▁built , ▁of ▁which ▁nine ▁had ▁begun ▁flight ▁training . ▁▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁fields ▁provided ▁primary ▁training : ▁Haz el h urst ▁Field ▁( M ine ola , ▁New ▁York ), ▁Self ridge ▁Field ▁( M t . ▁C lem ens , ▁Michigan ), ▁Wil bur ▁Wright ▁Field ▁( F air field , ▁Ohio ), ▁Chan ute ▁Field ▁( R ant oul , ▁Illinois ), ▁Scott ▁Field ▁( B elle ville , ▁Illinois ), ▁Camp ▁Kelly ▁( San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas ), ▁and ▁Rock well ▁Field ▁( the ▁old ▁North ▁Island ▁site ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ). ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁advanced ▁schools ▁at ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Lake ▁Charles , ▁Louisiana , ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁primary ▁training ▁until ▁the ▁necessary ▁equipment ▁could ▁be ▁supplied ▁for ▁special ized ▁instruction . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁new ▁air fields ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁Americans ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁on ▁aer onaut ical ▁duty , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁when ▁av iation ▁was ▁in ▁its ▁inf ancy . ▁ ▁Three ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁were ▁pione ers ▁in ▁aer onaut ics ▁were ▁also ▁hon ored . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁five ▁northern ▁schools ▁closed ▁and ▁cad ets ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁southern ▁schools . ▁Because ▁of ▁year - round ▁training , ▁southern ▁schools ▁permitted ▁a ▁more ▁even ▁flow ▁of ▁students . ▁Each ▁training ▁field ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁air plan es ▁and ▁ 1 4