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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1944
Page
4
Sheppard Field TEXACTS is published by the 3706th AAF Base Unit under the Public Relations Office. News and TEXACTS contributions must be submitted to Building 843 by noon Wednesday. Squadron Squibs due by 5 pm Monday. CNS material is credited. republication requires CNS permission.
General Grant reports Air Transport Command evacuated over 250000 sick and wounded from Pearl Harbor to D-Day theaters. He cites 7432 casualties moved by air from Nor mandy to the UK in 21 days and roughly 1000 patients carried daily. ATC ferries patients to US hospitals and urges secrecy on military matters.
Orientation at Sheppard Field explores why nations fight in World War II. The piece argues that strength of conviction and the aim to preserve self government justify Allied efforts against Nazi conquest. It also urges public health action against venereal disease as part of the war effort and notes Thanksgiving with a punchline about turkey.
AAFWAC officers visit Sheppard Field to study classification and assignments. Texacts ad space spurs strong reader interest as Bartolomei reports post response. Notables include Majors Madeley Tidwell Brodie and Lt Col Brodie in present or past roles.
A spoofing military column warns that ordinary office and base behaviors at Sheppard Field can explode like booby traps. It cites leaning at the first sergeant’s desk, delayed explosions from clocks, crowded mess halls, and rushed salutes as hazards, urging disciplined focus to avoid mishaps.
One year ago Sheppard Field ordered fifty two promotions for officers including three majors fifteen captains and first lieutenants. The 718th WA Post Headquarters Company was sworn into the U S Army with ceremonies broadcast by KWFT. Star units from Sheppard Field reached a peak in the Army Specialized Training Program. Two years ago three months earlier 971 promotions were announced for permanent part members and base ball football and basketball teams were disbanded due to war pressures. Maj William H Cobb was named post headquarters supply officer succeeding John Davies who moved to another field.
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