Small Plane Pilots May Fly for U S Army Air Force
Captain Julius N. Blank of the Minter Field examining board says enlisted Army Air Force men with 75 flight hours including 20 solo hours may apply for liaison pilot ratings. A flight test will judge ability to operate a Maison type plane under 1125 horse power unless civil pilot training or private pilot certification is shown. Board members Major Roy L. Jones Major Leo F. Bach and Captain Blank will review applications. forms are at the Provost Marshal’s office.
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Anelesam
Julius N. Blank
Minter Field
U.S. Army Air Force
Roy L. Jones
Leo F. Bach
Bland
Ordnance Officer Candidate School Expands in 1942
War Department letters announce a major expansion of the Ordnance Officer Candidate School around June 15 1942 with an expected 270 applicants per week. Engineering degrees or equivalent engineering training are required and a canvass seeks surplus applicants from other branches to fill increased quotas.
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War Department
Ordnance Officer Candidate School
Ordnance Officers School
Wood Fuel Tanks Cut Aluminum Use in Training Planes
Wood is now used to craft fuel tanks in training planes reducing aluminum and magnesium needs. The AT-10, an advanced two engine trainer, reportedly has the only all wood fuel tank among military aircraft, conserving strategic metals and expanding production.
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Secontractors
Minter Goes All Out to Set the Rising Sun
Pfc. Donald Kopp and Pvt. A G Morales of the QM detachment designed and painted the Rising Sun image. A reader asks how their organization is progressing and suggests taking a reading to gauge advancement.
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Minter
Pfc
Donald Kopp
Pvt. A. G. Morales
QM Detachment
Mammy's Day at Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach Outpost
Mrs. Sarah Graddup a 73 year old cook from Camp Pendleton fed the men nightly from February onward. Her cooking and humor brightened guard duty at the Virginia Beach outpost inspiring a Mother’s Day celebration with gifts, a formal dinner, and a sight seeing trip.
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Camp Pendleton
Mammy
Virginia Beach
Sarah Graddup
Sarah
Virginia Beath
Library Adds 50 Children's Books For Officers' Families
In response to requests from children of officers and enlisted men, the post library places 50 selected children's books on its shelves. The Kern County Library loaned the assortment covering picture books for youngest readers to advanced literature for preteens, including Treasure Island, Period, and Little Women, plus aviation titles.
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The
Post Library
Kern County Library
Robert Louis Stevenson
Booth Tarkington
Louisa’ May Alcott
Less Sugar Seen as Health Boon by Nutritionist
Public Health officials advocate sugar rationing as beneficial to population health. Nutritionist Laura Bolt of Kern County Public Health warns consumption averages two pounds per person weekly, equating to about 500 calories daily from sugar. She notes sugar offers no protein minerals or vitamins and excess favors dental decay and digestion issues. She recommends reducing total sugar intake by half and replacing sweets with fresh and dried fruits rich in protective nutrients.
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Laura Bolt
Kern County
War on Air Accidents Inaugurated by Air Force
The Air Force launches a broad accident prevention program led by Colonel Samuel R. Harris. Safety directors will oversee 10 flying regions nationwide, enforcing strict rules to curb accidents. Analysis shows 14 percent due to mechanical failures and 85 percent due to personal error, carelessness, disobedience of orders, and judgment errors.
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Airy Air Force
Samuel R. Harris
United States
AAF
Harris
Flight Surgeons Urgently Needed in Army Air Forces
Air Forces seek medical men under 35 to serve as Flight Surgeons. Applicants must be medical graduates with full internship and receive three months training including six weeks at Randolph Field Texas. Training covers ophthalmology flying conditions heat cold pressure oxygen lack and neuropsychiatry. Surgeons must aid pilots by reducing fatigue and worrying minds.
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Army Air Forces
Washington
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Texas
Passing the Bucket at Camp Shelby Cooperative Project
Camp Shelby soldiers inaugurate a trash control program. Any man discarding a cigarette butt in the company area must carry a small keg and collect litter. He then passes the barrel to the next offender, a system that reportedly yields results.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
NCC Servicegrams
Tight Bolts Rip Up Ride On Orange Belt Highway
The Service department of the National Automobile Club warns loose spring bolts cause front end thumps and hard steering. The Orange Belt Highway between Bakersfield and Porterville will complete its final eight miles by July 1 shortening the trip by about 5 percent.
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Service Department
National Automobile Club
Bakersfield
Porterville
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