In 1916 he learned to fly at the Stinson School , bought his own airplane .
In 1916 he had some 200 hours when commissioned directly from civil life as First Lieutenant , Signal Officers Reserve Corps , July 10 , 1917 .
In 1916 he learned to fly at the Stinson School , bought his own airplane and had some 200 hours when commissioned directly from civil life as First Lieutenant , Signal Officers Reserve Corps , July 10 , 1917 .