Scale Model Of Field Guides Command Post At Sheppard
A detailed scale model of Sheppard Field was installed in Colonel Jewett's headquarters. The one inch to one hundred feet panorama, created by the Shop Maintenance and Engineering Department with Capt Eddie Toland and John A Helton supervising, serves as a practical guide for the post commander. The project drew on plans and photographs from Lt Col Homer Morgan and Major Nels Fardahl, with model buildings crafted in the wood mill and painted by Dempsey Biggs and M S Burkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Jewett
Sheppard Field
Eddie Toland
John A. Helton
Jewett
Homer Morgan
Benjamin McCleary
Nels Fardahl
Three AACS Base Units Consolidated
The article details reorganization of the AACS base units under Colonel Lapsley. It lists officers overseeing Receiving Processing and Casual sections, plans for headquarters in Building 982, and a permanent party of about 45 officers and 300 enlisted personnel to support AACS operations across 48 states and 52 foreign countries. The roster is to be led by 1st Sgt. Richard E. Rice with announcements next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall S. Derkin
OIC
John Alersky
Robert T. Morgan
Robert W. Sanderson
WOJG
Jack S. Bowen
David O. Stone
Thomas C. Brown, Jr
Lapsley
James W. Bechtel
Joe T. Fallini
Henderson D. Miller
Frank McWhorter
R. Thomas DeVita
78Th General
AACS
Interior
Richard E. Rice
Daddy's Story Fails To Convince Children Bambi Isn't Dead
A father distracts two young girls by claiming a deer is Bambi's mean uncle after a hunting trip in New Mexico. The girls accept the tale and conclude Bambi is dead, while the deer hangs lifeless outside the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Bambi
Pfe
Joseph A. Best
Linda Luan
Madge Elaine
New Mexico
Joe
Room Service to be staged by GI cast
Rehearsals of the play Room Service proceed at the Post Special Service office under the direction of Edward L. Scharbach and Pvt. Ralph Slottow of the 78th AAF Base Unit. The show is set for December 18 and 19 at SF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Special Service Office
Edward L. Scharbach
Ralph Slottow
78Th Aaf Base Unit
Pots Wanted for Special Service at Sheppard Field
The Special Service at Sheppard Field seeks 10 or 12 inch flower pots. Donation contact is Bldg 961, phone 284. The office aims to turn over to the Service Club as many pots as can be procured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Special Service
Service Club
Pearl Harbour Woman Joins WAC Here As Seventh Family Service
Pvt Pearl Harbour of Los Angeles joins the Women's Army Corps here becoming the seventh member of her family to enter military service. The move underscores a family commitment to national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
CNL
Pearl Harbour
Pearl O. Harbour
Women’s Army Corps
Report Requested To Assure Holiday Travel Facilities
The Post Transportation Office requests a list of all enlisted personnel going on furlough or passes for Christmas or New Year to assure adequate rail facilities for heavy traffic. Destinations dates of departure number of days on furlough and mode of travel will be included in the report due Dec. 5.
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Post Transportation Office
Serpento Sends Yuletide Greeting to Ex-Boss
Sergeant Silvio B. Serpento, formerly with Sheppard Field personnel, now in the Netherlands East Indies with the 8th Fighter Control Squadron, sends a Christmas message to his former chief Lt. Col. Leland F. Wykert. The note features a bomber nose art reading Keep It Under Your Hat, reflecting Serpento’s pinning work on blank forms and his energetic service as a technical training aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Set
Silvio B. Serpento
Netherlands East Indies
Leland F F. Wykert
Sheppard Field
Serpento
8Th Fighter Control Squadron
Indies
Colonel Wykert
Freelancers Writing Club Plans First Meeting
The Freelancers, a newly organized writing club, will hold its first meeting next Monday at 7:00 p.m. in Room 10 at the post Special Service building 961. Enlisted men and WACs with professional writing experience or interest are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Special Service
Wac
Houdini of Harkness Sid Radner Impresses GIs
Sergeant Sidney Radner of the 78th Base Unit wowed police and civilians with escape tricks using handcuffs chains and straitjackets. A noted magician and card handler he plans to reveal card shark secrets in next week’s TEXACTS for Sheppard Field GIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe B. Cockrill
78Th
Jefferson City
76Th Aaf
Sheppard Field
Selfridge Field
Mich
4Th Communications Region
Smyrna
Tenn
India
Sidney Radner
78Th Aaf
Jimmy Valentine
Army Airways
Hardeen
Houdini
Radner
Massachusetts
California
FBI
US Forest Rangers
Fort Lyons
Col
Dick Flink
Flink
Christine Moore
Red Cross
AACS
United War Fund
Yale
Harkness
Sergeant Radner
Sidney
London Daily Mirror
Texacts
Learn and I
Ground Safety Rule Manual Distributed at Sheppard Field
Lt. Guy Lewis announces full distribution of Ground Safety Rule Manuals to all department and section heads at Sheppard Field. Gen. H. H Arnold ordered the prep and the manual aims to prevent accidents, not penalize victims, with emphasis for shop workers and office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lewis
Sheppard Field
H. H Arnold
Army Air Forces
Ground Safety Office
Lewis
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Lucky Charlie
Charlie McCarthy
Joan Merrill
NBC
Ed Bergen
Charles E. Templeton
Col. Lapstey
McClelland Field
Calif
Asheville
N. C
Mr. Templeton
AATF
Washington, D. C
Lima
Ohio
Yule
Sgt
United States
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