Transferred men to activate Lemoore air base squadrons
About 300 personnel are moved to form new units at Lemoore California with the 88th Air Base Squadron the 302nd Material Squadron and several school squadrons. Officers named include Captains Currier Leer Phillip and Carmack with lieutenants Penrod Peterson Correa Dean Amond Fisher Houser and Houser. Ground broken recently for the field and activation expected around December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Pyle
Lemoore
California
Lemnore
Air Corps Ietacee
88Th Air Base
887Th Air Base Group
527Th
Duy
Robert Currier
William Penrod
Stahley Peterson
Alfred Correa
Paul Dean
Jack Amond
87Th Air Base Group
Norman A. Leer
Harry Fisher
Rolland Phillip
George N. Carmack
Henry A. Houser
Air Corps Reserve Officers To Remain In Service Longer
War Department announces that rapid Air Corps expansion will keep reserve officers in service for at least 12 additional months without consent. In general, no more than half of a unit's reserve officers and three quarters in corps areas may extend beyond 12 months. About 67,100 reserve officers face nine months of private life alongside 200,000 selective service months.
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Army Air Corps
War Department
Air Corps
Family Hardship First in Army Discharges Policy
War Department officials say dependency or family hardship claimants will have first preference for release as the army aims to discharge about 200000 selectees and guardsmen by December 10. Delays for those in other priority classes may occur as claims are checked. First releases under the policy occurred September 1, and September discharge volumes were small for the three priority groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Army
Mouse Maid Mabel Serves as Nursemaid to Lab Mice
An ex-alloy cat named Mouse Maid Mabel at a Omaha medical school nurses white mice used in experiments. Trained by Care taker John OConnell she retrieves escaped mice, carrying them safely to the lab.
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Mabel
Morteignion Medical Schior
Omaha
Neb
John O'Connell
O'Connell
Romania Doubles Area After Balkan and World Wars
The text states that Romania's territory was more than doubled as a result of the Balkan Wars and World War I. It references territorial gains linked to these conflicts and notes a significant expansion of Romanian lands during that historical period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Frankovich Takes Recreation Dept Duties Chief Role
Lt. Lee Frankovich, newly attached to the Recreation Department, introduced at a meeting chaired by Lt. Don Painter at the local airfield. A UC Los Angeles alumnus class of 1938, he captained the 1938 football team and chaired multiple Athletics boards while coaching freshmen football.
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Lee Frankovech
Don Painter
St. Frankovich
University of California At Los Angelles
Mike Frankovich
Los Angeles
Airfield Carved From Panama Jungle
A vast runway was carved from Panama’s jungle to serve Army Air Force planes at Howard Field, Panama Canal defense zone. The concrete slab of 85 000 square yards was poured in 21 days amid jungle obstacles. Surveying relied on air reconnaissance and lime bursts dropped from an Army bomber for ground plotting.
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Nature
Army Air Force
Howard Field
Panama Canal Defense Zone
Sasapecanuaanagsautntay Bee
Cadet aviators complete cross country flights
Aviation cadets of Flights O and M completed a cross country phase starting at Corcoran Tulare and Coalinga and ending at Merced via Fresno with landings at each stop. They learned that landing fields vary in size and that cow pastures can become fields. They will finish training with formation and instrument flying.
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Coalinga
Corcoran
Tulare
Merced
Fresno
Avenal
Camp Lerdo
Promotions for 62 Enlisted Men In Air Base Units
Sixty two men received temporary promotions in non commissioned ranks this week across HQ and HQ 72nd Air Base Group 78th Material Squadron 324th School Squadron 326th School Squadron and related units. The list includes promotions to sergeant corporal and staff sergeant with names such as Guy M Gipson Davida A Fouts Linder Denton Michael Geaimann Bruno E Tom mila Manuel Pittman and Douglas Stratton among others.
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72Nd Air Base Group
Guy M. Gipson
Pic
Thomas L. Rorex
PLC
White
Hess Pfr. Zar
B. Hansen
Gillbert
Davida A. Fouts
Linder Denton
Roger Q. Penny
Max Madsen
Clifford B. Jennings
Elvin C. Cassatt
Michael A. Geaimann
Charles C. Pratt
Virgil Weeks
Vincent J. Longo
Nathan Millman
Edgar J." ‘Corn
Emil J. Stephina
Robert Mahaney
Dale D. Biggs
324Th School Squadron
Bruno E. Tommila
John H. Davis
James Graham
326Th
Manuel Pittman
Leon Kouns
Raymond McCarron
Douglas Stratton
Eugene Kelly
Jack M. Garrett
Coleman Jackson
Joseph Meyer, Jr
Lavern Champ
Everett Beeks
Herman Hemeis
Walter Kowalski
William Pickens, Jr
John
Alvey
John Moore
Corporsl
Jim Norton
Melvin Hauschild
Buday Tavis
British Name Aircraft U S Uses Number System
The article explains how the U S Army Air Corps uses letter and number designations for aircraft models. It details XP P 1 YP 1 P 1 A P 1 B and ZP L examples and decodes letters for attack, bombardment, cargo, fighters, observation, and training roles.
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U.S
Change In Cadet Mental Exams Inaugurated
Changes and simplifications in Air Corps mental exams for aviation cadet candidates were introduced this month. The Research and Analysis Group of the Personal Procedure Section of the Adjutant General's office developed the revision. The exam now has five compulsory subjects and two optional from a list of five, dropping Geography and adding two modern subjects. A multiple choice format replaces essays to shorten time and ease grading.
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Air Corps
Adjutant General’s Office
United States
Air crew rescue stunt during Mid East air attack
A South African squadron attack on an airdrome destroys ten enemy planes. A squadron leader’s plane is hit and he lands. His fellow pilot circles the field and lands on the wing to free him. The two pilots then sit atop one another to take off and return safely. McAir Corps News Letter reports the daring rescue.
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Middle East
Air Corps
California Farm Boys Earned 520000 From Home Farming
California farm boys posted earnings of 520000 last year from home farming enterprises. The report highlights the scale of small farm operations and indicates notable income levels among rural youth initiatives.
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California
Military Ranks Listed for Har mon Treworgy Rivera
Corral Har mon Treworgy is listed as corporal permanent and Manuel Rivera as sergeant permanent, both holding second class permanent status in the corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Treworgy
Manuel Rivera
New Hours Set for Kern Welfare Office in Shafter
New regulations for the Kern county welfare office at the Shafter building list Mrs. Bertha Montigel as in office all day Tuesday and Mrs. Gracia Wright Friday mornings from 9 to 12. WUA certifications will be processed there, while applications for county welfare including old age security and aid to needy children must go to the Wasco office led by Mrs. Lizenby.
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Kern County Welfare
Shafter County
Bertha Montigel
Shafter
Gracia Wright
WUA
Wasco
Lizenby
Gas Company Official Attends Del Monte Meeting
A. B. Newby of the Southern California Gas company will join about 600 gas industry executives as a delegate to the 48th annual Pacific Coast Gas association convention in Del Monte California starting September 10. The three day program features prominent speakers on economics and government plus social events including a banquet and ball.
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A. B. Newby
Southern California Gas Company
del Monte
California
Pacific ‘Coast ’ Gas Association
H. H. Pottle
M. M. McMahon
West
Newby
Pacific Coast Gas Association
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Loewen Appointed Plumbing Inspector at Defense Housing Site
Dan Loewen of Shafter has been named plumbing inspector for a defense housing project five miles east of town on Lerdo road opposite the U S Army Air Base training school.
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Loewen
Dan Loewen
Shafter
Defense Housing Project
Lerdo Road
United States Army Air Basic Training School
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