Enlisted Men to Receive 3 Day Passes Now
Col Harris to direct air safety efforts as Lt Colonel Samuel R Harris is appointed Director of Flying Safety. The Flying Safety Organization will inspect practices and facilities to boost aviation safety, focusing on human factors since inexperience causes most accidents.
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America
Army Air Force
Minter
Caronel Samuel R Harris
U. S
Flying Safety Organization
Harris
Army Air Forces
Minter Field
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Air Mechanics Trained In Factories In Army Program
In more than 20 aircraft plants a national training program for Army Air Force mechanics is under way. Lt General Henry H. Arnold ordered the program to supply skilled bomber and fighter repair experts through on the job training on American production lines. Graduation promises assignment to maintain U S airpower. Also: a memorandum from Col W Pyle sets new rules allowing three day passes for enlisted men with squadron and headquarters approval, limited to not disrupt training or post security.
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Army Air ‘Force
Army Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
War Department
Minter Field
Aviation
U. S
W. Pyle
Ins
John F. Dougery
Jeopandy
Walton Named Chief of Staff for West Coast Air Force Training Center
Colonel Leo A. Walton, with over 30 years in service, was named Chief of Staff of the West Coast Air Force Training Center on May 8. The announcement came from Major General Ralph P. Cousins. Walton joined West Point in 1911 and served at multiple fields including Rockwell, Kelly, Brooks, Langley, March, Maxwell, Moffett, and Fort Leavenworth, with postings in the Philippines. He previously commanded as a flying school at Stockton Field, California.
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Leo A. Walton
West Coast Air Force Training Center
Ralph P. Cousins
Wcaftc
West Point
Walton
Cavalry
Signal Corps
Rockwell Field
Kelly Field
Brooks Field
Langley Field
March Field
Maxwell Field
Dayton
Ohio
Moffett Field
Philippin<s
Fort Leavenworth
Col. Walton
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Asco
Boyer Directs New Cadet Project at Minter Field
Captain George L. Boyer will lead a new Air Force cadet project at Minter Field the West Coast center for unassigned personnel. The program classifies former aviation cadets by tests and experience, assigning them to duties and future schools. Former cadets may qualify for Administrative Officer, technicians, or specific technical schools based on aptitude.
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West Coast Air Force Center
Minter Field
Air Force Replacement Center
George L. Boyer
Army
Air Force
Stockdale Golf Club Extends Membership Invitation
Stockdale Golf and Country Club south west of ersfield invites golf and social privileges at a special rate. Initiation fee waived and monthly dues set at 6.66. Walter Kane, president, issues the invitation and can be reached at 70-9631. Further details available at the Public Relations Office.
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Stockdale Golf and Country Club
Hacat
Ersfield
Stockdale
Paficic Coast
Walter Kane
Air Hero Killed on Day of War Dept Honor
Brig. Gen. Harold H. George was cited by the War Department for bravery in the defense of Bataan and was named to receive the Distinguished Service Cross. MacArthur praised him as one of the world’s outstanding air officers. He had been noted for shooting down five German planes in World War II.
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WAR Dept
Harold H. George
United States War Department
Bataan Peninsula
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
George
C Ted
University of California Reports Potato Shipping Tests
The bulletin No. 664 from the University of California College of Agriculture shows that surface discoloration in Kern county potatoes was greatly reduced by cooling tubers in ice water and shipping them in refrigerated cars. Experiments were conducted cooperatively by the college’s truck crops division and the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry. Free copies of the bulletin are available.
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Kern County
University of California College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Canned Radio Programs Sent to Troops Overseas
Recordings of top radio programs including Jack Benny Bob Hope and Charlie McCarthy are being made into 25 program kits for overseas troops. Each vinylite disc kit, four ounces and heat humidity proof, carries 30 minutes per side with greeting from the stars for listeners behind lines.
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Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Charlie McCarthy
Bond Drive Hits 7500 In Third Week At Minter Field
The Minter Field Victory Bond drive advances into its third week with Lt. Hugh Keenan reporting strong squadron participation on a payroll deduction plan. The 326th School and Quartermaster detachment have 100 percent subscriptions, including officers. Weekly totals and squadron-by-squadron percentages will be issued as available. Seedless Emperor grape found near Visalia may hold commercial promise. Flower stands have lined San Francisco streets since the 1880s.
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Minter Field
Hugh Keenan
Keenan
326Th
Visalia
University of California
Swagerty Returns to Direct Cadet Athletics at Minter Field
Lt. Clemitt L. Swagerty resumes leadership of cadet physical training at Minter Field after three months at the Officer Candidate School in Miami Beach. A California native born in Hughson, he studied at San Jose High and College of the Pacific, earning an AB and a record in sports.
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Clemitt L. Swagerty
Minter Field
Swagerty
Miami Beach
Florida
Air Force
Lt. Swagerty
Minter
California
Hughson
San Jose
High End College of the Pacific
Post Library One of Nation's Most Complete
Five thousand books were unloaded on the Post library steps as classification began. Lieutenant P. A. Hastings said the donation came from the Victory Book campaign, supplying men in the armed forces with fiction and non fiction titles.
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Post -Library
P. A. Hastings
Post Library
Malter Field
Minter Library Expands to One of Nation’s Most Complete Military Collections
The Minter library has long been well stocked but a new shipment fills most remaining space, making it one of the country’s most complete military library collections today.
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