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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
7
A new PX at building 812 serves the men near the orderly room. Sergeant Kenneth Leimgruber formerly opposed women but now reportedly changes stance as a bride-to-be’s mother prepares an announcement. The column notes Pok Chop Boggs and Papa Jensen with Wichitaettes at a Wichita Falls cabaret.
2nd Lt. R. L. Thornton joins as assistant adjutant and assistant unit personnel officer and 2nd Lt. C. F. Jones is assigned as assistant supply officer. Three more men appear on the weekly honor roll Corporals Bacon Ness and Weisberk depart for officers candidate school in statistics.
Area fills with eager recruits as S. Sgt. Greenhow and Privates Beebe McCloskey Wilber exchange Army chow for wives meals. The 315th team, 6–4, leads league with 11 wins, previews include glider pilot talk and upcoming clash with 419th. marriages and leaves noted among endless drills.
In the 669 vs 674 intra-squad series the 669 squad led by Pvt. Peter Levine swept two games 11-6 and 13-7 to claim the first half title in the B shirt bracket. 674, powered by Pvt. George Watts, fought hard but fell short in both slugfests.
A column from the 418th Tech School squadron notes include S. Set. James Briley heading to Washington D C and a long distance phone flirtation. It hints Set. Charles S. Edgar may wed in June and mentions a friend visiting from the 515th squadron. юм
The 313th unit lauds their editor Corp. Bill Beckmann and the TEXACTS sheet. Sgt. Louis A. Parks recently turns spiritually minded attending church twice on Sundays and mopping duties are performed by barracks 613 volunteers. Sunday morning routines mingle with routine military life.
Building 578 once housing the A R office and War Bom office is being painted under the direction of Marlin Flowers, the squadron morale NCO, with commissioned officers. Venitiza blinds are installed at all windows and new furniture arrives as the south room becomes the home of the 419th.
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