Background
He was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1900.
He was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1900.
He died in a crash in 1929. Stultz joined the United States Army Air Force on 22 August 1917 assigned to the 634th Aeronautical Supply Squadron reaching the rank of Sergeant. He was discharged on 31 March 1919.
Stultz then joined the United States Naval Air Service in December that year, training at Pensacola, Florida.
He served at Hamton Roads Virginia testing the F-5L bomber. On March 5, 1928, Stultz, Oliver Colin LeBoutillier, and Mabel Boll on an improvised seat, made the first non-stop flight in the Columbia between New York City and Havana, Cuba (c 1300 mi).
Stultz died on July 1, 1929, after he crashed while intoxicated at Roosevelt Field in Mineola, New New York Two passengers were also killed.
Stultz Field in Tipton, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor.