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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1943
Page
13
Fragmentary text describes a War Department effort to classify soldiers by designation or classification. It mentions thousands of personnel and weapons, aiming to organize manpower and equipment. The snippet hints at a broader system but lacks complete details.
The wartime article outlines how the U S military screens draftees after 1940. Induction at a station leads to a Reception Center for uniforming inoculations and job placement. Officials conduct education, civilian work, age, intelligence, hobbies, and prior service to assign the best arm and role. From there recruits move to Basic or Replacement Training Centers for retesting and interviews to determine suitable military specialty.
At Sub-Depot specialists in the Army Air Forces may choose from over 70 technical courses at nationwide Training Command schools. Graduates go to weather observers, control tower operators, link trainers, instructors, and glider mechanics. The Napier Field Classification Office assigns trained men to needed departments and maintains detailed records for further training and special qualifications.
The American Red Cross at Napier Field supports enlisted personnel and officers for nearly twenty months under Field Director Raymond S Woolridge with help from secretary Virginia Masters. The service aids soldiers with government benefits explanations and financial aid, and distributes cigarettes, playing cards, and small comfort items. Free movie programs are shown weekly to patients via a machine owned by the Red Cross. The organization emphasizes readiness to assist in any situation.
Napier Field operates as a major AAF training installation teaching men to fly the fastest war planes. Colonel James L. Danis Jr commands the advanced single engine pilot school with decades of flying experience. Major Charles C. Simpson Jr, a University of Alabama alumnus, serves under him as director of training.
A partial report from Kelly Field in Taras Ae west outlines command at the Air Corps Officer level during Major Frank H. Driner’s oversight of firing training at Mapler Field. Key figures Napier Mad er Samuel E McDaniel Jr and Flores aid training. cadets study and fly mornings through the day while high tension interference is checked for corrected congestions.
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