2015-4 Remembrances Special Edition1
City of Schertz Remembrances Special Edition Article 2015-4
Presented by: Schertz Historical Preservation Committee Source: Joint Base Randolph History Office
The design of the Air Field was unique in that the building area was centered on the field, with streets arranged concentrically, while the aircraft ramps and runways were located on three sides of the field, thus forming a square perimeter framing the circular layout of the interior section of the field. Lt. Harold L. Clark drafted the design that included architecture that
matched the Spanish colonial Revival style.
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On June 30, 1930, with construction only half completed, Randolph Field was dedicated. A crowd of 15,000 attended the dedication ceremony.
Mrs. William M. Randolph raised the first flag over the installation. The program included a 233 aircraft flyover that was said to have been the largest assembly of aircraft in the world.
A month after the dedication General Lahm, who became known as “The Father of Randolph Field”, turned command of the Air Corps Training
Center over to Brigadier General Charles H. Danforth. The first pilot training class, composed of 210 cadets and 99 student officers, began training on November 2, 1931.