Background
FRAVEL, Ira Franklin was born on July 5, 1876 in Centre Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jesse and Rachel (Yarnell) Fravel.
FRAVEL, Ira Franklin was born on July 5, 1876 in Centre Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jesse and Rachel (Yarnell) Fravel.
Army School of Line; Army Signal School. General Staff School. Army War College; Army Industrial College.
Airship School.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry., 1900. First Lieutenant, 1904. Captain 1914; Major 1920.
Lieutenant Colonel, Air Corps, 1920. Colonel 1930. World War, Temporary Major, Infantry. 1917; Lieutenant Colonel, Sig.
Corps, Aviation Section, 1917. Colonel 1919-1920. Served as Executive Officer, Balloon Section American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919. Chief, Balloon Section, 1919.
Member: Mason, 32°; Society of Carabaos. Pennsylvania Historical. Society; Pennsylvania Huguenots.
General Society of Pennsylvania. Institute, of American General Club: Army and Navy. Reserve 171 88 St., Brooklyn, New York.
Spouse Glenna Mildred Waymire, July 20, 1904, Dayton, O.