, ▁Primary ▁F lying ▁School : ▁ 8 - week ▁course ▁▁ ▁Sou ther ▁Field ▁ ▁Amer icus , ▁Georgia ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Major ▁Henry ▁Sou ther ▁▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁flying ▁field , ▁Primary ▁F lying ▁School : ▁ 8 - week ▁course ▁▁ ▁Camp ▁Tal ia fer ro ** ▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁ 1 st ▁Lieutenant ▁Walter ▁R . ▁Tal ia fer ro ▁▁ ▁H icks ▁Field , ▁S ag ina w ▁Texas ▁( Field ▁# 1 ) ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Charles ▁H icks ▁▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁for ▁Army ▁Corps ▁Pil ots : ▁ 3 - week ▁course ▁ ▁Oper ated ▁by : ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps , ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Air ▁Service ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁each ▁field ▁was ▁given ▁independent ▁status . ▁Cl osed , ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁▁ ▁Taylor ▁Field ▁▁▁ ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Captain ▁Ralph ▁L . ▁Taylor ▁▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁flying ▁field , ▁Primary ▁F lying ▁School : ▁ 8 - week ▁course ▁▁ ▁Camp ▁Dick ▁ ▁Dallas , ▁Texas ▁▁▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁use ▁of ▁Texas ▁State ▁Fair ground s