Show IIi EADS LEGION AD MENS MEN'S POST tit J Ree Reed Landis an One Ono of the Airplane Air Air- t plane piano Aces Chairman of Committee Com Corn on Aeronautics Reed need G G. LandIs chairman of ot ote ofle American Legions Legion's national com com- le e cittee tt on aeronautics Is a It man quailed quail quail- led ed to speak and act on tills Oils subject to his war record Major dozen airi air air- di has nearly a enem enemy it i hats es to his credit an and was In some seine someI Ii I ing engagements Of ot course great deeds are to be ex- ex ted led of the son of such a virile i meriCan figure as Judge Kenesaw 1 Landis but the tile young man mana ii W us won a record of his own ajor r LandIs was a mcm member er of the thed d First Illinois cavalry when shen the I troops massed on the Southern border border border bor bor- der In 1916 Though discharged from frome Ice e there he was recalled In 1017 un 7 id d was sent to the tho first officers officers' training Ining camp only to be transferred to 0 the air service becoming a stutT stu- stu tT tr jent ent t of the ground school Ho He took 11 1 ng Instructions at the University t f Illinois funds flying field was sent to toland gland land and assigned to the Fortieth 1 British expeditionary forces then flying the single seat- seat Irs rs sn He accounted officially for ten teni i gm Isa un planes before he was relieved 1 4 I r rit it Ira IraE E 4 S S ST T rb j. j A cc 1 t Maj Reed G G. G Landis l the British service to take com com- j ii 1 nand cand of the tho Twenty fifth fifth squadron i the American forces After com corn j ding g this organization for a short inie e he was ordered home borne and was to General Woods Woods' headquarters I I lets staff at Chicago as departmental oS Lit service officer i J For For Fez his Ills ability with aircraft Major MajorI I I Landis Lindis was awarded the highly cov coy tte-d tte British Flying Cross a decoration decora decora- 1 tion lion much sought b by all English avla avla- to tow tote As a n writer he lie has contributed t ij l to a number of periodicals with cW l articles on the tile air service ser Major Landis has been commander i f the Advertising Mens Men's post of the i American Legion In Chicago and has hasl ii l ten een n called on to speak before many manyI I legionnaires throughout the country ad addition lUon to his duties as chairman tf of f the national aeronautics corn com 1 iK i I |