Section Squibs and Army Life Tidbits
A lively recap from Section Squibs notes Sgt Al Ruhman’s eight pound son and hints at a future Thunderbolts player. It praises bleacher support for Lefty Graham, mentions farewell by Set Gleason and family, and covers corps promotions, a boxing event, and new corporals Shuster Strom Berklnd Budahl Williams Graham and Wilson. It also highlights inspection honors and various duties of Pvt Ernest Dickey Brig ham Chavers Ragonese Lechien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa Ruhman
Baby Ruhman
Thunderbolts
Lefty Graham
Gleason
George
Sgt. Orton
Major Parker
Lt Jamerson
Shuster
Strom
Berkland
Budahl
Williams
Graham
Wilson
NCO Club
Section L
Section M Captain Albert W Cutler C 9 By Sct Clinton Chamlee
Captain Albert W Cutler of Company C ninth section is highlighted in a brief notice credited to scout Clinton Chamlee. The fragment notes service details and a biographical emphasis within a wartime context.
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Sct
Clinton Chamlee
Army unit parade and personnel scenes captured last Saturday
Captain Albert W. Cutler displayed Section M's insignia award while Pvt Jack Latimer and Cpl James Allen showed fatigue over a flat tire. First Sgt Richard Northeimer glowed after tours across the US as Set Clement Butler directed the parade. Elbert Reinke handed out three day passes, and Cpls Harry Livia and Silvio Figoni watched Thursday boxing show amid watermelon parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Cutler
Jack Latiner
James Allen
Richard Northeimer
Clement Butler
Robert Briscoe
Robert Fleming
Elbert Reinke
Maj John Kontz Leads Section N Party at Van's Pit Stand
Section N reports a週 week party for permanent party men at the Sunken Garden of Van's Pit Stand with bottled Burkburnett water as the favored drink. Dancing followed chicken and steak, with several named attendees noted. The piece mentions a new mail room worker, Jeanette Wilson from Iowa Park, described as tall dark and handsome or short and blonde with blue eyes and a prohibitionist, ending with a tease about a telephone number.
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Van's Pit Stand
Radtke
Reppe
Young
Gross
Means
Morgan
Gorney
Shipping and Receiving Department
Jeannette Wilson
Iowa Park
New Adjutant Lt Woosley Joins Section O
Captain Leonard R. Booker notes a transfer of Lt J H Woosley from Section X to Section O as the new adjutant. He hails from the Louisiana swamps and is welcomed in a light column tone amid a jogger’s note on ongoing changes. Private J J Johnson of Believe-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Woosley
Lt. Woosley
Louisiana
J. J. Johnson
Believe
Badame Claims Southern Pro Middleweight Crown
Pvt. Sol Badame the Section II middleweight claimant to the Southern professional title after defeating Paratrooper Russ Golding at a North Carolina training camp on April 6. Badame, a 1932 fighter now 5 feet 8 inches and about 160 pounds, recalls 118 fights with 15 losses and previously held YMCA titles for North and South Carolina and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Badame
Russ Golding
North Carolina
Badame
Sheppard Field
John Hayek
Hayek
Charlotte, N. C
YMCA
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Leo Mahon
Army
It Or Not Fame Sparks a Patchy Heart Affair in Oklahoma
A lighthearted item reports It-Or-Not fame spending a weekend in Oklahoma courting romance amid local interest. Lt Krkroska adds excitement with a few near mishaps, while Private William I Carroll and his daughters capture attention with admired looks. The piece lightly notes domestic challenges and playful gossip.
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Oklahoma
Krkroska
Hancock
Bumann
Taylor
William I. Carroll
High Point
North Carolina
Carroll
Bill
Booth
War Time Notes At Sheppard Field Section I Scores and Echoes
In recent reports from Section P at Sheppard Field much has happened since our last print. Sgt Waldr on denies fearing a stray tumbleweed while a watermelon feed proves popular and Pvt Bethell returns from Dallas. Boardroom chatter, softball scores, and a veteran player turnover mingle with plans for lectures on the anatomy and recreation of the American flea, while Section I nips Section Q 9 to 8 in a post league game and 393 defeats 391 in a close barracks tournament 3 to 2. Equipment bids and lost duty men round out the week as Miss Hall joins mail room staff and Myrtle Smith types fast from East Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texacts
Powers That Be
Lloyd Waldron
Mark Bethell
Dallas
Pies
Hyink
Miller
Painter
Fisher
Donald Gray
Educational Institute
Miss Hall
Corporal Kordzinski
BTQ
Chicago
Sheppard Field
Myrtle Smith
Tall Timbers
East Texas
Texas
Cqs
Section I
Rizzardi
Cpl. Hedrick
Army unit loses four long-serving men in last week’s discharge
Four members depart including Cpl Roy Casbourne and Privates Clyde Bowden Glenn Markey and Lester Jaco. Bowden Markey and Jaco were former flight instructors discharged under a recent ruling. Markey led Shipping and Receiving Bowden Appointments and Jaco Morning Report. Sgt Montgomery returns from furlough as a healthy presence. Softball team shows promise with a 10 to 10 tie against Section II after a nine-run first inning highlighted by homers from Boughman and Allgood and a Como triple. Boxing action continues each Monday with Long and Manone winning their matches for Baracks 675.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Casbourne
Clyde Bowden
Glenn Markey
Lester Jaco
Bowden
Markey
Jaco
Sgt. Montgomery
Ohio
Red River Valley
Section IL
Boughman
Allgood
Como
Lakatos
Cole
Gibson
Saucier
Manone
Week's Big Question Stirs Local Writing Debate
Readers weigh what to cover this week as editorial teams seek fresh angles and community topics. Editors invite input from.Typed and local voices to shape upcoming stories.
Glider School Leader Farr Shapes New War Effort
Everett Farr a Portland Maine native with 12 years in the Technical Training Command organized the glider mechanics school at Sheppard Field after its August 1942 activation. He drafted curriculum, selected instructors, created syllabi and mock ups while overcoming public skepticism about gliders. Farr recalls earlier aircraft training in 1935 with 15 students per cycle and notes Wichita Falls as his home post for a life in aviation maintenance and hobbies in woodworking gardening and chickens.
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Sheppard Field
Everett Farr
Portland
Maine
Technical Training Command
Farr
Army
Chanute Field
War Department
Army Air Corps
Joe Miller
Sheppard
Wichita Falls
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al Ruhman
Mrs. Ruhman
Jack Kowalski
BUB
Ernest Dickey
Robert Brigham
Howard Chavers
Rosario Ragonese
Johnnie Lechien
A-1
Cps
Harry Livia
Silvio Figoni
John T. Kontz
C. O By
J. W. Berger
Leonard R. Booker
Luci Fox
Southern
O. K. Kemp
John Davenport
T. Set. Kelly
Oliver W. Burns, C. O
T. Set
W. F. Bonner, Jr
Henry T. Youngren
C. O
C. W
Piters
Myrtle Collins
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