Former 417th Clerk Missing in Action
The War Department notified Mrs. Eilene Wells of Wichita Falls that her husband S. Set John H. Wells formerly a payroll clerk in the 417th Technical School Squadron and later a ball turret gunner on a Flying Fortress has been missing in action since May 17. Wells, a native of Dibol Texas, was stationed at Sheppard Field until August 1942 when he transferred to Vegas Nevada for aerial gunnery training.
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War Department
Eilene Wells
Wichita Falls
S. Set
John H. Wells
417Th Technical School
Wells
Dibol
Texas
Sheppard Field
Vegas
Nev
Change of personnel sergeant major and homecoming mascot
James T. Finneran takes over as personnel sergeant major replacing T. Set. Frank High in a change of duty. Capt. Henry V. DeWitt returns as commanding officer after attending his son’s United States Naval Academy graduation and a Virginia visit. The fifth Technical School Group culminates NCO school with a pass in review before Maj. William L. Pooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Set
James T. Finneran
T. Set. Frank High
Henry V. DeWitt
United States Naval Academy
Virginia
Fith Technical School Group
William L. F. Pooley
419th Tech School Sq Maj Richard Holland Moves Squadrons
The unit moves to the 45th TS Squadron area. Barracks 767 to TS 775 house eight buildings. Singing group of enlisted men praises its strength. Two glider pilots with overseas action from Hickam Field. Lt Metzgar on leave in hometown. Lt McFee back from New York. Staff drill begins. rifle range to qualify as marksman. Baby news at S Set RR C Marks home.
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James P. McFee
Little Ol
New York
S. Set
C. Marks
S. Piepmier
Tropics Come to Texas at 302nd Group Dance
A 302nd Training Group dance at the Boys Club last Wednesday brought tropical flair with palm trees and the 24th Air Forces Orchestra. Officers and their wives attended, and both men and women enjoyed the lively evening as music faded.
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Tropics
Texas
24Th Air Forces Orchestra
Puzzle Answers and Names From The Quiz
Answers provided include option choices and names Kay Kyser Sammy Kaye and Blue Baron. The user lists selections and true false judgments for a music and dance quiz with references to George M Cohan and Cole Porter.
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Kay Kyser
Sammy Kaye
Blue Baron
George M. Cohan
March
Waltz
Fox Trot
True
False
Cole Porter
Insurance Derby Sets Records At J D McBirney Post
National Service Life Insurance drives shatter weekly goals as 1,090 men buy 9.87 million dollars in coverage from June 5 to 12 1943 led by the 302nd Training Group and Lt Dale G Kesterson. The 2nd Academic Group posted 396000 in seven days with units across the post eclipsing prior totals.
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National Service
Dale G. Kesterson
Edgar Craig
Robin Seilback
Edward C. Fowler
Stanley J. Osborn
Robert K. Martin
Allen P. Goforth
307Th
Lawrence
L.J. Heyer
Derby
Cawthorn Ray
John Richter
Hq Sq Btc No. 3
Ath
Honest act earns Pvt Joe Dana a salute on base
308th Training Group reports Pvt Joe Dana of Barrack 286 returned a missing wallet containing over 70 dollars. Pvt J M Gallagher misplaced his wallet, Dana found and turned it in intact. The piece notes transfers of 305 personnel and welcomes new arrivals while praising officers and non coms.
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Joe Dana
Barrack 286
J. M. Gallagher
Dana
Joe
Appreciation for sailors event crowds out at night
The crowd files out after a valued gathering with thanks to Captain Sutherland for sponsoring the affair and to Lieutenants Marshall and Ryder for supervising. Decorations by Dick Knudson receive high praise, and thanks are given to Pete, Al, Herb, Joe and Homer for their work. Let’s do it again.
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Capt. Sutherland
Marshiall
Ryder
Dick Knudson
Pete
Herb
Joe
Homer
Return of Captain Snyder Leads 303rd Training Group Shuffle
The 303rd Training Group announces Capt. Howard E K Snyder back as group adjutant replacing Capt. Karl M Kleihauer who heads to unknown destinations. Lt. Porter L Oakes moves to Public Relations Office and personnel to BTC headquarters. Readers learn about drills, new instructors, a Chinese laundryman Pvt Edmund Y K Lee and light weekly highlights from softball, football, and trips to Fort Worth.
