RAF Screening Centers reopen for late regular army officers
Officers with applications for regular army kept out by March 19 1946 deadline were invited to appear before Screening Boards at Beale Fort Leavenworth Fort Lamston Fort McPherson Camp Fannin and others. Telegraph from RAF Technical Training Command notes centers will stay open until June 15 1946 and missions continue for officers from Sheppard Air Force Base.
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Anoicer
RAF Chnical Training Command
Field Tlhe
Adjutant General
Beale
Calif
Ft. Lamston
Texas
Ft. McPherson
Ft. Leavenworth
Ans
Tagon
Washington D. C
Camp Fannin
Tex
Sheppard Id
Col Rogers Receives Oak Leaf Cluster and Commendation
Col O L Rogers, former Sioux Falls AAF CO from Sept 1943 to Mar 1945, earns the Oak Leaf Cluster and Commendation Ribbon for outstanding leadership at Sheppard Field and for directing a large basic training program amid tight funds. Brig Gen Aubrey Hornsby commends his administration for minimizing expenditures and wisely using government funds.
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Rogers
Sheppard Field
Aubrey Hornsby
RAF Technical Training Command
Sioux Fall Army Air Field
S.D
Officer Personnel Chief Comments On Screening Tests
Capt. Cyrus S. Grimshaw in charge of the Officer's Personnel Section described screening tests as essential. He said the process screened candidates for suitability and potential assignments. The comment appeared on Page 8 of the edition.
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Cyrus S. Grimshaw
One Hour Notice Sends Private Halpern to Pacific Tests
Pvt. Robert Halpern, a three week Army recruit and TV expert, packed in minutes and flew to San Francisco then Hawaii for a Pacific atomic bomb test assignment under Col. O. L. Rogers. The rapid deployment illustrates the Army’s Project Crossroads readiness.
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Army
Sqiron M
Col
O. L. Rogers
Halpern
San Francisco
United States
Pacific
New Post Names Dental Surgeon At Sheppard Field
Lt. Col. Donald C. Hudson arrived at Sheppard Field last week to assume duties as Post Dental Surgeon. He replaces Col. Howard N. Burgin who was transferred to the Central Dental Laboratory at Fort McPherson, Ga. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Dentistry.
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Donald C. Hudson
Sheppard Field
Howard N. Burgin
Central Dental Laboratory
Fort McPherson
University of Iowa School of Dentistry
Sheppard Loses Assistant PRO Abbey Heads Overseas
Lt. Robert M. Abbey oldest PRO staffer at Sheppard Field left Thursday for Greensboro North Carolina to complete processing for overseas assignment. Since October 1945 he served as Assistant PRO aside from two months at the PRO school in Orlando. Abbey, son of a Kansas publisher, contributed to TEXACTS and as Special Events Officer highlighted peacetime Army achievements across media.
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Robert M. Abbey
Sheppard Field
Greensboro
N.C
Abbey
Orlando
Fla
Kansas
Texacts
Chaplain Addresses Optimist Club in Wichita Falls
Chaplain Capt Peaden spoke to the Optimist Club at a Kemp Hotel luncheon in Wichita Falls. He shared observations of Asia from his Army service and commented on the Chinese context amid his four years of duty two of which were spent in Asia.
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Capt. Carroll
Peaden
Optimist Club
Kemp Hotel
Wichita Falls
Asia
Hudson served 15 months in European Theater of Operations
Hudson was commissioned in the Regular Army in 1938. His last assignment was in the European Theater of Operations where he served for 15 months.
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Hudson
Regular Army
Former POWs Decorated by Col. Rogers in Office
Two ex POWs from the same German camps received decorations from Col. O. L. Rogers. Lt. Col. Victor E. Warford earned the Silver Star for gallantry as commander of the 309th Fighter Squadron in Italy before being shot down in 1944. First Lt. Joseph A. Young received the Air Medal for meritorious aerial achievement after his ninth mission, being shot down near Merseburg in 1944. Both were imprisoned at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VII before liberation on April 29, 1945. Warford, son of H. C. Warford of Sylvania Ohio, is married with two children and based in Chickasha, Okla. He arrived in Wichita Falls June 3 after completing Fort Leavenworth training. Warford entered service in 1941, earning eight confirmed enemy planes and one probable. He also holds the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
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Victor E. Warford
O. L. Rogers
Rogers
Warford
309Th
Italy
Germany
Joseph A. Young
Young
Merseburg
91St
Watford
Lieutenant Young
Sagan
Moosburg
Bavaria
H. C. Warford
Sylvania
Ohio
Ann Louise
Victor, Jr
Chickasha
Okla
Wichita Falls
Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Lamar USO to Hold Sunday Breakfast
Catholic men from Sheppard Field will join Lamar Street USO for a Communion Breakfast at Saved Heart parish hall in Wichita Falls on Sunday June 16. Veterans and parish members will host soldiers for the Father’s Day event with tickets available at the Catholic Chaplain’s office or after Mass. Buses depart Chapel No 2 after the 1100 Mass.
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Sheppard Field
Lamar Street
Hall of Saved Heart
Wichita Falls
Indians Depicted as Beggars in 19th Century View
A historical excerpt notes that some observers described Indians as beggars while portraying them as extremely industrious and happy in their ignorance. The Chaplain doubted that Western and Eastern civilizations could ever merge into one.
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Col. Rogers
Emanuel
Nathaniel
Daniel Willett
Sunset
Fort Samston
Willett Brothers
Sheppard Field Recruiting Office
Robert Halpern
Hudson New
Sheppard
Lamar Uso
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