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24-404: Gilkeson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adlai H. Gilkeson (1893–1959), United States Air Force general Henry Bell Gilkeson (1850–1921), American lawyer, politician, school administrator, and banker See also [ edit ] Gilkerson (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

48-559: A second lieutenant on June 12, 1915 as part of The class the stars fell on . For a whole year he served at Douglas, Arizona , in 11th Infantry . In May 1917, he joined Signal corps at the Signal Corps Aviation School in San Diego , California and later on, the same year, joined 1st Aero Squadron at Columbus, New Mexico . On June 20, 1917, he was given a title as Junior Military Aviator and till September

72-701: Is 6,001 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) with a concrete surface; 3L/21R (formerly 2L/20R) is 3,746 by 150 feet (1,142 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; and 16/34, which is 3,968 by 150 feet (1,209 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface. It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 56 by 56 feet (17 x 17 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 158,104 aircraft operations, an average of 433 per day: 75% transient general aviation and 25% local general aviation.. At that time there were 306 aircraft based at this airport: 213 single- engine , 21 multi-engine, 58 jet , 12 helicopter , and 2 gliders. The airport has over 100 hangars . It

96-544: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adlai H. Gilkeson Adlai Howard Gilkeson (January 25, 1893 – November 2, 1959) was an American brigadier general who was a four-time Legion of Merit recipient. Gilkeson was born on January 25, 1893, in Lansdale, Pennsylvania . When he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York , he became

120-534: Is the second-busiest airport in Georgia, behind Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), in the number of flight operations per year and is the seventh-busiest general aviation (non-airline) airport in the US. PDK helps to relieve ATL of smaller-aircraft traffic . It is used by helicopters for metro Atlanta's four major network-affiliated television stations ( WAGA-TV , WANF , WSB-TV , and WXIA-TV ) as

144-558: The 1st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field , Michigan , as both an Executive officer and as a duty officer. For a year and a month he was serving duty at the Civilian Conservation Corps as well. From November 1934 to March 1935, he was sent to Fort Sam Houston , where he worked with the United States Army Reserve and the 8th Corps . During the same month he also became a commander of

168-635: The 8th Pursuit Group at Langley Field . There, in September 1938, he attended Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas and from which he graduated in June 1939. After the graduation he worked at the Albrook Field , Panama Canal Zone where he was in charge of an air base and the same year took command of the 12th Pursuit Wing . During the War, he was a Commanding General of

192-632: The Philippines , and later on came back to Crissy Field . When he finished with his two-year duty in the Philippines where he served as a commanding officer of both Clark Field and 3rd Pursuit Squadron , he came back to the United States and became Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the MIT . As a student, Gilkeson was very detailed, therefore from September to November 1925 he

216-850: The XXVI Interceptor Command from March 1942 and in October 1942 became Commanding General of the III Fighter Command . When China Burma India Theater broke out in March 1944, he was stationed at Chengdu , China where he was in charge of the 312th Fighter Wing . In October 1944, Gilkeson served with Tenth Air Force in Burma where he was in charge of all air operations precisely driving Japanese out of North Burma and even creating Ledo Road from Burma to China by bombardment. For his wartime service, he received two awards of

240-446: The surname Gilkeson . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilkeson&oldid=1026007315 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

264-467: The Downwind restaurant, with an aviation-themed decor and an open deck overlooking the active runways. Adjacent to that building is a children's playground, Georgia's first aviation park. In late 2018, the first EMAS installed in Georgia was added to runway 3R/21L. Epps Aviation, the airport's full service fixed-base operator , is located on 21 acres (8.5 ha) in a modern facility, elsewhere on

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288-579: The Legion of Merit, one Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals . After the war, Gilkeson became a U.S. Air Force officer. At the age of 55, he qualified as a jet pilot. In late 1949, Gilkeson assumed command of the 19th Bombardment Wing in Guam. In 1951 and 1953, he received two additional awards of the Legion of Merit. Gilkeson retired from active duty on January 31, 1953. Gilkeson died at Andrews Air Force Base Hospital on November 2, 1959. He

