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Armond W. Clavarle
Pioneer West Coast Aviator - Word War I Instructor

Armond W. Cleverle was born in Los Angeles, California March 10th, 1896.

Mechanically inclined he developed an early interest in flying and entered the Curtiss Aviation School at North Island, San Diego, California for instruction during the spring of 1912. There his instructor was J. Lansing Callan and reportedly Claverle made his first solo flight during April, 1912, then successfully passed his license tests before official observer H. L. Twining on June 15th, 1912. However, the Certificate was withheld as he was under the minimum age of 18, but he was qualified to handle Curtiss planes in every way. He continued flying at the Curtiss North Island field and became an instructor there through 1914-1915.

In 1917 at the beginning of World War I Cleverle qualified as a Civilian Flying Instructor for the United States Army, Signal Corps, Aviation Section and was stationed first at Selfridge Field, Mt. Clemena, Michigan as a flying acrobatic instructor. During early 1918 he was transferred to Rich Field, Waco, Texas as instructor in acrobatic accuracy, as a member of student review, and was a special instructor for backward cadets. Claverle remained at Rich Field until all civilian instructors were discharged on December 31st, 1918, and on November 2d was one of a large group of pilots who made a mass flight for the 

Transcription Notes:
I think it is Claverie, not Clavarle