Napier Field Salvage Dept Turns War Waste Into Use
At Napier Field the Salvage Department under Le Solomont J. operates to recover and repurpose worn records phonographs film bullets and other materials. Scrap bones rendered into feed and fertilizer, usable containers sold to producers, crates and bags repurposed, and even old razor blades sent to steel mills to become war materials. Thousands of dollars in value are realized for the United States with nothing wasted.
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le Solomont J
Frank
Napier Field
Geuse
G.lees
United States
Band Keeps Busy At Napier Field Show
The Napier Field Post Band provides daily entertainment for personnel alongside regular military ceremonies as part of the ongoing musical program.
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Napier
Napier Field
Napier Field Mess Department Sees Morale Boost From Training
Executive and adjutant note the shift to trained cooks and bakers as members of the Mess Department improve food prep and supervision. Improvements include equipment, shrubbery, green lawns, and lane fences around mesa halls. Many men moved to other camps, yet reports praise Napier Chow and field morale.
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Meae Department
Cooks & Bakers
Mesa Halls
Messe
Napier Field
Napier Chow
Music For Morale A Week Of Army Band Entertainment
Toorale leads a weekly schedule of public appearances by the Army Band under the slogan Music For Morale. The week features serenades at mess, Noon parades, Music Tours on post, and evening concerts at Cadet Rec Hall and Headquarters lawn plus district civic events in Dothan, Andalusia, and nearby communities. The program mixes swing, pop, and concert music with rehearsals, parades, and official duties amid Alabama dust and July heat.
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Orkettes
Mess Hall
Cadet Rec
NCO Club
Court House
Dothan
Andalusia
Daniel
Air Corps
Alabama
Napier Field Mess Department Shows Peak Efficiency
Napier Field marked its first anniversary with a highly efficient mess operation under Lt. Dewsy L. Entrekin and Master Sergeant James Franks. Key aims include food quality, area cleanliness, waste reduction, and prompt serving as Napier shifted to field rations on March 1, 1943, proving skeptics wrong about quantity and quality.
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Napier Field
Dewsy L. Entrekin
James Franks
Eastern Flying Training Command
Napler Fisig
Napler Field
Efficient crankcase ventilation for heavy bombers discussed
The report notes Napier personnel proposing an efficient crankcase ventilation system for a heavy bomber. It emphasizes the need for reduced fuel use and better mileage, stating that the system could save gasoline and improve automobile performance.
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Napier
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Yothan
Air Service Command
Adapier
Herman L. Harris
Ray M. Hawley
Luca
Cannon
Cannon’s
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N. Foster
Uncle Sam
America
Henry Green
Financial Am Fm
CFA
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