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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1943
Page
5
Professional and amateur swimmers and divers who took part in the recent aquacades at the Wichita Falls Golf and Country Club were urged yesterday to immediately contact Capt. Nelson P. Davies at phone 422. Other star aquatic performers on the post are urged to do likewise.
Entries for the officers tennis championship at Sheppard Field will be accepted through June 24 with rounds set for June 24 to 26. Notable entrants include Lt. Charles Hyatt Maj. William L. F. Pooley Capt. Hall Lt. Edwin Dikeman Lt. Edmund S. Smith and Capt. Nelson P. Davies. A private Colmenares will coach and a charity exhibition features Colmenares versus Jack Smith.
A 60 piece concert band drawn from the 24th 25th and 26th Air Forces Bands debuts on KWFT Tuesday at 7 p m from Victory Stage. Under AAFTC orders the ensemble is led by CWO Emerson Stephens with Warrants James H Ralston and Vale Page assisting. The program includes Man of the Hour March On the Mall The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Americans All and Cyprus Silhouette.
Mr. Wendell Link, assistant field director with the American Red Cross at Sheppard Field, has been transferred to the Army Air Base at Warrensburg, Missouri. His duties are taken over by Edward Freyschlag, a rancher from Eastland, Texas and former Eastland Red Cross chapter chairman.
The message urges greater bottle return duty to prevent losses, notes new counter entrance design to speed service, and highlights upgrades including uniforms, a beauty shop, and a recommended book Tunis Expedition by Darryl F. Zanuck detailing the North Africa campaign with Combat Camera photos.
M Sgt James W Thompson, a veteran of nearly a decade, declared the 62nd Air Base Squadron mascot to be a coatimandi and won a $1 prize. He recalls Pearl Harbor duties and service in Panama, and now works in the maintenance department of the technical schools.
The article explains why air combat crew technicians must be qualified gunners after technical training. It details crew roles on light, medium, and heavy bombers, noting gunner duties across B-25 B-26 Fortresses Liberators and B-26 upgrades. It emphasizes seven weeks of flexible gunnery before qualification.
Five top tunes listed by popularity led by Dont Get Around Much Anymore for the fourth straight week. The lineup includes Youll Never Know Comin In On a Wing and a Prayer Lets Get Lost Ive Heard That Song Before and a newcomer Lets Get Lost from the film Happy Go Lucky.
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