OCS quotas hit new low with only 11 men in five weeks
Lt. Leonard R. Sauble reports officer candidate school quotas have slumped to a new low. In the last two weeks nine men were requested, and over five weeks a total of 11 men were requested. Boards at Sheppard Field and other posts still face limited quotas for July classes and transfer rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard R. Sauble
OCS
AAF
Miami Beach
Medical Administrative Ocs
Sable
Sheppard Field Ocs Selection Board
Sauble
OCS Board
Flying Training Command Classification Center
Command Chaplain Praises Sheppard Field Chapels
Maj. John C. W. Linsley, command chaplain of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, commended Sheppard Field chapels after a thorough inspection. Maj. Carlton Harred, post chaplain, received high praise for his work. A dinner for Chaplain Linsley and attending post chaplains was held Thursday evening at the officer's mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. W. Linsley
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Sheppard Field
Carlton Harred
Linsley
Major Chamberlin Named President of Aviation Cadet Board
Maj. Willard J. Chamberlin, commanding officer of the 331 Two-Engine Flying Training Group, was named president of the aviation cadet selection board this week to replace Maj. Eutimio D. Tenagilia, who remains on the board. Other members include Majors Byrd Cronkhite Baker and Lt. Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard J. Chamberlin
Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Eutimio D. Tenagilia
Chamberlin and
Tenagilia
William J. Byrd
319Th Tss
Leroy G. Cronkhite
Alfred B. Baker
6Th Acad. Sq
Elmer O. Ward
Army memo on crowded housing endangers infants near Wichita Falls
A military memorandum details severe housing shortages affecting wives and infant care. About half of the arrivals are expectant mothers or mothers with children, with roughly 60 percent bearing travel and living costs on limited incomes. Travel under current conditions makes proper child care nearly impossible, prompting officials to urge family awareness and action within the command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Celdier
Post Military Police Assigned to 12 Exchanges
Members of the 27th Guard Squadron at Sheppard Field were assigned to 12 post exchanges to speed sales and curb loitering. The 19th Aviation Squadron and WAAC exchanges were not assigned guards. A guard training school was started to aid military police with new methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Ernest E. Morey Jr
19Th Aviation Squadron
WAAC
Morey
New 307 CO Veteran of South Atlantic Island Patrol Duty
Major Thomas C. Keach arrives at Sheppard Field to command the 307 TG after two years patrol duty in Puerto Rico and seven months in Trinidad. He previously led as base commander at Trinidad and served as executive officer there. Keach, a Louisville, Kentucky native, taught chemistry at Valley High School and studied at West Kentucky Teacher’s College, University of Louisville, and Duke University. He and Mrs. Keach reside at 1712 Beverly Drive, Wichita Falls with their 15 month old son.
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Sheppard Field
Puerto Rico
Trinidad
Thomas C. Keach
307 TG
Major Keach
Langley Field
25Th Bombardment Group
Louisville
Valley High School
West Kentucky Teacher's College
Bowling Green
University of Louisville
Duke University
Keach
Beverly Drive
Wichita Falls
Mechanic of the Month to Fly in B 25 Bomber
Juné Mechanic of the Month winner will ride in a B 25 Billy Mitchell bomber piloted by Col. Goodrich. Col. Goodrich has 5,000 hours flight time and is a command pilot and combat observer. Future winners will receive the flight plus a $25 War Bond and weekend entertainment and gifts from Sheppard Field PX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Goodrich
Goodrich
Texacts
Flight Training Moves to New Airbase
The article describes flight training shifting to a new closed airbase. It notes differences between enlisted flight engineers training to become technical sergeants and officer training, highlighting the absence of preflight cadet or ground engineering training and the addition of an advanced electrical specialists training course.
Words at War debuts on NBC with Saunders book
The new weekly radio series Words at War aired from 9 to 9 30 p m Thursday on NBC stations. It opened with Combined Operations The Official Story of the Commandos by Hilary St George Saunders, a current best seller.
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NBC
Hilary St. George Saunders
Tex acts Graphic Section debuts in this issue
The second monthly Tex acts Graphic Section appears in this issue as a four page picture and gag cartoon feature. It accompanies the post accompanies this edition, urging readers to secure their copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texacts
The
Post
Soldiers Sought as Pilot Instructors at Randolph Field
War Department urges Sheppard Field airmen with 140+ flight hours to apply for assignment to the AAF Central Instructors School at Randolph Field. Applicants must be 18–45, on duty, physically fit, and able to demonstrate safe operation of a basic training aircraft. Selected instructors will transfer to RAF Flying Training Command after course completion.
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Sheppard Field
AAF Central
Randolph Field
AAF
RAF Flying Training Command
Central Instructors’ School
War Department
Central
B 26 Bomber Repaired At Sheppard Field Cleared For Combat
AM instructors and students watched a wrecked B-26 bomber repaired and test flown. The project was led by M Sergeant Harry E Hilbert with 24 years Army service. Officials said it was the first twin engine plane fully overhauled at Sheppard Field for combat readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Axis
Harry E. Hilbert
Sheppard Field Airplane Mechanics
Yake More Pai
Post Library Crowns Hemingway 6 Oue as Top Read
Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls remains the most popular fiction in the post library per Miss Mary Cox. At the hospital library, Zane Grey westerns lead patient reading, noted by acting librarian Pte. Enrique Moren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hemingway
Post
Mary Cox
Zane Grey
Enrique Moren
Call for Divers Swimmers on Post Urges Contact
Professional and amateur swimmers and divers who participated in the recent aquacades at the Wichita Falls Golf and Country Club are urged to contact Capt. Nelson P. Davies at phone 422. Other aquatic performers on the post are urged to do likewise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls Golf and Country Club
Nelson P. Davies
Training rule binds casuals to four weeks basic prep
Air Corps directs unassigned enlisted men and technical school students to complete at least four weeks of basic training before any transfer from the Technical Training Command. Service records must show the four weeks and these personnel must also complete small arms firing as required before transfer.
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Air Corps
Air Forces
USO Spanish Class to Start Monday Night
Pvt. Pedro Gonzales will open a Speak Spanish class for beginners at the Eighth Street USO Monday at 7 30 p m. Mrs. Meda Harris, program director, announced the plan. Service men, their wives, and WAACS are invited to join this class or the advanced class at 8 p m.
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Pedro Gonzales
Eighth Street
USO
Meda Harris
WAACS
Engine Operation Instructors Boost War Bond Support
Technical instructors in the engine operation branch this week joined the 100 percent War Bond club, aiming to lead other branches in airplane mechanics and glider maintenance schools. Lt. Ralph L. Shapre, branch director, praised their training and financial support for war bonds.
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War Bond Club
Ralph L. Shapre
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Ike
Miss
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Signal Corp
Major Chamberlin
Aviation Cadet Board
New 307 CO
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Am's
Hemingway
Post Library
BTC
USO Spanish
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