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Howard EK. Snyder
Karl M. Kleihauer
Porter L. Oakes
C. O
11 Squadron
BTC
P. P
Edmund Y. K. Lee
Lee
China
Thomas R. Parker
Edgar Allen Poe
Bill Matthieu
Johnny Harrison
Pfe
Cullen Perry
Doka
Fort Worth
Corporal Richardson
Morrill
Corporal Shaw
Stuart Wayson
Record of 304 Training Group Highlights and Events
A briefing from the 304th Training Group notes Sgts Craig and Seilback sold 3.43 million in government insurance. Trainers earned orchids for retreat parade wins. Sleepy Sarraille Schwartz and Cpl. Wm Howard starred in a recent ball game. Boxing night had 10 bouts. Cap Carson returns to duty. A big 304 party is planned at the Boys Club in Wichita, with interest in squadron sweethearts and marching song practice.
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Craig
Seilback
Weks
Bill Hart
Bill Roulette
Wichita
Carson
Dinner Reward for Baseball Team by Major Calder
Major Calder treated the softball team to dinner at the Town Club before leaving for Mexico City where he spent most of a 14 day leave. Recalling furloughs, Sgts Ptashinski and Sat McGregor enjoy life despite fear and bloodshot eyes from foreign agents. Sgt Hickey keeps “Gyro” in order, while Isaacson brings news from Chicago. Cpl Greentree teases a blind date, and Cpl Art Kearns continues his Mission to Minneapolis.
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C. O
Major Calder
Mexico City
Major Cobb
Acad Sq
Sgt. C. Ptashinski
Sat W. McGregor
Dick Tracy
Pfc
Carnock
Sgt
F. Hickey
Isaacson
Chicagoland
Cpl. Greentree
Art Kearns
Minneapolis
Inter-barracks contest honors issued at 306th group
Major Battley reports the inter-barracks competition for best policed bar racks produced twelve plaques with four barracks still aiming for high standards and 100 percent squadron unity. S. Sgt. Donald Duncan wins for man without a home after personnel moved back to headquarters leaving only a floor spot at his desk.
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Major Battley
Donald Duncan
Duncan
Booth
Sealy
Thornberry
March to the Alter with Yan kee Sweetheart
Sgt Bart Martin married Maye Beeman of Electra last Saturday in a joyous ceremony. In sports news, battery-mates Sgt Les Ewing and Sgt Callahan led a close batt game to a 2 to 0 victory over the guard squadron with Callahan hitting two home runs. Pitcner Ewing held the opposing lineup to two blows.
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Bart Martin
Maye Beeman
Electra
Les Ewing
Callahan
Pitcner Ewing
A Frail's Fantasy and Army Life at Wichita Falls
A memoir vignette shows a First Sergeant Thornber waking a narrator to reveille and a sequence of barracks life. The scene includes a later meeting at Wichita Falls Country Club with iced drinks, a relaxed dress code, Friday maid service, delayed reveille, and a bar follow up with a promised shirt gift. The piece ends with a defiant line about dreaming.
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Thornber
Reveille
Wichita Falls Country Club
Gibbons
Gulliver's Travels Journal Entry Adventure Continues
Gulliver narrates a revised account of his voyage, describing a vast domain he now calls his world. He notes that volcanic eruptions from last week have ceased and mentions a strange new territory awaiting exploration in his journal.
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Gulliver
Meet the WAACS Top Kick Thornber at Sheppard Field
Sgt Elizabeth Thornber leads the 718th WAAC HQ Co at Sheppard Field. A Niagara Falls native, she previously helped organize the Women's Motor Corps and taught chemical warfare topics in New York City. She trained at Daytona Beach Fort Des Moines Fort Oglethorpe and Buffalo since September 1942. She enjoys contract bridge reading horseback riding and swimming and likes Jimmy Stewart movies.
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WAACS
Sheppard Field
Texacts
Elizabeth Thornber
718Th
Waac Hq. Co
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Thornber
American Women’s Volunteer Services
New York City
Otis
Franchot Tone
George E. Cox Jr
General MacArthur
Bataan
Australia
Martha Washington Seminary
Washington, D. C
Buffalo
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Oglethorpe
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Richard ©. Holland, C
Cpl
J. R. Nevarez
TEX
McGuire
W. Bedell
Carl D. Sutherland
C. C
Joe O'Donnell
G. I. Insurance Derby
J. D. McBirney
Little Rock
Sgt. Suman
Ben D. Lee
T. G
Q. M
Air Force
25Th Air Forces Band
Ab Sa
246Th Air Forces
James H. Maloney
Roger F. Rippe
Mike Michelow
Maj
W. T. Brackenridge
Set. Clinton Chamlee
62Nd Air Base
Paul J. Calder
George Dragisic
Fred J. Daley
Halsam R. Battles
Jack Straus
WAAC
Edythe White
AF Mildred L. Nauss
John D. Babb
M. Lore
Jimmy Stewart
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