312-461: The airport. Large flocks of birds were attracted to an adjacent DeKalb County landfill (operational in summer 1962 and finally closed in early 1975), which had become a flight safety issue long before the crash, after several minor bird strikes in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Dekalb–Peachtree Airport covers an area of 745 acres (301 ha ) at an elevation of 1,003 feet (306 m) above mean sea level . It has three runways : 3R/21L (formerly 2R/20L)

336-470: The base for electronic news gathering from the air. PDK is also home to The AutoPILOT Magazine, an advertorial publication covering all things aviation-related. A new control tower was built in 1988, and stands at 130 feet (40 m) tall. Many of the old NAS Atlanta buildings still remain. The largest houses offices for PDK administration, flight schools, and the Civil Air Patrol , as well as

360-625: The former site of the Chamblee camp. The airport began operations on March 22, 1941, a few months before the U.S. entry into World War II , as Naval Air Station Atlanta. The airport was from the county by the United States Navy . Barracks constructed at the facility during the war became classrooms in late 1948 for Southern Technical Institute, a new engineering technology school created by Georgia Tech for former soldiers. Naval Air Station Atlanta subsequently moved to Marietta on

384-537: The men trained at Camp Gordon, during that period, was the future Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York . The 157th Depot Brigade was located at Camp Gordon, which received, organized and equipped troops in preparation for further assignments. The unit also received returning troops from war time service and completed their out processing and discharges. Camp Gordon fielded football teams in 1917 and 1918 that competed in those NCAA college football seasons. This camp

408-523: The south side of what is now called Dobbins Air Reserve Base . NAS Atlanta was ultimately closed by BRAC action in 2009, and became General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center . Like NAS Atlanta, the Southern Technical Institute moved from PDK in 1958, to land donated by Dobbins, and it now operates as Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology , a part of Kennesaw State University . The airport

432-642: Was a commandant of the School of Military Aeronautics at Princeton University , New Jersey. From September 1917 to January 1918 Gilkeson was stationed in Chanute Field , Illinois, after which he was transferred to the Rich Field , Texas , where he worked as Engineer Officer . From April to August 1918 he worked as duty officer of flying at Wilbur Wright Field , Ohio, after which her returned to Chanute Field where he stayed till January 1919. When he

456-404: Was converted from military to civilian use from 1957 to 1959. In 1973, PDK was the site of a Learjet crash , resulting in seven fatalities. It was determined that the crash resulted from "[t]he loss of engine thrust during takeoff due to ingestion of birds by the engines, resulting in loss of control of the airplane." The aircraft struck an apartment building and burned in a complex just south of

480-455: Was in operation until the sale of real estate and buildings was ordered in 1920. It was abandoned in September 1921. (The Army re-created a different Camp Gordon in Augusta , 150 miles [240 km] away, during World War II. It was renamed Fort Gordon in 1956, and has since been renamed Fort Eisenhower .) In 1940, the United States government authorized construction of a military airport on

504-589: Was interred at Arlington National Cemetery three days later. Camp Gordon (World War I) As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,784 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 393 enplanements in 2009, and 463 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a reliever airport . The United States Army established many war-training camps during World War I . Chamblee , northeast of Atlanta,

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528-422: Was reassigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland , he became a commander of the 217th Aero Squadron which he was in charge of till April 1919. He then served at Hazelhurst Field , New York till he joined the 60th Infantry at Camp Gordon , Georgia, by October of the same year. From August 1920 to July 1921 he was an Executive officer at Carlstrom Field , Florida, after which the same year he sailed to

552-553: Was selected for one of the state's largest army cantonments. It was named Camp Gordon in honor of John Brown Gordon , who was a major general in the Confederate army, a Georgia governor, a U.S. senator, and a businessman. The camp opened in July 1917, becoming a training site and home of the famous 82nd Division . The division was composed of men from several different states, but men from Georgia made up almost half its number. Among

576-762: Was sent to the Chemical Warfare School at Edgewood Arsenal where he stayed till June 1928 as a Liaison officer for the United States Army Air Corps . In July 1929, he graduated from Air Corps Engineering School at Wright Field, Ohio, after which he became a chief of the Equipment Branch at the Air Corps Materiel Division in September 1931. As soon as he graduated from Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field in June 1932, he worked with

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