ruits ; ▁Fac il itated ▁Air ▁Service ▁units ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁emb ark ation ▁to ▁Europe , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁deb ark ation . ▁ ▁Cons olid ated ▁with ▁A viation ▁Con cent r ation ▁Center ▁( R en amed ▁Air ▁Service ▁Dep ot ) ▁at ▁Garden ▁City ▁and ▁combined ▁with ▁Mitch el ▁Field , ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Second ▁Reserve ▁Wing ▁Head quarters , ▁Park ▁Place , ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁▁ ▁Self ridge ▁Field ▁▁▁ ▁Mount ▁C lem ens , ▁Michigan ▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁ 1 st ▁Lieutenant ▁Thomas ▁Self ridge ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started , ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁flying ▁field ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁for ▁Observ ation ▁Gr adu ates : ▁ 3 - week ▁course ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁for ▁Fight ing ▁Ob ser vers : ▁ 4 - week ▁course ▁▁ ▁Scott ▁Field ▁▁▁ ▁Belle v ielle , ▁Illinois ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Corpor al ▁Frank ▁S . ▁Scott , ▁the ▁first ▁en list ed ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁av iation ▁crash . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started , ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁▁ ▁P erman ent ▁flying ▁field