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Promotion Urged 1 For Gen. StowellMaj.-Oen. .!amns S. Slowell. nom--f mander of the Continental Division |r ol the Military Air Transport Scrv-.;tice at Kelly Air Force Base, Tex., has been re com me ruled Tor promotion to permanent major general of 1he Air Force. He is a native of Phoenix and a graduate of Central High School.Gen. Stowcll's name has been forwarded by President Truman to the Senate for confirmation. In his present command, Gen. Slowed sujg per vises eiglil major operating !Vi uni Is within this country nnd into :c Europe, Africa. Alaska, the Carib- nCbyjcbean, and Pacific areas.In 1919 Gen. Slowed was a member of the Cenlral High School football learn and it was while he was in school that he decided upon a military career. Upon graduation he returned to Phoenix and there won an appointment to West PointHe was giaduaLed from thc“e in 1924, received his wings in 1928 aljti Kelly Field. He served in various' capacities and. on Pearl Harbor Day, was executive officer at Handed ph Field. Later he established and commanded the First Army Au'|C Force Officer Candidate School ahLaiaciMiami Bench, Fla.In 194^ Gem Stowell received his first assignment with the Army Air' Force Air Transport Command. | jj forerunner to the present Military j Air Transport Service. !During World War 2 Gen. Stowell j” served in British West Africa, and;^: French Morocco. Following thcF1 war he commanded the North At- L lanlic Division of the ATC. ga.nmgjO the distinction of having commanded ja ihree of the several divisions nf llic hJworldwide Air Force commandOf
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Syracuse Post Standard

Syracuse, New York, US

Sat, Sep 22, 1951

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