Two World War Veterans Honored At Basic Training Center
M. Sgt. Roy C. Fite, 45, of the Corps Military Police at Wichita Falls, received the Purple Heart for WWI wounds, while T. Sgt. Harold C. Bittinger, radio operator-gunner of Cumberland Md, earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in the Aleutians. Capt. Robert L. Thornton Jr. read both citations as troops gathered before marching in review.
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Bruce von G. Scott
Harold C. Bittinger
Aleutians
Roy C. Fite
Corps
Wichita Falls
Robert L. Thornton Jr
Fite
Ivory
France
Clayton
Lebanon
Ohio
Maryland
Bittinger
Cumberland
Lowry Field
Colo
Scott Field
Birds of a Feather Shape the Christian World
Chaplain Clydes recounts how companionship and atmosphere affect character. He compares people to thermometers and Christians to thermostats, stressing influence over surroundings. A knight’s story inspires collective effort to build a cathedral of faith and a world shaped by Christian brotherhood.
Four New Laws Benefit Veterans Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed four measures to aid veterans. One provides up to 115 dollars monthly for service connected disabilities. Another raises non service connected disability compensation from 40 to 50 dollars monthly. A third increases to 60 dollars the pension for veterans with ten years of continuous eligibility or those over 65. The fourth allows retired military and naval personnel to receive pensions if they waive retired pay and allowances equal to the pension.
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Roosevelt
Colorful WAC pilot Rachel Carlisle trains pilots at Sheppard Field
Pvt. Rachel June Carlisle serves as control tower operator directing landings and traffic at Sheppard Field. Her path spans six training stations after joining the WAC in Phoenix in 1943, including Fort Des Moines and Lowry Field, with prior work in a Phoenix resort serving celebrities like Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. She grew up on a Texas ranch and has two brothers in the service, one an aerial gunner at Gowen Field.
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Rachel June Carlisle
Army Air Forces
Sheppard Field
WAC
Phoenix
Ariz
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Army Air Forces Radio School
Kansas City
Des Moines
Lowry Field
Colo
Lowry
Bainbridge
George Field
Ill
Godman Field
Godman
Lufkin
Tex
Rachel
Gowmar Field
Idaho
DUCOTE A TRAVELING NEWSHAWK SEEKS STABLE STATION
Pvt. Sidney L. Ducote former Transradio Press reporter now with Section V keeps moving after asking for a permanent post. The Marksville Louisiana native has covered 100000 miles reporting news from Cuba and other fronts. Licenced radio engineer fluent in French and Spanish, he expects radar school at Madison Wisconsin before possible deployment on invasion fronts.
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Pvt
Sidney L. Ducote
Transradio Press Association
Section V
Transradio
Ducote
Marksville
Sammy
Sid
Aherne Visits Post. Reminisces With Operations Officer
Brian Aherne, the Hollywood star, revisits the post and recalls shared days in Los Angeles with Lt. Gill Taylor, the post operations officer. Taylor ferried Aherne in his plane on several occasions as both men led aviation efforts and shared chats at the field.
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Brian Aherne
Hollywood
Gill Taylor
Los Angeles
Taylor
Aherne
Flying Gunner From Field Reported Killed In Action
Staff Sgt. Marion Boren radi operator gunner who enlisted at Sheppard Field is now considered killed in action after War Department notice. Relatives in Wichita Falls report he had been missing in Germany since a raid over Hitler’s forces.
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Marion Boren
Sheppard Field
War Department
Wichita Falls
Germany
Fort Vey
Hitle
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Air Transport Command
Great Falls
Mont
Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Aleutian
Perea
Doc Davis
Finney
Haplain's
Clydes. Boggs
Rome
Jesus
You
Kin
Gunner
Rachel Carlisle
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