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Military Mailbox Notes Highlight Cadet to Lieutenant Promotions
Moody Field Georgia graduates Ralph Stadler from Army Air Forces Pilot school and commissions him as Second Lieutenant in Army Pilot. Pine Bluff Arsenal hosts four weeks basic training with 38 enlisted men including Leland Petrie and Gilbert Wood. Fort Benning Drey Miller’s son Bennett earns paratrooper wings after fifth jump. Camp Hood sees Allan Hicks from Fort Knox graduate Tank Destroyer Officer Candidate School. Fort Hood graduates Tank department mechanics including Clarence Shipman. Holiday goodwill from Hawaii reaches Mrs. Arnold Larsen. Pvt Harry Carlson shares photos from the islands. Lt Thomas O McCarthy becomes combat pilot at Frederick Field Oklahoma. Since the war began American Red Cross reports 19.4 million in supplies for foreign relief.