He was born in
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, on April 11, 1900. Stultz joined the United States Army Air Force on 22 August 1917 and was assigned to the 634th Aero 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
Hampton Roads, Virginia, testing the
F5L flying boat. He married Mildred Potts of
Middletown, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 1919. 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 was the pilot of the
Fokker Trimotor "Friendship" on June 18, 1928, when
Amelia Earhart became the first woman passenger to cross the
Atlantic Ocean by airplane. but later he was vindicated of the charge. He was buried in the
Presbyterian Cemetery in
Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. ==Legacy==