Milton Caniff Manages Art and War Efforts in Caniff Studio
Milton Caniff, 38, Irish American creator of Terry and the Pirates and Male Call, works seven days a week in a Catskills studio. He writes draws and plots his own stories, and his WWII work includes OCD manuals and the Soldier's Pocket Guide to China. Proceeds from Male Call benefit Army Emergency Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Caniff
Terry
Stars and Stripes
Caniff
Hillsboro
Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus Dispatch
Dickie Dare
Lace
Lana Turner
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Harlow
Lauren Macall
Calcutta
Canarsie
Pearl Harbor
China
Col
Flip Corkin
Congressional Record
St. Vitus
Squadron Squibs continued with new department signs and a farewell party
Squadron A reports continued on page 3 with notes of a Red River exit and Sgt Vrabec contact. Capt Register yields department location signs, each with sketches. Flight 188 says goodbye to their leader Pvt. Dorey amid piano tunes by Pat Bottoms and Pat Quinn. The group cheers Latrine duty and closes with Star Spangled Banner and Deep in the Heart of Texas.
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Red River
Sgt. Vrabec
Register
Morning Report
Flight 188
Pvt
Dorey
D. I
Pat Bottoms
Pat Quinn
C. Q
C. Q.s
Texas
Squadron 5 News From Wisconsin Departure and Dormitory Tales
Sajor K F Wandschneider and Michael Stormioia head to Wisconsin while Lieutenant Field assumes CO duties. S Sgt Powell remains hospitalized. Spera and Rice join the NCO club and enjoy beer and pretzels. Private Cameron fears a rain storm as barracks 714 minds a sleepwalker mystery. The men discuss car repairs and daily barracks life.
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Wandschneider
Wisconsin
Field
S. Set
Sgt. Powell
Spera
Rice
NCO Club
Cameron
Dickens
Barracks 714
Dudley
War unit bulletin notes furloughs and personal updates
78th AAF Base Unit AI A ES lists personnel changes and travels from Philadelphia to Odell Illinois and Galveston. promotions and new duties announced. The column mentions births, marriages, social events at Westmoreland Park and nearby towns, and snippets about nicknames and humor from service members.
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78Th Aaf
Ft. Cpl
Samuel N. Lapsley
Emanuel Weiss
Sergeant Fishencort and Bond Secure Transfers
Ist. Sgt. praised as best in business. Sergeant Fishencort can take a car apart and have it running in hours. S. Sgt. Bond attached to our squadron for weeks, worked in the orderly room and made permanent party this week, earning a furlough to visit his wife and newborn daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Colson
Roy Q. Leubin
T. Set
Frances Swit
Leubin
Dwayne R. Warren
Kenneth Plaxton
Plaxton
Battle Creek
Mich
Kenneih Anthony
Dorothy Rhea
Cpt
A. Erbel
L. C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Erbel
Walter K. Miles
Fishencort
Bond
Swimming Classes To Start Monday For Beginners
The 78th AAF PT department announces a swimming class for beginners starting Monday at 0830. At least thirty men are needed, with a fifty cent fee covering transportation and pool use at Westmoreland pool. Instructor Pvt. Stanley W. Stocker says sessions run three hours daily for five days. call Extension 221 for details.
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78Th Aaf PT Department
Westmoreland Pool
Stanley W. Stocker
78Th Aaf Base Unit
PT Department
Extension
Fourteen Wacs Host First Cedar Park Pool Social
Fourteen Wacs from the local squadron gathered at Cedar Park Pool for an informal swimming party last Tuesday night. The event marks the start of a full summer schedule of activities and promises an eventful season for the unit.
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Wacs
Cedar Park Pool
Ex Post Fighter Melvin Walker Wins At Chanute Field
Ex Wichita boxer Col. Melvin Walker, a B 29 mechanic and veteran with Golden Glove titles, claims the heavyweight 94 title at Chanute Field. Walker, from Wichita, boxed across multiple bases including Amarillo Childress Albuquerque and New Orleans. He began amateur boxing around age 12 and is noted as a career serviceman with a storied fight record.
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Melvin Walker
Gig
Chanute Field
Walker
Donny Ebrook
Illinois
Cor the
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Childress
Albuquerque
N. M
New Orleans
Bishop Mows Down 13 Typhoon Hitters in League Clash
Charley Bishop hurled 13 strikeouts and the Mustangs routed the Typhoons 6 to 0 at Spudder Park. Newman and Crawford sparked the rally with timely hits as Bishop and teammates padded the lead with aggressive baserunning and a late double by Roller. Jarvis pitched for the Typhoons as Davis and Nelson also saw action.
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Charley Bishop
Mustangs
Spudder Park
Jarvis
Alow
Las
Newma
Crawford
Carro
Bisho
Carroll
Bishop
Roller
Newman
Thunderbolts edge Hellcats 5 4 in nightcap baseball
In a doubleheader night contest at Spudde Park the Thunderbolts edged the Hellcats 5 to 4. Williams tied the game with a two base hit in the fifth, Davis drove in Straub with a single for the winning run, and Waugh made the final catch to seal the victory as Goliat Osteen Grandy and Griebel produced hits and power.
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Thunderbolts
Hellcats
Sheppard
Spudde Park
BTC
Williams
Sims
Davis
Straub
Goliat
Walters
Osteen
Grandy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Catskills
Rockland County
Burma and Lace
April Kane
Milton
Joy
Burma
Casbah
Sajor K. F. Wandschneider
Hy Pte
Michael T. Stormioia
Westmoreland Park
Thomas C. Brown
Kenneth Volker
Sgt. Weeks
Mabel
Roberts. McDonough
Ralph Gunter
Pfc
Ralph Grabow
Massamo Forner
Fellows
Rohr
Columbus
Rhoads
Asheville
N. C
Casey
Cpl
Abraham Rubin
Sgt
Robert Jones
Sammy Morris
Europe
78Th
AAFBU
Robert B. Noble
Virginia Mayo
Vera Ellen
Danny Kaye
Chanute
Nelson
Bishop Or
Aftiquist
SHAEF
CNS
R.H Typhoons
Marauders
Davis and
Flowers
Rothman
Arty Kline
Habernich
Tillin
McChesne
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