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	THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. RAYNAL C. BOLLING 1877-1918 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bolling was born Sept. 1, 1877, in Hot Springs, Ark. Through hard work and fastidious study, he earned a reputation for academic excellence, eventually graduating from Harvard with an undergraduate degree in 1900 and graduating from Harvard Law School in 1903.
		Bolling was a relentless advocate for early airpower, even though it had been unproven as a combat asset at this point in history.
		Bolling was the spokesman and rallying point for military airpower and he was determined to make the best of what he saw as the greatest tool a soldier could have.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/10_13/features/34120-1.html (1384 words)

	Bolling AFB
		Bolling’s men and women proudly accept their responsibility as a showcase for the Air Force because of its proximity to the Pentagon, Capitol Hill and the White House.
		Bolling’s early years chronicled the growth of the entire U.S. Air Force and served as a proving ground for the new Air Service as it spread its wings.
		Bolling Field also served as a research and testing ground for new aviation equipment and it’s first mission provided aerial defense of the capital and accommodated pilot proficiency.
	www.themilitaryzone.com /bases/bolling_afb.html (423 words)

	Bolling AFB
		Bolling AFB was named after Colonel Raynal C. Bolling, the first high ranking American officer to be killed in World War I. Bolling was dedicated in 1918 and at differrent points had such individuals as Billy Mitchell, Henry "Hap" Arnold, Carl Spaatz, Ira Eaker, and Jimmy Doolittle as its personnel.
		In addition to the AFDW, Bolling AFB is host to a variety of organizations representing a cross-section of the Air Force, from base-level offices to Headquarters for the Office of Special investigations, the Air Force Surgeon General and the Air Force Chief of Chaplains.
		The mission of Bolling Field during World War 11 was threefold: 1) to supply air transportation and other services for official Washington; 2) to be ready to participate in the air defense of Washington; and 3) to supply trained men to combat organizations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/bolling.htm (1287 words)

	Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was to serve as the primary aviation facility for Washington, D.C. The field was named in honor of Col. Raynal C. Bolling, who was a pilot killed in World War I. Following the war, the field was still under construction, and pressure was brought to discontinue its use.
		By 1922, the national airway was in operation, with Bolling as the control center, and the route extending to Dayton, Ohio, and Langley, Virginia.
		Bolling went on to serve as a vital base for the planning of numerous air operations across the country, as well as the globe.
	www.dm.af.mil /dm_ops_logbook/homefields.html (1337 words)

	Raynal Bolling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling September 1, 1877-March 26, 1918 was the first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I.
		He was the namesake of Bolling Air Force Base.
		Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, from 1909 on he was a native of Greenwich, Connecticut at his estate Greyledge on Doubling Rd. Near the town commons a life-size bronze statue cast by the Gorham Foundry of Rhode Island sculpted by Edward Clark Potter serves as his memorial.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raynal_Bolling (380 words)

	::: 11th Wing Internet - Bolling Heritage - Proud Beginnings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bolling Field was officially dedicated on July 1, 1918, after the property was purchased by the War Department and turned over to the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps to serve as the primary aviation facility for the capital city.
		Raynal Bolling's first employment after graduation from law school was with a private law firm in New York.
		The acres of land on which Bolling Field was situated were originally known as "Gisborough." Since the mid-1600s, this area was documented as a plantation home for various affluent families, as well as a Civil War cavalry depot that accommodated up to 30,000 horses.
	www.bolling.af.mil /orgs/wing/ho/heritage/proud.htm (1496 words)

	Bolling Air Force Base Closed, 1962
		Bolling Air Force Base, at Washington, D. C., was named for Raynal C. Bolling, first officer of the Signal Corps, Aviation Section, to be killed in combat during World War I. The field was opened July 1, 1918; forty-four years later, July 1, 1962, its use for operation of fixed- wing aircraft was closed.
		At the Anniversary dinner that evening in the ballroom of the Bolling Officer's Club, General Allen, who is an energetic member of the National Air Museum Advisory Board, and a staunch friend of the Early Birds, gave a historic review of notable events at the base, illustrated by motion pictures.
		The Bolling and Anacostia areas are among the few large tracts of land remaining in the District of Columbia, and parts of them may now become available for industrial, residential, and other governmental uses.
	www.rcooper.0catch.com /emeedc62.htm (423 words)

	AFDW : Historic Legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bolling Air Force Base is located on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Bolling's men and women proudly accept their responsibility as a showcase for the Air Force because of its proximity to the Pentagon, Capitol Hill and the White House.
		Henry "Hap" Arnold led a bomber flight from Bolling on a 4,000-mile aerial journey to Alaska to demonstrate the capabilities of strategic long-range bombing missions.
		The 11th Wing and Bolling support emergency workers during the response to the tragedy, during recovery efforts and during Pentagon reconstruction.
	www.afdw.af.mil /legacy.htm (747 words)

