(1863-12-13)December 13, 1863 Lewisburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
January 29, 1942(1942-01-29) (aged 78) Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1886–1927
Rank
Major General
Commands held
1st Engineer Regiment US Army Air Corps
Battles/wars
World War I
Awards
Distinguished Service Medal French Legion of Honor Italian Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus Order of Leopold Order of the British Empire
Other work
Author, The United States in the Air (1928) Public Utilities Commissioner, District of Columbia
Mason Mathews Patrick (December 13, 1863 – January 29, 1942) was a general officer in the United States Army who led the United States Army Air Service during and after World War I and became the first Chief of the Army Air Corps when it was created on July 2, 1926.
He was born and educated in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and at age 18 entered U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he finished second in his class behind classmate John J. Pershing. Early in his career, he served as Chief Engineer for the Army of Cuban Pacification and 1st U.S. Army Engineers on the U.S.-Mexico border. He served in France during World War I and was appointed Chief of Air Service by General Pershing in May 1918. Under his direction the Air Service established experimental facilities at Wright Field, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas.
In 1926, Patrick drafted and proposed the Air Corps Act (44 Stat. 780) to the Military Affairs Committee of the Congress. The act created the United States Army Air Corps from the existing Air Service. Patrick served as commander of the Air Corps until his retirement in 1927. He died in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 1942. The Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County, Florida, is named for him.
Mason Mathews Patrick (December 13, 1863 – January 29, 1942) was a general officer in the United States Army who led the United States Army Air Service...
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this class, which includes John J. Pershing, Charles T. Menoher, and MasonPatrick, 25 out of 77 (32%) became generals. Some 287 cadets entered the United...
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Harlow: Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-1370-2436-0. Darity, William; Mason, Patrick (1998). "Evidence on Discrimination in Employment: Codes of Color, Codes...
October 4, 1921, and was replaced by Maj.Gen. MasonPatrick. Although an engineer and not an aviator, Patrick had been Pershing's Chief of Air Service in...
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seasoned opponents. General John J. Pershing assigned Major General MasonPatrick as Chief of the United States Army Air Service to remedy these issues...
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Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2021. Mason, Aiden (December 14, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Patrick Fugit". TVOvermind. Retrieved June 18...
appearances in the 2009 film Watchmen, with Dreiberg played by Patrick Wilson and Mason played by Stephen McHattie as an old man and Clint Carleton as...
with Meredith Shaw, Tim Chaisson, and Shaun Verreault of Wide Mouth Mason. Patrick has performed at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (Meridian Arts Centre)...
Global Information
United States of America
United States Army
Major General