Roy C. Kirtland

Roy Carrington Kirtland (14 May 1874 – 2 May 1941) was a United States Army soldier, officer and aviator.

He was born on May 14, 1874, in Fort Benton, Montana to Thaddeus Sanford Kirtland and Ann Virginia Carter.

[5] In 1911 he was transferred to the United States Army Air Service and placed in command of the U.S. Aviation School at College Park, Maryland from April to June 1911, and served in a number of capacities with the Signal Corps Kirtland then commanded the First Aero Squadron in 1913 until his return to the infantry division in 1915.

He rejoined Signal Corps aviation in 1917 and was tasked to organize four Air Service Mechanics Regiments, subsequently commanding the third in France.

[6] While overseas, he served as the Inspector for aviation in England and air service rest camps.

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.