Steele, D. K.
Title
Steele, D. K.
Last Name
Steele
First and Middle Name
D. K.
VPI Graduating Class
1908
Service Branch
Student Aviators
Military Events
Noted in The Virginia Tech, as being a student aviator in Dayton Aviation School in Dayton, Ohio as of 31 January 1918.
Additional Notes
Instructor
Files
Collection
Citation
“Steele, D. K.,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/601.
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Joseph Reich
D.K Smith enlisted in the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps (SERC) and received his Army aviation badge at Wright Field, a "Flying Sergeant" flight instructor. Served as a military flight instructor at both the Miami and Newport News contracted Curtiss Flight Centers.