Sheppard Field Texacts Publishes News for AAF Personnel
Sheppard Field Texacts issues notices for base personnel under the Public Relations Office. Public release rights apply through the CNS and personnel are urged to submit news by noon Wednesday to Building 843. Squadron Squibs deadline is 5 p.m. Monday.
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AAF Base Unit
BTC
Sheppard Field
CNS
Barton K. Yount
Aaftrc
Albert L. Sneed
Aafwtc
Denver
Colo
E. A. Lohman
Texas
Army unity amid diverse GIs highlights shared ideals
A wartime reflection notes how thirty to forty thousand soldiers from varied jobs and backgrounds blend in the Army. It asserts Americans, regardless of race or religion, unite under truth courage and purity, hoping for peaceful postwar life built on mutual respect and rejection of derogatory remarks.
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Oshkosh
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Joes
Janes
GI Question Box Answers On After Service Education
Army men plan to attend full time school after discharge, USAFI off duty classes start June 18, and GI Bill loans can pay taxes on farm or town properties. Credit for Army experience may earn a high school diploma, with standards set by the American Council on Education.
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The
Information and Education Department
Armed Services
R. Vv
Army
USAFI
American Council On Education
Mythic German Underground Exposed as Nonexistent
A wartime analysis debunks the idea of a German underground resisting Nazism. The piece argues no organized underground existed to aid Allied forces, noting Gestapo collapse and widespread Nazi loyalty persisted. It urges postwar accountability and justice for victims to safeguard democracy.
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Buchenwald
Dachau
Germany
Hitler
Pearl Harbor
Gestapo
Europe
Dusting Off The Files SF Flag Day Service Broadcast
SF schedules a Sunday morning post chapel broadcast for Flag Day with a safety slogan event and war bonds as prizes. The GCT score for Officers' Candidate School falls from 120 to 110.
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Lamar Uso
TENSHUN Civilians News Civilian Personnel Updates
This week three items of interest include tobacco ration cards for civilians and stamped cigarettes limits. Pass buttons must be worn at all times on duty to deter unauthorized access. Supervisor conferences are held in Building 31 south end with limited parking. use post buses.
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Robert M. Jones
Post Exchange
E. W. Huey
W. B. Johns
Lilah Dolph
Nebraska
Imogene Butler
Post Judge Advocate
Nancy Boaz
Virginia Small
Bonnie Webster
Doris J. Null
Houston
Texas
Bonnie Burleson
Maureen Goforth
B. F. Witsell
Maureen
Wm. F. Miller
Buckley Field
Denver
Fred C Campbell
GI Jesters and wartime humor in a country camp
A humorous wartime scene sequence shows a boy and girl in a car sharing gasoline via a flask, a Brooklyn rascal with rattles in a Texas camp mess hall, medical staff quips about a sergeant, a gambler’s funeral crowd and a stubbornly slow punchline about a stove striker and a stuttering blacksmith with tough gags.
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Brooklyn
Texas
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POST
Harry H. Friedman
Pfc
Leo P. Bennett
S. Sgt
tEd
L. J
AAF
Post Headquarters
SF Waacs
Vernon
ASTP
George Sparks
Field Pxs
Navy
Spike
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