| Show t fan OA-O OA h fl A w wa d 1 I Flying Cross i War OSS RUSSELL R. R MAUGHAN 4 OTHER NOTED AIRMEN HONORED A AA y I I Utah's Utah 8 Famous We Who Raced the Sun I Io o 1 I i t u I 4 I II 1 wa wai waa I i a r Y r. r t i Lieutenant Russell Runell L L. L Maughan and his hie plane who flew 2645 t I I miles mil from New York to San Francisco from dawn to dusk dule on I I June 23 and who has just jut been awarded the distinguished flying I cross croll Y J I Dawn Dusk Dawn to Dusk Flier Gains j Recognition for Famous Fa Fa- 1 moul Flight I j STATIONED IN S L L. L I 1 Telegram Brings Him Himi i First News of Award I WASHINGTON Feb 20 CAP CAP- AP API j I Award of or the distinguished flying cross cro to five outstanding aviators viator was wu announced ced today by the tho war ow del de de- l I The men mn honored and their duds deeds f Jow I Ca Captain jn John Job A A. Dy- Dy I ton 0 O sad aad lieutenant Oakley Oakly 0 O. J KU Kelly 10 Portland Ore Or 0 for tor th first drat transcontinental nonstop flight fre sa S New ew W ro York c k to a M May far Mayi ar 12 I i J. nu 1921 i Lieutenant Arthur C. C Loll La LollI II I An Angeles for his lala night flight tr inn from Oakland Cat CaL to Honolulu Aunat 1617 1111 It 1921 Lieuten Russell Runell L L. Maughan stationed at Salt Lake Lak City for his dawn dawn to to dusk flight New York to San Francisco Francis June 23 it 1924 4 Captain Hawthorne C. C Gray Cray a posthumous award for tor b his balloon flight in 1 lilT 1117 reaching a r record height helPt of nue fet t. I Telegram First to Inform Maughan Lieutenant Maughan a staff of officer of of- I of the tho One Hundred and aad AJIC M an officer of u. u tho Three The Hundred Hand and Twe Twenty eighth observation some at t Salt Like Lake declared Monday that Tho Tiro Telegram brought him the tho first word ho he h h. h harp t received of th the bonor honor The Tho order waa wua 0 only crested created about taut a y ar ago o Lieutenant Maughan already wears ears ra the tho service 0 awarded for lor heroism In the f face of the tho enemy m This TIll wa was awarded warded to to him bin In France ce dar dor- lag far 1 the tho World orld war Tb Ibe The a award want of the cross croe to the or- or of officer now flew Monday lo da is I. the tho first made mado d of 01 bU his great groat flight hf though thou Senator stor Rood Read Smoot and Co n Don Ion Cotton Colton both en Pl entered en I totted fill bin bills designed to bring brine boat above snob neb recognition Lieutenant Maughan wun was bora born la Is Lon xoua Utah Ho He attended t the tho lT Utah Agricultural coIl college Ho He was waa t. t trained in to aviation before entering the tho ana army in an un 1917 1 Ho He was waa nude made madea a that lieutenant in Juno June 1920 H. H H wont went to u. u the front with the 1 pursuit palt squadron Its Ills first honor was wag w awarded It his hta after tr ho he had a accounted oat for four enemy pia plan pianos He Me wa was former balder Mid of 0 the tN w. w worlds world high b speed Pd m In the tho races raCIN at t Detroit CV- CV Ur 1923 1111 SPANS CONTINENT of the I army air service n. n now flew on Juno JaM 23 JO 12 1011 from fWd field Now New I. I York Tork to Criss fl 2110 Cat CaL tuft mil melee hall keeping pace with theman tile the man HUB and aDd h. h hta ha word ord with tb the OM public that b be would fly trop from the Atlantic to the tho Pacific coast from freta eM dawn to d. d dusk daak This w was wa done after hU bra two tue previous aoa attempts had not proved wholly ful X K Man a u a r C chao h 11 a m a It left Idt ft fW field 1 l at 2 S a. a au m. eastern ut standard time lime and Ian landed at t Cnn Held field at t U p p. r. r m. m Pacific coa t time Um Ho lie mad five Tiro 1 stop dope on 0 on for fen U II at North Matte Platte N. N sob Nob Mine not Kh ch lu d. d HU Uta tow total 1 time Ume WM we 21 XI hours bour 45 41 minutes I ng 2 5 hour benn li u C at the tho n. n fly step tepa top Tho Th actual n Thing tha r. Pima xu xuI I II hoUrs boon r 0 minutes making his bis u. M on nn p Mg Il Id i I MAUGHAN I 4 OTHERS HONORED Continued from page 1 I average flying firing In tn excess of ot or miles mile an on hour lila Ills machine was a seater sealer Curtiss pursuit piano I LANDED IN N UTAH Maughan landed nt at at Utah at 50 Pacific Parlor time on one ne of or the The plane pIano was waa groomed fed ted and watered and Maughans Maughan's Inner man wee was refreshed before at the expiration of about 30 20 minutes ho started on his lost last lap towards th the Golden Gate At field he h was lifted boon bodily from the tho cockpit by his cheering at of tho the air aJr service service ser ser- vice Ice and carried on Ih their lr shoulders shoulders boul ders through the crowd swirling to toa toa a a. rear door door of ot of the the- army head quarters This is h he h not a circus stunt sold said at the tho time of or his f light flight across the tho countr country It Is a n. test of what bat tho the United l States Stales air service may some day bo be called caned on to do We Ve want to show the people of this c country the necessity of ot keeping t the air service up It n Is an attempt t tto to show that army fliers filers given tho the proper equipment can call be from an any section of or the country to any oth other r section should the tho em emergency emergency- arise aMse It It will sho ISho the air aJr service ser err vice if It properly prope equipped Ed i I. I Is of In Inestimable inestimable in- in estimable importance 03 M a means of national d defense If It a man can enn fly from coast to coast coat in one ono day In peace aco time fliers in war time will be able to do the tho same Thus Thua our air defenses would be mobilized mobilized mobil mobil- at nn any point In the minimum space apace of or time Ume- |
