.35 cu ft
Call No. 167.611
IRIS Nos. 1010132-1010139
Major General. Air Corps, 1921-1927. Born in Lewisburg, WV. BS, United States Military Academy, 1886. Commissioned Additional Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 1886 and served to grade of Colonel, 1886-1918. Career assignments include: Chief of Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, 1918-1919; Assistant Chief of Engineers, 1920-1921; Chief of Air Service (later Air Corps), 1921-1927. Retired December 1927. Died in Washington, DC. Patrick AFB, FL named in his honor. Author of The United States in the Air (1928).
Personal papers relating to Patrick's military service. Includes some personal correspondence. Also includes photographs (1886-1937) relating to Patrick's career and retirement.
Other holdings and related materials are located at USAF Academy Library, the National Archives, and the US Army Aviation Museum Library, Fort Rucker, AL.