Dobbs of Sheppard Field Receives OCS Honors
Glenn Dobbs Jr a former all American grid star trained at Sheppard Field won military and athletic awards on graduation. He earned the athletic trophy for best overall record in his class and was named Associated Press All America for his service at Randolph Field prior to joining the Army Air Forces officer candidate school in Miami Beach.
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Glenn Dobbs, Jr
Sheppard Field
Army Air Forces Officer
Miami Beach
Dobbs
Rederick
Okla
OCS
Lieutenant Dobbs
University of Ulsa
Asociated
Press
Ranwlph Field
14th Mess Keglers Lead As Ind Air Base Draws Tight
The 14th Mess bowlers sparked a deadlock with Ind Air Base for leadership as the Eighth Street USC-sponsored league rolled at downtown Spudder Alleys. 14th Mess won three matches to 417th TS Mined Back 62nd AB in two nights, while Unit Personnel snatched three from Incoming Processing. Hicks of Unit Personnel had the high game with 200 plus, and the high series stood at 540 for 14th Mess with a team game of 838. Standings show 4 4.60 Wmlanar 15 6, 15 6 COE, and others in tabulated form.
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Ind Air Base
Usc-Spon
Spudder
Jess
Mets
Hicks
Perynnel
Wmlanar
Gan
Oleg Sa
Post-Wide Boxing Tourney Planned With June Schedule
Plans for a post-wide boxing tournament outline a June schedule with double headers on Sundays and Wednesdays, and single games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sgt. Les Ewing announces the slate of matchups in the Shep pard Field Service League, listing teams such as Cobras Mosquitos Warhawks Hellcats Thunderbolts Avengers Lightnings Marauders Mustangs Typhoons Spitfires and Hurricanes.
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Sheppard Field Service
Sgt
Les Ewing
Special Services
Cobras
Mosquitos
Warhawks
Hellcats
Thunderbolts
Avengers
Lightnings
Marauders
Mustangs
Typhoons
Spitfires
Hurricanes
Military Personnel May Take Part In Civilian Programs
AAF Training Command HQ in Fort Worth permits furloughs or leaves for personnel to join athletic or civilian events away from home stations during duty hours if regulations and leave credits allow. Monetary compensation rules follow current directives. Temporary duty status is not allowed for personal benefit, but may be used for recruiting, War Loan, or Red Cross drives.
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AAF Training Command
Fort Worth
Orchard and Sprinters Rival in Western Track Meet
Jack Orchard, Western Champion sprinter and special services non com, faced two elite sprinters Jesse Owens and Hal Davis in California and Oregon meets. Davis ran 10 yards in 9.4 seconds, Orchard 9.6. Orchard later set a 24 feet 11 inches broad jump record at Miami Beach during OCS non com training and led a track squad at Hondo after coaching at RAF gunnery school.
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Jack Orchard
AAF
Jesse ‘Vens
Ohio State Flash
Hather
California
Hal Davis
Orchard
Davis
Oregon
Owens
Ohio
M Jack
Central T Washington College
Ellensburg
Ings
Miami
Offici
Miami Beach
Fla
Sheppard Field
Honde
Mosquitos Rally Early To Beat Hurricanes 8 5
The Mosquitos opened with a fast start defeating the Hurricanes 8 to 5 at Spudder Park. Eight Mosquito hits produced eight runs aided by four Hurricane errors, with Doetsch striking out 10. Vic Oehler led the attack with a double and two singles, while Cissell paced Hurricanes with a triple and a single.
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Mosquitos
Hurricanes
Spudder Park
Skeeters
Bill Doetsch
Cissell
Dylen Day
Vic Oehler
Skeeter
Howard
Buckley
Doetsch
Arvin
Day
Doyle
Freeman
Piepmeier Tops Richardson In Eighth Street Ping Pong Clash
Tech Sergeant Larry Piepmeier rallied with a strong backhand to defeat Tech Sergeant Carroll Richardson for top honors in the weekly ping pong tournament at Eighth Street USC. Piepmeier advanced by beating Pvt. T. F. Ballard, while Richardson overcame Tech Sergeant Robert Barrett. The winner received two free steaks. consolation laurels went to Tech. Sgt. Hyman Schmierer who defeated Pvt. Leslie Bola for a $1 prize.
