Wilfred Stevens • Arch Freeman • J. G. Klockler • Farnum T. Fish • F. J. Southard • Grover C. Bergdoll • Charles Wald • William Kabitzke • M. R. Priest • John A. Bixler • Bernard L. Whelan • Howard M. Rineharta • A. Bressman • M. T. Schermerhorn • R. M. Wright • W. E. Bowersox • L. E. Brown • A. B. Gaines. Jr. • G. J. Peterson • L. E. Norman • G. E. Utter • C. A. Terrell • Mrs. Richberg Hornsby • C. Laq. Day • Marjorie Stinson • G. Ando • Frank Kitamura • O. A. Danielson • Lyle H. Scott • Ferdinand Eggena • Robert E. Lee • Rose Dougan • J. M. Alexander • J. A. Morae • Goroku Moro • Verne Carter • B. P. Beckwith • T. D. Pemberton • B. B. Lewis • Maurige Coombs • George H. Simpson • Gordon Fross • K. G. Magdonald • Percy Eibbasley • K. F. Saunders • M. B. Galbraith • W. J. Sussan • C. J. Creery • John Galpin • Basil D. Hobbs • James L. Gordon

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

2. Pioneer Flyers Marker

• Edward A. Stinson • M. G. Dubuc • J. A. Shaw • P. S. Kennedy • Lloyd S. Breadner • W. H. Ghisam • Robert Mog Weir • G. A. Magor • N. A. Magor • J. R. Bibby • G. S. Harrower • George Breadner • C. E. Neidig • A. W. Briggs • H. B. Evans • A. G. Harland • Harley Smith • J. C. Watsons • T. Edwards • Harry Swan • A. G. Woodward • L. B. Ault • A. Y. Wilks • J. G. Simpson • Paul Gadbois • C. Menicoll • W. E. Robinson • M. S. Beal • C. G. Bronson • W. E. Orchard • J. A. Harman • T. C. Wilkinson • J. G. Ireland

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 39° 47.677′ N, 84° 5.31′ W. Marker is in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Memorial Road and Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2380 Memorial Rd, Fairborn OH 45324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

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Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Hangar (a few steps from this marker); Wilbur and Orville Wright (a few steps from this marker); Wright Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Mound Builders Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Final Honors (within shouting distance of this marker); Biplanes to Rocket Science (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cow Pasture to Flight School (about 300 feet away); In Case of Floods … (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.