	@af.mil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mission: Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., is home to the 11th Wing, which, with the Air Force Band and Honor Guard assigned, has one of the largest ceremonial missions in the Air Force.
		By road: Bolling is adjacent to the Potomac River along I-295, which is accessible from I-95, I-395 and I-495.
		The base officially opened as Bolling Field July 1, 1918, and was named in honor of the first high-ranking air service officer killed in World War I, Col. Raynal C. Bolling, who died March 26, 1916.
	www.af.mil /news/airman/0504/afsb1.shtml (550 words)

	Bolling_Air_Force_Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bolling Air Force Base, in Southwest Washington, DC, is named for Col. Raynal Bolling.
		The Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) was created and activated at Bolling on 1 October, 1985 with the mission of providing administrative support to Air Force members.
		Bolling provides ceremonial support to the White House, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff, mainly through The United States Air Force Honor Guard and The United States Air Force Band.
	www.comicscomics.com /search.php?title=Bolling_Air_Force_Base (135 words)

	Bolling: World-Class Legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Today it serves as the headquarters of the Air Force District of Washington and the home of the 11th Wing and continues to be the keeper of the Air Force's heritage.
		Bolling entered a new phase of its long history when it was assigned to the Military Airlift Command.
		Bolling officially became known as the headquarters for the Air Force District of Washington.
	www.dcmilitary.com /baseguides/airforce/bolling/w_worldclass.html (733 words)

	MEXICAN BORDER CRISIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In November 1915, Captain Raynal Cawthorne Bolling organized and took command of a unit that became the 1st Aero Company, New York National Guard.
		It is recognized as the ANG's oldest unit and its lineage is carried by the 102d Rescue Squadron, New York ANG.
		Bolling's unit was joined at Mineola by the 2nd Aero Company of Buffalo and 12 Guard officers from other states.
	avstop.com /news/mb.html (89 words)

	Bolling AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the oldest flying establishments in the USA, the base was constructed beginning in May 1918, becoming Bolling Field two months later.
		It accommodated flying proficiency operations for the Washington area during the 1920s and 1930s/ Bolling was upgraded shortly before World War II as a protective base for the vicinity of Washington, as well as training aircrews destined for combat operations overseas.
		Additionally the base was the main facility for air transportation of senior military and political figures until 1945, when this function moved to the larger base at Andrews.
	www.zianet.com /jpage/airforce/history/bases/b/bolling.html (170 words)

	Operation Grand Eagle
		It was bordered on the north by the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, on the south by the Blue Plains Sewage Treatment Plant, and on the east by Interstate 295.
		Bolling was the only air base in the world that had no runways.
		It was named in memory of Col. Raynal Bolling, the first high-ranking American flier killed in World War I, gunned down defending his chauffeur from German soldiers in France.
	www.lastpow.com /content/investigations/pocket_gr_eagle.htm (1945 words)

	Alibris: Raynal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Raynal's three act play exposing the futility of The First World War through the eyes of a soldier.
		A gripping and inspiring read, this is a facsimile of Franois Raynal's classic 1870s account of shipwreck in the Southern Ocean.
		Raynal and the crew of the "Grafton survive eighteen months as castaways, often in arctic conditions.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Raynal (502 words)

	Hilltop Times - Lifetimes
		Bolling Avenue, which runs north to south between 2nd and 5th Streets, was dedicated in 1941 in memory of Col. Raynal C. Bolling (1877-1918).
		Bolling was assistant chief of staff for the Army Air Service during World War I. He joined the New York National Guard in 1907, serving as a calvary officer until he became interested in aviation.
		When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the unit he formed was mobilized and Bolling was sent to Europe.
	www.hilltoptimes.com /archive/19990826/Lifetimes (1377 words)

	Early American Aviators Take To The Skies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The unit was commanded by Capt. Raynal C. Bolling.
		Raynal Cawthorne Bolling also played a key role in the formative years of National Guard aviation.
		After returning from Plattsburg, Bolling and several other prominent New Yorkers began to organize a National Guard aero company with the support of Major General John F. O'Ryan, the state's Adjutant General.
	www.ang.af.mil /history/Features/EarlyAmericanAviators.asp (1139 words)

	Visit inspires appreciation of legacy, family history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As members of Bolling's Airman Leadership School performed the ritual of retreat, she could only stand in awe of all her grandfather had left her, her family and the Air Force.
		Our Airmen demonstrated the outstanding character and dedication that make them the world's finest, a new generation of the Bolling family learned about their ancestor and his place in history, and the Bolling leadership preserved their ties with the family of the man for whom this base is named.
		Every three years, a member of the Bolling family comes to the base to renew the loan agreement for the artifacts and personal papers of their ancestor on display in the Bolling Clubs.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/10_17/features/34661-1.html (1384 words)

