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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1946
Page
4
The Educational and Counseling Office under 1st Lt. Peter Zarretta Jr. has merged with the Information Center. The S&E Office offers USAFI high school and college courses and end-of-course tests, with GED options for credits. The Information Center also provides current newspapers, displays, and staff assistance for national and international topics.
Termination of the local laundry service shifts washing duties to Fort Sill Oklahoma. Soldiers will still submit laundry in bags or rack bags but turnaround will lengthen. Laundry day for squadrons shifts to Friday with pickup Monday morning and return the following Friday.
The season features a flood of standout freshmen led by Del Ennis of Philadelphia and Ralph Kiner of Pittsburgh. Grady Hatton strengthens Cincinnati while Brooklyn boasts young arms like Hank Behrman. Gil Coan and Marv Rickert headline other newcomers with high averages, despite injuries delaying Hoot Evers.
Col Rosenham Beam, former Sheppard Field commanding officer, now commands Boca Raton Army Air Field Florida after serving as deputy commander there. Capt William R Young, Sheppard’s first public relations officer from 1941 to 1944, is now PR officer at Wheeler Field Oahu Hawaii.
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