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Jones Field is located 2 miles north of Bonham, Texas.

The contract authorizing the building of Jones Field was approved by the Secretary of War on June 25, 1941. Construction was started on July 1, 1941. Mr. Joseph Pelich of Fort Worth, Texas, a flyer in World War No. I, was the architect.

On September 15, 1941, three (3) barracks, mess hall, administration building, recreation hall, hospital, academic building and one (1) hangar were completed. The other buildings have been added subsequently. The first cadets arrived on October 1, 1941, in the Class of 42-D. The satellite field, designated as Brown Field, was authorized on May 12, 1942, and started operations August 25, 1942.

The nucleus of the personnel for the organization of the field came from Hicks Field, Fort Worth, Texas. B. S. Graham, contractor and operator, built and managed Hicks Field at Fort Worth for a year before coming to Jones Field. He brought with him his secretary, Miss Enid Roberts; J. V. Boyer, Director of Flying; David R. Pruet, Director of Ground School; C. H. Green, Jr., Flight Commander; Paul Mliner, Flight Commander; W. H. Franklin, Superintendent of Field Maintenance and Mrs. C. A. Weaver, PBX Operator. The Army personnel also came from Hicks FIeld: Captain Daniel E. Hooks as Commanding Officer; Lieutenant L. B. Savage, Adjutant; Lieutenant H. J. Rubin, Medical Officer; Lieutenant Tom Hergert, Assistant Air Corps Supervisor and Sergeant J. A. Euton, Technical Inspector.

Major Lewis W. Stocking took command of the field on January 3, 1942.

Source: Transcribed from Army Air Forces Collection, "Jones Field, Bonham, Texas: Class 43-B and 43-C, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas" (item 000486), AAF Collection, http://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000486 (accessed 20 February 2014), 1943, page 5.

Source: Location and map from Wikipedia contributors, "Jones Field," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jones_Field&oldid=565055589 (accessed February 20, 2014).

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	Locations	TitleDD JJ
1	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-A, Joes Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for primary pilot class 44-A at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
2	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-E, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for pilot class 44-E at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
3	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-G, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for primary pilot class 44-G at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
4	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-H, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for pilot class 44-H at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
5	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-I, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for primary pilot class 44-I at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
6	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Dodo, The Class 44-J, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for primary pilot class 44-J at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.
7	Jones Field; Bonham, Texas, USA	Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class 43-B and 43-C, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for pilot classes 43-B and 43-C at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas.

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