Four area cadets graduate with pilots wings
From Our Defenders lists William Ansley Dumas Marion Hilbun Pampa John Hutto Tulsa and David Collis White Deer among cadets recently graduated from Army Air Force training earning second lieutenants bars and pilots wings. Other notes mention Bryce Milligan at Yorktown Va Army actions and service members in Europe the Pacific and training schools.
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Army Air Force Training
William P. Ansley
Dumas
Pampa Army Air Field
Marion P. Hilbun
Pampa
Ellington Field
Houston
John M. Hutto
Tulsa
David L. Collis
White Deer
Altus Field
Altus
Oklo
Bryce Milligan
U. S. Naval Mine Depot
Yorktown
Charles Milligan
Milligan
Marine Corps
San Diego
Oklahoma City
White Deer High School
Cadet Gunter Graduates From Basic Flight Training
Aviation Cadet James H. Gunter of Claude completed basic flight training at Curtis Field Brady and is sent to Blackland Army Air Field Waco for advanced training. Upon successful completion he will receive his wings and commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Gunter
Claude
Curtis Field
Brady
Blackland Army Air Field
Waco
Blackland
Plainview officers arrive for training at Randolph Field
Lts. Roland H. Zeigler Jr. and John T. Hooper of Plainview have reached Randolph Field for training in the Central Instructors School. Both have recently received commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Roland 8. Zeigler, Jr
John T. Hooper
Randolph Field
Central Instructors School
Archie Caraway Promoted to First Lieutenant at Childress AAF
Archie B. Caraway of Tulia is promoted to first lieutenant at Childress Army Air Field. He earns the rank while at the AT-11 training setup under the wartime air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulia
Archie B. Caraway
Samuel A. Caraway
Childress Army Air Field
Lady Esther Powder Promises Flawless Long-Lasting Radiance
Promotional copy touts Twin Hur ricane Process for Lady Esther Face Powder. Claims a delicate film on skin that hides lines and blemishes, lasts four hours or more, and remains natural looking even in strong sunlight. Cites letters from thousands of women as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Tulsa Sailor Awarded Purple Heart
Vaughn Lee Stewart 21 machinist mate third class U S Naval Reserve of Tulsa received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in action against the Japanese. The presentation occurred May 27 at a Naval hospital in the Southwest Pacific, per the Navy Public Relations Office in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Lee Stewart
U. S. Naval Reserve
Tulsa
Navy
Oklahoma City
Naval Hospital
Southwest Pacific
Stewart
Promotion of Rupert N Jackson to captain at Carlsbad AAF
First Lieutenant Rupert N Jackson promoted to captain and named commanding officer of a pilot group at Carlsbad Army Air Field New Mexico. He is son of Ben T Jackson and Mrs. Estelline Jackson. A Hardin-Simmons University graduate, he was commissioned March 16 1942 after cadet training at Stockton Field California.
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Joseph Lawler
Frances Lawler
Twitty
Italy
G. N. Atkinson
Richard Dixon
Shamrock
Southwest Pacific
Godfrey Cadra
Fort Sumner Army Air School
T. M. Daniel
Fort Knox
Louisville
Fort Bragg
N. C
782Nd
Daniel
George L. Johnson
California
Johnson
Guadalcanal
Pfc
Cecil Slayton
G. G. Slayton
Fort Warren
Wyo
Hawaii
Schofield Barracks
Pearl Harbor
Slayton
South Pacific
Amarillo
Irby C. Mundy
Camp Blanding
Fla
Rupert N. Jackson
Carlsbad Army Air Field
Carlsbad
N. M
Ben T. Jackson
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Stockton Field
Calif
Navy selects Joe L. Smith for V-12 college program
Dalhart report notes Joe L. Smith aviation machinist's mate third class has been selected for the Navy V-12 college program. The training aims to prepare him to become an ensign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
The
Navy
Joe L. Smith
Penicillin Reverses Death Toll in Spinal Meningitis Study
Chicago report to the AMA cites Lt. Commander Rosenberg and Lt. Arlinghouse treating 71 meningitis cases with penicillin and only one death. They favor spinal injections as best now, noting future purified forms may allow muscle or vein delivery. Also mentions John Adams’s 1785 appointment as first U.S. minister to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
David H. Rosenberg
P. A. Arlingm
John Adams
England
United States
Guidebook Warns U S Troops Against Western France Myths
Washington reports a pocket guide carried by invasion troops warns against outdated stereotypes of France. The Army morale pamphlet describes French life, language, taxes and etiquette, and urges men to understand democracy and the Allied purpose as they move into France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Army
Morale Services Division
German Soldier Tries to Surrender Near Rome
Delayed report from Rome describes a German soldier near the city who stood by the road for about two days attempting to surrender as traffic roared past in a straight stretch.
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Rome
Tank paint drying breakthrough shortens process
A new drying process for Army tank paint speeds production as tanks pass through an oven in four minutes. The operator drives the tank through the oven, finishing the paint cycle quickly. Meanwhile soldiers and drivers recalled a chaotic chase with nicknamed figures and tense moments during a combat run.
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Hutto
Collis
Gunter
Jackson
Seventh & Tyler Service
Wilbur Jackson
Lady Esther
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Davis Bike
S.A.E. Fed
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Davis Tires
Tire Headquarters
Wescote
Nari
Davis
Plum
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Zephyr
Lincoln
Chrysler
DeSoto
Mobile
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Ey Price
Polk ST
Beauty and Protection
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Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber CO
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