	::: 11th Wing Internet - Historian ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The names mentioned in the history of Bolling AFB read like the who’s who of early aviation...
		Located on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., Bolling is located in the nation’s capital.
		Today it serves as the home of the 11th Wing, “The Chief’s Own.” and continues to be the keeper of the heritage for the entire U.S. Air Force.
	www.bolling.af.mil /orgs/Wing/HO/index_HO.htm (416 words)

	Old Marine Engine: Raynal Bolling, CEO of The Palmer Engine Co. Inc. died 1 Dec. 03
		Old Marine Engine: Raynal Bolling, CEO of The Palmer Engine Co. Inc.
		Palmer Engine Co Raynal Bolling, CEO of The Palmer Engine Co. Inc.
		I was able to buy a copy some years ago by contacting the Greenwich Publich Library, I don't know if they are still available or not, but I would think they are.
	www.oldmarineengine.com /cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=3430&post=4542 (266 words)

	The Aerodrome Forum - Colonel Bolling
		I did read a Colonel Bolling, chief of the US flyers in France was killed by an enemy bullet (?) on 30 April 1918 (?) between Croisilles and Bertincourt.
		Location: Stockport UK Bolling's internet-bio has little in the way of detail but does say;
		I cannot find the source now, but IIRC Bolling and his driver somehow strayed into German territory and were trying to exit when fired upon by German infantry.
	www.theaerodrome.com /forum/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=19563 (291 words)

	Edward Clark Potter biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1894 he joined the Society of American Artists which later merged with the National Academy to which he was elected in 1906
		From 1902 on, a native of Greenwich, Connecticut, he sculpted the memorial to Raynal Bolling there.
		The Cos Cob section of Greenwich is considered one of the birthplaces of American Impressionism.
	edward-clark-potter.biography.ms (404 words)

	American National Guard, a history of the American militia from its beginning
		The first leg of the historic flight was launched on Saturday, November 18, with a rendezvous of twelve airplanes over Governor's Island, New York.
		The flight leader, an airman destined to be one of the great names in World Mar I aviation--Captain (later Colonel) Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, formed the aero unit in 1915.
		Navigating by familiar landmarks on the roads and fields, the adventuresome National Guard pilots (two aircraft piloted by civilian trainees flew only the first leg), made the return trip on Sunday, November 19, a cold and overcast day.
	www.desertgold.com /america/2-1916.html (273 words)

	Notable Members of the AEF
		A leader of the still new aircraft industry, Bolling was commissioned as a Major and placed in charge of a commission sent to France to evaluate requirements for the US air effort.
		The reports of Bolling's group served as the basis for both aircraft production and deployment in France.
		Today, US Air Force Headquarters are at Bolling Air Force Base.
	www.worldwar1.com /dbc/notable1.htm (1442 words)

	NASIC: History of Scientific & Technical Intelligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Consequently, Major General George O. Squier, head of the Army Signal Corps Aviation Section, invited engineers from England, France, and Italy to visit the United States, and he sent over 100 American engineers to Europe to gain practical experience.
		Under the direction of Colonel Raynal C. Bolling, military and industrial experts traveled to Europe in June 1917 to investigate European technology and recommend the types of aircraft and equipment which the U.S. should produce.
		In July, the first foreign aircraft arrived in New York for comprehensive study, a British De Haviland-4.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /naic/history1.html (1380 words)

	Humboldt Redwoods State Park biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, northern California, 30 miles (50 km) south of Eureka, California.
		It was established by the Save-the-Redwoods League in 1921 with the dedication of the Raynal Bolling Memorial Grove and has grown to over 60,000 acres (243 km²) through gifts to the state.
		Nearby United States Highway 101 offers easy access to the park with connections to the scenic highway Avenue of the Giants which runs through the park.
	humboldt-redwoods-state-park.biography.ms (75 words)

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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/e95278390b6f55d6.html (57 words)

	Airman: Active Air Force, reserve & guard facilities - Organization
		E.F. Beale, an Indian agent in California prior to the Civil War.
		Bolling AFB, D.C., Air Force District of Washington, DSN 227-0101, commercial (703) 545-6700.
		Named for Col. Raynal C. Bolling, first high-ranking Air Service officer killed during WWI.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_1_47/ai_98953431 (949 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States:Government:Military:Air Force:Installations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		You MAY submit domains other than www that include the bolling.af.mil suffix.
		Sites related to Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC.
		Bolling AFB is named for Col. Raynal C. Bolling, the first high-ranking Air Service officer killed during WWI.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Military/Air_Force/Installations/desc.html (4569 words)

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