Squadron Squibs Continued From Page 8
Westbay returned from fur loughs refreshed. Sunday declared training day. In local P P volleyball supply beat the orderly room twice. With Sgt Bradford TDY at Keesler Field a likely tough week ahead. Commendations to Pvt Norris Bergeson for War Information Corner. Norris and Pfc Clyde Bonds joined the snake-bit club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbay
P.P
Supply
Q. L. Bradford
Keesler Field
Norris Bergeson
Norris
Pfc
Clyde Bonds
Squadron O News and Light War Room Tidbits
Squadron O notes lighthearted items from HQ area including new electric water coolers finally arriving after delays, a top officer tending a garden during a 3 day pass, and the mascot Hambuger Man Sergeant Major. Also mentions a late returning Pvt, SGT Lofton war bulletins, a weekly show, a record breaking incident, and sympathy for First Lt Skelton on his father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squadron
C. O
Thomas H. Booth
Sarge
Cpl
Elbert Smith
Les Harriman
William Lofton
Squadron O
Ferman G. Skelton
Open letter from Squadron S-Set airmanship notes
Pass parade notes report furlough letters from Pvt Charles B Vosbury and other squadron members. Vosbury shares greetings and jokes about Ohio, asks about Sst Sgt Nagy and Holmes, and mentions Capt Norman P Register and Lt Culliney. The item notes new transfers Pfe Welborn and Pfe Red Thompson, welcomes Pvt Don Pynnonen, and lists on-line trainees joining Squadron A and M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Vosbury
Gang
Pop
Pfe
King
D'Onofrio
Welborn
Red” Thompson
Pvt
Don Pynnonen
Squadron M
Don
Pinball Takes America By Storm On Military Tourneys
TEXACTS reporters survey Sheppard Field GIs and predict a future for pinball with national postwar tournaments. Soldiers joke about pinball fatigue and rivalries while imagining grand venues, celebrities, and political and advertising spins around the rising pastime.
Runners Lead Hard-Pressed Air Crew in Wartime Dispatch
Lowell H Phillips and Elbert J Ninesling, both B 24 crewmen, report on the squadron S runners led by Pvt Arthur L Cooper of Muskegon Michigan who keeps order and morale amid fatigue and danger. John L Focazzio from Niagara Falls awaits West Point appointment after exams at Fort Sill. Cpl H Monash relates an Anzio stunt, while Sgt Charles Dudley and Cpl Charles Gray handle housing and pass issues. Howard Williams drinks coke and seeks a raise, and Pfc Floyd Gilpin departs on furlough partly to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gls
America
Wichita Falls
Texacts
Charles Messmer
Eugene J. Cassity
S. Set
Red” Parton
Squadron A
Texacts Sports
Don Luna
Squadron B
Horace Warren
Squadron
Edison
Marconi
Edward E. Picard
Unit
Arthur L. Cooper
Muskegon
Mich
Pearl Harbor
John L. Focazzio
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Congressman Andrews
West Point
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
U. S
Sheppard Field
Cpl. H. Monash
New York
Anzio
Monash
T. S
Charles E. Dudley
Green Hills
Alabama
Charles Gray
Howard T. Williams
Pfc
Floyd M. Gilpin
Dallas
Squadron B Columnat Sheppard Field Sharpens Moments
A breezy squadron bulletin from Sheppard Field notes the unit’s progress from riot to orderly room efficiency. It commends Major Luke, Lt Mewhinney, Pres. Holcomb, Hott, and basic personnel for Sunday efforts and jokes about rumors, Kilroy, and a marriage reveal. It ends with a recruit’s health quip and a light farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neins
Luke
C. Co
Mewhinney
Pres
Kilroy
Foo
Novschmozkapop
Squadron B
Miss Violent
Scibona
Denver
Colorado
Sheppard Field
Set
Pinsky
Cpl
Kowalski
2618th AAF Base Unit Growing Pains at Texas Prairie Camp
The 2618th AAF Base Unit welcomes new airplane mechanics and Link trainer staff as workloads rise. Lt Zynmerman travels to Randolph Field, S Sgt Ellis solves manpower with crumpet incentives, and the 78th news team shifts with furloughs. Internal politics, leave plans, and the 78th dance band persist amid a tight schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zynmerman
Randolph Field
Mad
S. Sgt. Ellis
Also Mentioned on This Page
James D. Daniels
Harry S
Livia
Norman P. Register
Bill Pitts
Pinball
Lloyd Frederickson
Squadron C
78Th
Edward Fox
Dick Flink
William White
Michael Storniola
Squadron S
Gis
Clem McCarthy
Madison Square Gardens
Jake Schultz
Podunk Center
Cornbelt Junction
Lst
Joseph C. Angelo
Snider
Okla
Marsh
NTO
Sgt. Reed
Link Trainiing Dept
Balestricri
Pre Forsythe
Fort Worth
Blackstone
Stewart
Rosenthal
Windy City
Oklahoma City
Sgt
Standridge
Lowell H. Phillips
Elbert J. Ninesling
Maj
R. F. Wandschneider
Michael T- Stormi
John B. Luke
Cpl. R. C. McLaughlin
Toe
Howard P. Olsen
AAFBU
Samuel N. Lapsiey
Harry’s Humble Henichman
Harrison Colson
California
Texas
Sergeant Price
Powers That Be
Dottie Tschabold
Chuck Sauer
Milt Sheid
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