Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-03-19 | Page 3 | Aviators Assigned for Forest Patrol

AVIATORS ASSIGNED FOR FOREST PATROL SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19. , The first bombardment group of the Air Service and the. 117th squadron ;of Ihe First Pursuit'' group, both sta-! sta-! tioned at Kelly Field, near here, were designated by Colonel J. E. .Fechet. j southern department air service officer, offi-cer, to go to the Pacific northwest this summer for a service in connection with Ihe prevention of forest fires in case additional patrols are desired. Colonel Fechet today was directed by a war department order to designate five squadrons for such service. Another An-other war department order, received at department headquarters today, rescinded re-scinded previous orders directing the selections of five squadrons of cavalry for that purpose.