Sheppard Field Remains in TTC Training Base Role
Brig. Gen. Aubrey Hornsby announced at St. Louis that Sheppard Field will remain part of the AAF Technical Training Command. The base is one of four separation bases being closed, with Scott Chanute and Lowry continuing to process AAF personnel.
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Sheppard Field
TTC
AAF
Army Air Forces
Aubrey Hornsby
AAF Technical Training Command
St. Louis
Hornsby
R. Beam
Army Air Force
Army and Navy Unification Clarified by Headquarters
The War Department plan will not merge the Army and Navy. Army and Navy remain separate autonomous services with integrated Washington control of the Army, Navy, and Air Forces. They will gradually unify in procurement, supplies, and services while maintaining full operational autonomy.
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Army
Navy
Department of Armed Forces
AAF
Washington, D. C
War Department
Eira Pha
Washington
Commorp
Civilians Fall Short of Bond Quota As Drive Ends
Civilians remain far from the Victory War Bond quota of 93 000 dollars with December 8 set to increase totals. Lt. Owen Bramblett, post bond officer, asks civilian personnel to report cash bond purchases by the 8th to include them in the final drive. November payroll and deductions bring estimates to about 49 113 54 if October levels hold, with October civilian allotments at 14 131. The Roosevelt Memorial bond remains available only in the Seventh War Loan, selling for 150 dollars and maturing at 200 dollars.
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Owen Bramblett
Bramblett
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Battle credits listed in WD General Orders GO No. 59
Washington units entitled to battle participation credit include Egypt-Libya Algeria-French Morocco Tunisia and Air Combat Naples-Foggia per WD General Orders GO No. 59.
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Washington
Cns
Egypt-Libya
Algeria
French Morocco
Tunisia
Naples-Foggia
Gas Station To Open At Sheppard Field
The Sheppard Field post exchange expands to include a service station for military personnel and some civilians. Capt. Robert M. Jones Jr. says the station in Building T-36 will sell premium gasoline at 15 cents per gallon and first grade oil at 25 cents a quart. Eligible buyers include all military personnel and civilians with sales commissary cards or dependent passes. The facility marks the first such service at Sheppard Field, though current operations cannot yet handle grease jobs or oil changes.
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Sheppard Field Post Exchange
Robert M. Jones Jr
Post Exchange
T-36
78Th
WAC
Roberts
Sheppard Field
Open House At Sheppard Field Draws 5000 Civilians
Sheppard Field hosted 5000 civilians for a Sunday open house from 1 to 5 pm. Crowds moved around planes including the new R-5 helicopter and B-25s while barracks 820 drew steady attention. Highlights included a 1440-strong retreat parade and an Army Air Forces recruiting booth with Arthur Samuel Griffin signing for a three year hitch. Griffin, a Wichita Falls native and former soldier, had just been discharged five days earlier.
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Army Air Forces
Arthur Samuel Griffin
Wichita Falls
Capital Stunned By Marshall China Envoy Appointment
General George C. Marshall, newly appointed special envoy to China, follows the resignation of U S Ambassador Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley. Hurley denounced career diplomats and warned that a third world war was in the making as he accused diplomats in Chungking of undermining U S policy and keeping China divided.
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George C. Marshall
China
U. S
Patrick J. Hurley
Ambassador Hurley
General Marshall
Hurley
Communist Armed Party
Bloc of Nations
Chungking
United States
Off-Duty Work Restricted for Military Personnel
Col. R. Beam issues order barring off duty employment unless a Wichita Falls United States Employment Service certificate is granted. The certificate must prove no civilian labor is available and that the industry is essential before personnel may continue such work.
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United States Employment Service
Col
R. Beam
Wichita Falls
United States Employment Service Office
New SF public relations officer named 1st Lt Harvey Frost
1st Lt Harvey Frost appointed public relations officer for SF, succeeding Capt John W. Fraser who was discharged at the separation center here. Frost, a four year veteran with Drew Field and Fort Lewis service, previously worked on the Salt Lake City Tribune editorial staff.
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Harvey Frost
John W. Fraser
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Frost
Salt Lake City Tribune
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