Richard Bronaugh Barnitz
Richard Bronaugh Barnitz (November 25, 1891 – December 22, 1960) was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army and the manager of the Los Angeles Airport from about 1930 until 1940.
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Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) shaking the hand of Barnitz in Los Angeles on August 21, 1930
Biography
He was born on November 25, 1891, in San Antonio, Texas to Wilhelmina Magill (1853-c.1919) and Harry Dagerfield Barnitz (1855-1916).[1] He was an early proponent of having a nationwide system of municipally owned airports, and he managed the Los Angeles Airport from at least 1930 until he retired in 1940.[2][3][4] He died on December 22, 1960, and was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery under the name "Richard Bronaugh Barnitz".[5]
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References
- 1900 US Census
- "Municipally Owned Port Advocated By Barnitz". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1931. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
Municipally owned and operated airports are strongly advocated by Col. Richard B. Barnitz, Director of Airports for the city of Los Angeles, in a recently published statement on the subject prepared at the request of the United States Department of Commerce, Division...
- "Barnitz To Direct City Air Affairs". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1929. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
In a startling reversion, the City Council yesterday dropped the name of Bernard P. Donnelly for director of airports and appointed instead Col. Richard B. Barnitz.
- "Richard Bernard Barnitz". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- The Texas Death Index listed his name as "Richard Bronaugh Barnitz"
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