biography
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Patrick, Mason (Mathews)
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| lived:
| (1863–1942)
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| biography:
| US soldier and aviator, born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA. The son of a Confederate army surgeon, he trained at West Point (1886) as a classmate of John Pershing. He pursued a quiet career as an army engineer until 1917, when Pershing put him in charge of the American Expeditionary Force's air service. From 1921, as chief of the post-war air service, he fostered experimentation in aircraft design and established a chain of air facilities. He supported the 1926 reorganization that gave the aviation section the new name of the Army Air Corps, together with a measure of autonomy. |
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