Eight personnel changes at the AM School announced
Lt. Col. Sirevon G. Scott disclosed transfers across key posts at the Air Training Command school. Maj. Willard J. Chamberlin moves to the 331st Two Engine Flying Training Group, Capt. Vern Carter becomes director of the airplane mechanics school, and Capt. Richard L. Goeth shifts to technical inspector. Lt. Edmund S. Smith becomes secretary, with further moves across engine engineering, structures, and flight engineering duties.
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Chool
Sirevon G. Scott
Raining
Willard J. Chamberlin
Ormer
Techical School
Vern _ Carter
Richard L. Goeth
Goeth
Edmund S. Smith
John S. McCannon
Rupert A. Chaffee
Joseph H. Frost
Anton R. J. Friedman
Friedman
Frost
Major Frost
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Tops GI Hit Parade
The weekly GI Hit Parade shows Duke Ellington’s Don’t Get Around Much Anymore at number one for the third straight week as troops at Sheppard Field keep the tunes in rotation. Second place goes to Wrong Can It Be Wrong with We Heard That Song Before dropping to third. As Time Goes By and That Old Black Magic also linger in the top ranks as the USO boxes tally slips for next week.
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Duke Ellington
Sheppard Field
Harry James
USO
Pye
304th Takes Weekly Parade Competition
The BTC weekly retreat parade saw 304 TG win by 10 points over 306 and 308. Final scores: 304 1025, 306 1015, 308 1010. The highlight was awarding a permanent trophy to 301 TG for a three straight trophy run.
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BTC
Soldiers and Families Off Post Protected in Wichita Falls
Expectant wives and soldier husbands living off post are protected from eviction by landlords. J. E. Handy, local rent control director, announced that no soldier family may be evicted without approval from the Wichita Falls rent control office.
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Wichita Falls
J. E. Handy
Rent Control Dicerto
Exchange Holiday Promises One Day Closure June 7 1943
Employees of the Wichita Field Exchange announce a combined holiday event starting 7:00 p.m. at the Wichita Golf and Country Club. The post exchange will close after 6:00 p.m. Monday June 7 1943 with extended hours for shoppers earlier in the day and a Saturday style picnic planned.
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Sheppard Field Exchange
Wichita Golf and Country Club
WAAC Officer Angela Teresa Led Busy War Service
In a weekly feature, Lt Angela J Teresa executive officer of the 718 WAAC Headquarters Co details her path from Jersey City to Sheppard Field. The former student, scout, athlete and stenographer joined the WAACs after guiding two brothers into service. She trained in Des Moines and Daytona Beach, earned Third Officer rank, then served at Fort Oglethorpe and Sheppard Field, becoming executive officer last week. She enjoys dancing, movies, reading, and sketching portraits.
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WAAC
Sheppard Vield
718Th
Texacts
Angela J. Teresa
Waac Headquarters Co
Jersey City
N. J
Teresa
Spencer College
Angela
Tere
Uncle Sam
Army Air Forces
American Women’s Ambulance Reserve Corps
Newark
Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Des Moines
Iowa
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fort Oglethorpe
Sheppard Field
Flexible gunnery training for air crews outlined
The article explains who is eligible for the seven week flexible gunnery course, including radiomen and radar operators, with age limits 18 to 35, height and weight ranges, vision and dental standards. It notes the role of first sergeants in determining eligibility and mentions upcoming weekly updates in this series.
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Texacts
Flying Training Command
Technical Training Command
Moon
Miust
Anilinery School
Enough and On Time radio show debuts second airing
The Army Services Forces Blue Network presents Enough and on Time for a second 7:30 p m broadcast tonight. The weekly Saturday program explains ASF operations in supplying equipment and caring for soldiers worldwide. the series began May 29.
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Army Services Forces Blue
War Department
ASF
Handicraft Groups For SF Soldiers
Handicraft groups meet at the Lamar USO every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 p m under Pvt Pedro Gonzales a Sheppard Field artist. The men make wallets picture folds clay models and other crafts for their own use and 45 gifts for folks back home.
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Lamar Uso
Pvt
Pedro Gonzales
Sheppard
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Pyt
Fred Dal
Perkte Perkins
Old South
Store No. 2
United States Army
George
Pfc
Dominic Teresa
Washington
Angela Theresa
Furnas
Habe, Hans
America
Trumbull, Robert
WDACO
Hell
IDF
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