World’s third ranking long distance walker Yaeger still blister free
Pvt Howard B Yaeger Section L tops long distance feats with 2,242 hours of nonstop walking in a world championship in Aurora Illinois. He wore out 47 shoe pairs in 93 days while covering nearly 6 000 miles at speeds above 2 1 2 miles an hour. He credits luck and a balanced fruit rich diet with no sweets. He also routinely undertakes long desert hikes and jokes about his wife preferring cabs.
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Sheppard Field
Howard B. Yaeger
Yaeger
Aurora
Illinois
Desert
Utah
California
Lost Found Brown Billfold With Papers Reward
A brown leather billfold containing important papers and a gold identification bracelet was found near Shepard Field bus. Contact Pvt. Allen A. McArthur or Special Service Office for reward. Also a black and silver Parker pen was found near Barracks 166 and Mess No at noon Sunday June 31. Contact First Sergeant or Special Service Office.
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Sheppard Field
Pvt
Allen A. McArthur
Special Service
J. C. Kinnard
Special Service Office
Bond Drive Continues As Repo War Bonds Reach 95 Percent
The Petrolia Loan Stars presented their musical Do It Now rally to raise bond purchases with 95 percent of the Petro tega quota achieved and over $85,600 in bonds sold. In Henriet ta the caravan planned another packed show while Sheppard Field veterans offer speakers to boost civilian and military bond sales. Private Leonard M Puterbaugh earned three Grand for Private Honors by buying three $1,000 War Bonds and noting his wife will purchase $3,000. the family plans total $10,000 post duration nest egg.
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Petrolia
Texas
Henrietta
Murray
Samuell
Sheppard Field
Leonard M. Fiterbaugh
Puterbaugh
Greenville
Ohio
Dayton
Mangin Receives DFC for Luftwaffe Raid Valor
Sgt Greg Mangin former indoor tennis champion earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work as tail gunner aboard a Flying Fortress raid on Wiener Neustadt Austria. The piece urges savings and War Bond purchases as a prudent action.
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Greg Mangin
Wiener-Neustadt
Austria
Special Service Observes Pfc Goeltfogel Birthday Ceremony
In a special ceremony at the Special Service Office on Monday afternoon Pfc. Leon Goeltfogel was declared to have become a man. Maj. W. L. F. Pooley conducted the ritual as 21 resounding whacks marked the Pfc’s 21st birthday.
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Special Service Office
Pfc
Leon Goeltfogel
W. L. F. Pooley
Special Service
Goldfogel
Pfe
Watermelon Party and Dance for Section X Soldiers
Wichita Falls YWCA outdoor pavilion hosted a Tuesday evening water melon party and dance for over 200 Section X soldiers. Cpl. Billy Nation organized the event with the 526th AAF dance band, featuring civilian and GI performers including Norma Webb and Pvt. Raymond Walzer. War Bond appeal urged.
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Wichita Falls
YWCA
Cpl
Billy Nation
AAF
Norma Webb
Omega Bankstead
Katie Goodlett
Mozellé Dwyer
Holcum School
Forgotten Sketch Nets Murray Richer $600 Prize
Pvt. Maurice Murray, artist in the Sheppard Field Reproduction Section, received a $600 check for a theater lounge mural sketch submitted to a New York advertising agency. His past work includes Glamour Magazine and New York Post illustrations, with studies at Cooper Union. Murray aims to follow designer Norman Bel Geddes and balances army duty with side projects for Judge and Outdoor Life.
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Murray
Maurice Murray
Sheppard Field
New York
Murra
Outdoor
Officers Inactivated At Sheppard Field
Two officers at Sheppard Field received notice this week they would revert to inactive duty. Capt. Louis M. Brewer commanding officer of Section A and Capt. Bruce Seddon assistant officer in charge of the record section of S-3. Sgt. Billy Conn proposes a Joe Louis bout for GIs at an air base entertainment event.
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Sheppard Field
Louis M. Brewer
Bruce Seddon
Sgt
Billy Conn
Set
Joe Louis
Chapel and service schedule across multiple buildings
A list of daily and weekly religious services across numerous buildings including 546, 540, 672, 345, 344, 172, 232, 212, 344, 632, 672, 890 and others. Times range from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with Bible studies, Holy Communion, sermons, and special services noted.
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Milton Caniff
Terry and the Pirates
United States
Hungary
Bond Drive
Mangin
Glamour Magazine
New Yor Post
Saks Fill Avenue
Cooper Union , Arts and Sciences
New Yor City
Newman Bel Geddes
Private Murray
Texacts
COM
Louis
Baptist
Christian
Christian Science
Episcopal
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