▁ 8 - week ▁course ▁ ▁Cl osed , ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁▁ ▁Ell ington ▁Field ▁ ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁ 2 d ▁Lieutenant ▁E . ▁L . ▁Ell ington ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁flying ▁field , ▁▁ ▁Arm or ers ' ▁School ; ▁Bomb ing ▁School : ▁ 8 - week ▁course ▁for ▁bom bers , ▁ll - week ▁course ▁for ▁pil ots ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁for ▁Bomb ing , ▁ 3 - week ▁course ▁ ▁Radio ▁School : ▁For ▁training ▁advanced ▁radio ▁operators ▁▁ ▁Em erson ▁Field ▁ ▁Columbia , ▁South ▁Carolina ; ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁military ▁res ervation ▁of ▁Camp ▁Jackson ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁L t . ▁W ili am ▁K . ▁B . ▁Em erson ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁field ▁art illery ▁brig ade ▁firing ▁center ▁at ▁Camp ▁Jackson . ▁▁ ▁France ▁Field ▁ ▁C ocoa ▁Walk , ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁▁▁ ▁Advanced ▁F lying ▁School ▁for ▁tropical ▁flying ▁▁ ▁Ger st ner ▁Field ▁ ▁Lake ▁Charles , ▁Louisiana ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁ 2 d ▁Lieutenant ▁Fred rick ▁J . ▁Ger st ner ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁field ▁started ▁ 2 2 ▁September ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁flying ▁field ▁ ▁Advanced ▁Bomb