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28 Officers Given Key Posts in Fighter Wingjichthtlji arAnnouncement of Assignments Made by Col. Benjamin 0. Davis Jr.LOCKBOIJRNE AIR BASE, Brooks Is twisted by Capt. Vernon; U Ohio—Col. Benjamin 0. Davis Jr . puncht Houston, Texas, who ”Washington, recently announcedactsthe assignment of 28 officer, ^,unp.key positions in the newly rede 1combat element, | jhe group's maintenance squad-Die 332nd tighter Group; an Air; ron u lcd by CtpL Herbert E. ,» drome Group; t Maintenance and; Carter, Amory, Miss., and Capt.' * Supply Group and a Hospital---—; “Group, the Fighter Wing and the' Wing base will be commanded by Colonel Davis. Named u Deputy Wing Commander waa Major Ed ward C. Glecd of Lawrence, KinFive officers, assigned to top Wing staff positions were Maj Thomas J. Money, Chicago. Wing Personnel and Administration (Al); Maj. William T. Mattison Conway. Ark.. Wing Intelligent (A2); Maj. Andrew J. Turner Washington. Wing Plans and Train lug (A-3) and Lt.Col. Nelson S Brooks. Philadelphia, Wing Serv Ice, Supply and ProcurementMany Never Suspect Cause Of BackachesIMiOtJTmSwi iOewiirkpH^IUhf■ ..... - - p^naitjWood.ltWIm* dWScr oC kldMT fQMtioa irraMUata rogrm*y«aaa»!M«gUt btckaeb*. rktoMtk p*Jw. l(* paJm. k« of pn ud totrry. grttJn* 01 nlgkU. »w«Uing. psfflnua onlt;Wr tha *T«» bmdochn t*d FVaourat or araat;P* na|'i wllk ■Baiting atvd burning aomr Uaa tfcowa th*ra U aoaathlng wrong wiU Tour kldntr* or bUddcr.Don't wall! A»k your drogfiat for DoanV WIU. a atinaulant dlunrtlc, u*«d anacaaaftilJr kjr ttlUiora for orrr 10 jroam. Doona gt«*—-“I’r'J —— . biuwm IOT orar jmn. uoan i |l*t(A-4). Wing Adjutant is 1st Lt or r«iuf mlt;i win h*lp u» i» »u** of Owen E. Ilnguo, Cleveland. :Heads 332nd Unit Maj William Wild Bill Campbell of Tuskcgcc, Ala., a veteranof the 99th Fighter Squadron, heads tho 332nd Fighter Group under the new organization.Executive and Deputy Group commander of the fighter group is Maj. Armour G. McDaniel. Martinsville, W. Va. 1st Lt William ‘ H. Lewis. Buchanon, W. Va., is Adjutant of the combat group.The three fighter squadrons of1 the 332nd are led by veteran pi-« lota. Capt Clarence Jamison, Cleveland, heads the 90th. The 100th is commanded by Capt. Elwood Driver of Trenton, N.J. Capt.i Charles I. Williams, Lima, Ohio, formerly commander of the 617th medium bombardment squadron1 (flying North American B-25 air craft) now heads the 301st fight er squadronCommanding the 332nd Air drome Group is Maj. George W Webb, Washington. With Maj Webb as Executive and Deputy Airdrome commander is Capt. Thomas Clark, Philadelphia, 1st Lt Andrew Johnson, Greensboro.’ N.C., is group adjutant.Seven lettered squadrons com pose the Airdrome Group which is charged with operation of the base facilities. The lettered squad rons within the Airdrome Group and their commanders arc as fol lows: .Squadron “A” (Communlca tlons) 1st Lt William K. Spears, Indianapolis; Squadron B (Security) inclinding Provost Marsh all, police and prison and guard duties. 1st Lt. William Kelly Columbus. O.; Squadron C” (Re ■ pair and maintenance or build ings, operation of utilities and, maintenance of firefighting and crash fire units), Maj. WilUam Wilson, Sidney, 0.;Squadron D (Mess Personnel) ! 1st Lt. Arthur W. Saunders, Kan-' sas City, Mo.; Squadron “E (Motor pool) 1st Lt Eugene Tyree. Louisville, Ky.; Squadron F (Semi-skilled personnel); 1st Lt.i .William H. Heyward, Boston, and Squadron W” (Women's Army Corps personnel) 1st Lt. Olcta Crain, Wewoka, Okla.Commands HospitalMaj. Vance Marchbanks, Fort Washington. Wyo.. is in command of the 332nd Station Hospital. Group.With a dual assignment is Lt-i Col. Nelson Brooks. Wing A-4. who, also commands the Wing Main tenance and Supply Group. ColDrtHMlKtAMMirui. timl khp*»mvnac 00W*« IVOT6MI* HAJft A* NCt AMO CTUAmT A*vou0,EEHAIR STRAIGHTENEDStraighten your hair today STRATE and you won’t have U 3 to 6 months. You can wash it way and it will continue to ati live. Men, women, and child easily at home—needs do hot skim Get PERMA-STRATE i little aa lc a day —because it UBoy PERMA-STRATE at DMutt StfJtfy You or
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Richmond Afro American
Richmond, Virginia, US
Sat, Sep 13, 1947
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