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Larry Piepmeier
Tech
Carroll Richardson
Eighth Street
USC
Piepmeier
T. F. Ballard
Richardson
Robert Barrett
Hyman E. Schmierer
Hyman E. Schmierer of Section E Defeated Pvt
Leslie Bola
Schedule Advances for Basic Trainees on Sheppard Field
The timetable for basic trainees at Sheppard Field was shifted forward by thirty minutes starting June 1. All daily calls from reveille to retreat are now scheduled half an hour earlier.
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Sheppard Field
Dempsey and Tunney Meet in New York Hotel Reunion
Coast Guard Cmdr. Jack Dempsey and Navy Cmdr. Gene Tunney reconnected at a New York hotel. Their exchange was playful with calls of “Gene” and “Jack” followed by “Charmed” marking a warm reunion after years apart.
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Coast Guard
Jack Dempsey
Navy
Gene Tunney
Jack
New York
Gene
Dempsey
Tunney
Keefe a One-Hit Gem as Marauders Top Typhoons
Big Bill Keefe pitched a one hit game leading the Marauders to a 3 to 2 win over the Typhoons at Spudder Park. Keefe allowed seven unearned runs? No, seven errors by Typhoons aided the Marauders while Hastings and Keefe contributed two hits each.
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Bill Keefe
Spudder Park
Typhoons
Don Gray
Hastings
Marauders
Huhn
Keefe
Morgan
Gray
Mundy
Hahn
Pooley Joins Sheppard Field Post Exchange Council
Special Service officer Maj William L F Pooley has been added as a new member of the Sheppard Field Post Exchange council. The appointment expands the council’s leadership as it serves personnel at the base.
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William L. F. Pooley
Sheppard Field Post Exchange Council
Major White Eyes Postwide Boxing Tournament Climax
Maj. Gordon C. White announced plans for a post wide boxing tournament sponsored by the Special Service office and directed by the physical training department. Lt. Leo Mahon and Lt. Louis Spears will direct elimination rounds using post gyms and equipment. A regulation ring will be set near the gyms with ample seating. Top regional champions have emerged and several Golden Gloves holders are noted.
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Special Service Office
Physical Training Department
Gordon C. White
Leo Mahon
Louis Spears
Major White
Initra
White
Sheppard Field bids to join boxing tourney in Abilene
Sheppard Field receives a special invitation to send a boxing team to the three day state TAAF tournament August 3 to 5 in Abilene. Army installations in the area are entering teams and Ray Crowell of Abilene expects strong military representation. Food and lodging will be provided. transportation for the 300 mile round trip must be furnished by Sheppard Field.
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Sheppard Field
Abilene
Ray Crowell
Federation
Crowell
Shipments Strip Sheppard Field Baseball Teams
Recent shipments from Sheppard Field removed leading performers in softball and baseball. The Avengers lost Squire J. Tennison, Francis P. Plover, and other key players. Warhawks, Thunderbolts, Marauders, and Spitfires also saw personnel reassigned or deployed. The exodus affects both on field depth and organizational leadership.
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Sheppard
Sheppard Field
Lady Tomazin
Quartermaster Club
Avenger
Squire J
Joe) Tennison
Francis P. Plover
The
Avengers
William A
Cy) Moore
Marauders
Glenn Dunning
Warhawk
Edward McElroy
Spitfire
Raymond J. Norkus
Typhoon
George W. Harris
Thunderbolt
Robert A. Baughan
Charles W. Smeltzer
Lacy P. Zenner
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Nets
Glenn Dobbs
Arn
Keglers
Wens
Morton
Roger Morton
Cobra
Wagner
Downing Richardson
Pooley
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