Plans Outlined For New Base Unit Here
Maj Howard P Olsen outlined the formation of the 2618th Base Unit (Pilot School Liaison Field Artillery) at Sheppard Field with an January 15 start. Lt Gilbert Zimmerman named adjutant. about 15 former 2544th officers return to staff the liaison pilot course with Fort Sill cooperation.
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Howard P. Olsen
Sheppard Field
Major Olsen
2544Th
Gilbert Zimmerman
Olsen
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Contact Caravan to Appear at ARC Auditorium
Convalescent patients at the regional station hospital may see The Contact Caravan a traveling GI unit sponsored by the Air Transport Command of the AAF at the ARC auditorium Sunday January 7. The caravan includes 37 enlisted men 28 musicians and one officer and has performed at RAF bases and in the Caribbean.
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Air Transport Command
AAF
ARC
Contact
Miami Beach
Miami
Fila
Contact Caravan
Service Club seeks chess and checkers supervisor
The Service Club No 1 hosts seek a chess and checkers expert to supervise these games in spare time on Thursday evenings at the club. If you are the man they seek, drop by to introduce yourself.
Message From New Commander at Sheppard Field
A new commander addresses all personnel at Sheppard Field praising prior work and post improvements. He emphasizes unity, dedication, and the goal of supporting RAF war efforts, urging officers enlisted and civilians to strive for the post to be second to none.
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Sheppard Field
RAF
Colonel Lohman Takes Over Post Command
Col E A Lohman, veteran Army officer with 33 years of service, assumes command of Sheppard Field as the post's sixth CO succeeding Col Alfred Jewett who transfers West. Lohman’s career spans Langley Field Buckley Field Kelly Field and Baer Field with key roles in training and readiness for RAF operations after Pearl Harbor. Born 1886 in Las Cruces New Mexico he entered the Regular Army in 1911 and served from the Mexican border era through World War II.
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E. A. Lohman
Sheppard Field
Alfred Jewett
West Coast
Jewett
Lohman
Buckley Field
Awa
Buckley
Langley Field
Pearl Harbor
Army Air Forces
AAF
Kelly Field
Baer
Walter R. Weaver
RAF
Air Force
Regular Army
Cavalry
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Las Cruces
New Mexico
NMMI
New Mexico National Guard
Army
Kansas
Signal Corps
Tax Aid Offered At PJA Office
Tax assistance for 1944 income tax returns will be available to all civilian and military personnel at Sheppard Field from January 3 to January 15 1945 at the Office of the Post Judge Advocate Building 801. The final quarterly installment due for 1944 estimated taxes may be paid by January 15 1945 with final returns filed then if chosen. Employers must provide Treasury Form W-2 by January 31 1945 and those filing by January 15 may obtain W-2 forms from their employers.
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Sheppard Field
Post Judge Advocate
Treasury Department
French Resorts Open as GI Rest Centers
France turns over resort hotels in the Alps and Riviera to 24,000 US GIs as rest centers under a reverse Lend-Lease arrangement. Paris hotel space is also being made available for war weary soldiers.
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France
CNS
French Alps
Riviera
Paris
Bond Campaign On Post Ends Sunday Night
Lt. E. J. Hume announced the Sixth War Loan Drive ends tomorrow evening at Sheppard Field. TEXACTS totals reach 131000 with final figures pending. Section D leads with 84 percent participation, closely followed by another D at 82 percent. Section E shows the largest cash increase, with Section A a strong runner up.
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Bond
Sheppard Field
E. J. Hume
Texacts
Hume
Wac Section D
Catholic Services Will Usher In The New Year
Catholic services mark the Holy Day of Obligation on January 1 at Sheppard Field announced by Maj. Jerome A. Major. Masses are listed for 6 a.m. Chapel No. 2 9 30 a.m. hospital 10 a.m. Chapel No. 5 12 noon Chapel No. 2 5 p.m. Chapel No. 2 6 p.m. Chapel No. 2 7 p.m. Chapel No. 2.
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Sheppard Field
Jerome A. Major
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PJA
Eee Ste Sane Seer
Anne Wee
Wee Wee
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