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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1944
Page
5
The readable fragment hints at a wartime or shared brotherhood theme among Americans and their service. No distinct names, dates, or places are recoverable. The item remains a partial, non-specific notice without clear action or outcome.
Last week the 524th AAF Band shared its music world with a feature on many musicians and their roles. Names like Gillette, Jacobson, Price, Gorman, Hanson, Malnar, Bilek, Kriese, and Dutch Weingartner appear, along with furlough updates for Price, Ryan, and Walker and notes on upcoming performances and new officers from the 2544th. The piece ends with local tips about Lake Kemp and coffee at PX No. 1 Look Out and a nod to the ongoing school classes and officer graduates.
Colleen Perry recounts base life at Sheppard Field with transfer news, squib writers, and daily dining details. James D. English moves to Ardmore Oklahoma, Joseph A. Bennett fills in, and Bunny Columns takes a vacation. Soldiers staff warehouses, while humor columns and menu items reflect summer routines and morale.
The 2544th AAF base unit reports steady play as Thrush leads a 9 to 4 win after a rough first inning. The 301st team remains strong and aims for the playoff finals with top rivals 417th 308th and 302nd noted as tough clubs. Thrush is favored as pitcher and captain.
A brief note comments on escalating pork related humor with apologies to the present, hinting that at current pace there may be none left.
Know Your CO and Staff details Major Leroy G Cronkhite commanding officer of Section B from 1911 enlistment through 1919. He served in China and France earning the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre. Now at Sheppard Field since June 1911 and living in Wichita Falls with wife and son Raymond.
Col. Joseph M. Wiesinger of the Telegraph Office and Miss Louise Jones of Southwestern Bell Telephone were married in Post Chapel No 2 on Saturday May 6 at 5 00 pm. A large office representation attended to wish the couple well.
In this Army section a tribute to Captain John F Hoggatt who departs for Wright Field Dayton Ohio. His leadership earned respect among officers and men as he moves to a new assignment. The piece notes cake banana splits and a morale boost for troops and mentions other light hearted items from the section.
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