War Service
When the United States entered World War I, Farrell volunteered at age 53 and passed the Air Service examination. He served for six months at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas and Kelly Field in San Antonio. He was reported to be "the oldest commissioned flying officer in the air corps."
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