RAF Association Membership Totals 13 During First Week
The Army Air Forces Association saw 13 new member applications in its first week of the current drive. Lt. Peter Barretta Jr. announced the early figures as First Lt. Albert A. Adams joined first on Sheppard Field. Col. O L Rogers congratulated him as the drive proceeds under the Information and Education Department.
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Army Air Forces Association
Peter Barretta
Sheppard Field
Albert A. Adams
Col
O. L. Rogers
Army Air Forces
James H. Doolittle
Asso
Ciation
AAF
Air Force
The
Air Forces Association
Information and Education Department
Barretta
Air Force Association
Air Force Magazine
Association
OQ. L. Rogers
Peter Barretta, Jr
New Chaplain Maj. Wolf Arrives at Sheppard Field
Maj. Lawrence M. Wolf has joined the chaplain corps at Sheppard Field transferring from Spokane ATS Command Washington. He is a Catholic priest and is the son of Mr and Mrs Peter Wolf of Cleveland. He attended John Carroll University. Chaplain Haskins was reassigned overseas.
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Lawrence M. Wolf
Sheppard Field
Spokane Air Technical Service Command
Westoeper Wash
Wolf
Edward T. Haskins
Groceries WN. C., Ord
Haskins
China‘Burma-India
Corporal Mills Reenlists In Army Air Forces
Corporal Charlie S. Mills of Squadron N reenlists for one year at the field recruiting station. He will visit Muskogee Oklahoma on a 80 day furlough before heading overseas to the Pacific Theater. Mills earned a $50 reenlistment bonus and $200 mustering out pay plus travel pay and a 30 day furlough. He is a Central High School and University of Arkansas graduate.
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Mills
AAF
Charlie S. Mills
Squadron N
Army Air Forces
Muskogee
Okla
Selver E. I Mills
Pacific Theater
Sheppard Field
Central High School
Corporal Mills
The
University of Arkansas
Miss Canfield Transferred to Chanute Field
Nadine Canfield recreation director under special services leaves for Chanute Field Illinois to assume duties with the American Red Cross. A former WASP, she earned her wings in November 1944 and ferried until the WASP was inactivated in 1945. She joined Shepard Field in April and previously served at the Military Mining Center in San Antonio Texas.
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Miss Canfield
Nadine Canfield
Chanuteield
Ill
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Iss Canfield
WASP
Shepard Field
Rior
Military Mining Center
San Antonio
Texas
Pilot Hat Returns After Atlantic Ocean Dip
First Lt. Kenneth D. Blackshaw of Nantucket lost his AT-6 pilot hat when opening the canopy over the Atlantic. A former sergeant rescued the drifting hat, handed it to Blackshaw’s wife, who mailed it back. She said the hat looks no worse for the water plunge.
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Army Air Forces
Kenneth D. Blackshaw
Nantucket
Mass
Atlantic Ocean
Blackshaw
Seldon Legg
Bronx Zoo Displays Rare Silver-Blue Bear Cub
In the Bronx Zoo a four month old silver blue bear cub named Alice is on display after being found with siblings in Ulster County New York by a hunter. Color variation is rare among black bears and the only other silver blue bears on record were found in Alaska.
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Bronx Zoo
Bronx, N. Y
CNS
Alice
Uler County
N. Y
Alaska
Victory Stage Programs End After Weak Talent
The Victory Stage weekly features have been discontinued due to insufficient talent. The rebuilt venue hosted shows like Shepparade Blue Plate Special band concerts outdoor movies lectures and the bathing beauty contest. Future plans include tea dances bingo quizzes and Sunday events for service clubs.
XB-36 Engine Run-Up Tests Begin Taxi Trials
The Army Air Forces announced that tests have begun on the XB-36 at Fort Worth, Texas. The six engine bomber features 230 feet wingspan, 163 feet fuselage length, and 55 feet taxi height.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Consolidated Vultee Corporation
Army Air Forces
TEXACTS Columnist Goes to Hollywood
Cpl George J Young known as Cpl Jimmy Young transfers to Hollywood California to host newscasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network. He previously produced Sheppard Field broadcasts for KWFT KVWC Vernon and KSWO Lawton earning the Army Commendation Ribbon with a Hornsby commendation. May reenlists in the Air Forces for one year.
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George J. Young
Squadron A
Texacts
Jimmy Young
Aubrey Hornsby
Tech Training Command
Air Forces
Radio Division of Public Relations
Information and Education Office
Surplus Sale Set For Next Week At Sheppard Field
A surplus property sale will be held at Sheppard Field in Hanger No 5 open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Bids open July 29. Items include office chairs pencils perforators rules scales flying jackets and more.
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Sheppard Field
RA Officers to Take Oath Upon Regular Army Appointment
The Commanding General Fourth Army disclosed via telegram last week that all officers appointed in the Regular Army should take the oath of office immediately after accepting Regular Army appointment.
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Fourth Army
Regular Army
Six Civilians Receive Awards At Sheppard Field
Six civilian employees at Sheppard Field received cash awards for department improvement suggestions and one sergeant earned a three day pass. Col. Herbert K. Baisley announced the honors after the ideas proved effective at other fields and will be adopted across Army Air Force bases. recipients include Jd. Milton Conrow for a roll type applicator to apply DDT, Albert A. Brownlee for a laundry marking signal system, Fire Chief Ray Codding for a fog gun tip, S H Williams F A Totty and E A Murphy for a hospital sprinkler pump to stop false alarms, and S/Sgt Iris W Walters for a device aiding wheel brakes or master cylinders.
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Sheppard Field
Col
Herbert K. Baisley
Army Air Force
Jd. Milton Conrow
Post Engineers
Albert A. Brownlee
Post Laundry
Ray C. Codding
Post
S. H. Williams
F. A. Totty
E. A. Murphy
Iris W. Walters
Eighth Street USC Club to Close After 41 Years
The Eighth Street USC Club, open since September 1942 and serving over a million servicemen, will close July 31. Eli Morgan, board chairman, announced. Mary Bates directs the club with Myra Humphries assisting.
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8Th Street Club
Eighth Street
USC Club
Eli Morgan
Mary Bates
Myra Humphries
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RAF Association
Maj. Wolf
Greensboro
Hollywood
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