Civilians to Join Sheppard Field Orderly Rooms
Civilians will staff clerical and typing duties in Sheppard Field orderly rooms due to Army manpower shortages. William Day says initial two civilians join Section Q under Maj. Henry T. Youngren, with four to six projected. hiring relies on Civil Service Board recruiting and exams.
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Sheppard Field
William Day
Henry T. Youngren
Etty
Mior Day
Civi Service
Civil Service
Forrek
Majoray
Nita Falls
Civil Service Board
Herbert O. Bailey
Sheppard
Kitnaping of Theater Mascots Roils Local Show
A theater staff claims a theft of its blue-gray mother cat and her four kittens, dubbed a "kitnaping" by workers. The family, central to lobby displays and show features, remains missing as staff report failed attempts to retrieve them and describe the incident in guarded terms.
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Theater No. 1
Bing
Overseas Veterans To Lead PP Men Orientation Talks
Five non coms with overseas service will lead orientation talks for permanent party men next week at Post Theater No 3. They include three technical sergeants and others who served in the Mediter ranean and Aleutian theaters. They will cover overseas facilities finances supplies food and living conditions and share combat experiences. The group is attached to the War Information Center under Lt. Walton Manning and will speak to basic training flights on site.
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War Information Center
Walton Manning
Bert E. Ketcham
Los Angeles
Sicily
Italy
Ernest O. Fey
Ploesti
Fey
Camera Bugs Have Mitchell Bomber All Their Own
Sheppard Field basic trainees now have a B 25 Mitchell bomber assigned near the south gate for hands on access. Col Edward L N Glass says the goal is to let soldiers tour the aircraft and satisfy their interest in Army planes without needing special clearances. The plane sits in a permissive area where photographing and inspecting the ship are allowed.
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Sheppard Field
Edward L. N. Glass
Glass
Commanding General Commends Six Troop Masses at Parade
Maj. Gen. J. E. Chaney, post commanding general, commended six masses of troops for excellence in marching during the Command Parade held Saturday May 20. The units praised were first mass of Section Q, first mass of Section P, first mass of Section K, third mass of Section L, first mass of Section N, and second mass of Section O.
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J. E. Chaney
Secion Q
Contest to pick Sheppard Field insignia by vote
Maj. W. L. F. Pooley announces a month long contest open to military and civilian personnel at Sheppard Field to select a distinctive insignia. Entries due noon June 26 with 85 dollars in prizes. designs reviewed by Lt. Col. Peterson, Maj. Carter, and Maj. Cobb under strict drawing guidelines.
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Sheppard Field
W. L. F. Pooley
J. E. Chaney
Cla Oelvice Wuild
Ppvisvi
Special Service Office
Texacts
Sheppard
Edward A. Peterson
Tony L. Carter
William H. Cobb
Navy Commissioned Ensign From Army In Less Than Two Months
Pvt. Frederic J. Seyfried Jr. of Section X, inducted April 7 in Detroit, received an Army discharge on May 23 at Sheppard Field to accept a naval commission. His home is in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Frederic J. Seyfried Jr
U. S. Navy
Seyfried
Navy
Ann Arbor
Mich
Army
Detroit
Sheppard Field
Five Officers Named To P X Council
Five new members of the Sheppard Field Post Exchange Council have been appointed. The council includes Lt. Col. Edward A. Peterson, Majors Robert E. Bagby Leroy E. Cronkhite Tony L. Carter Jr. and James L. Hoffman.
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Sheppard Field Post Exchange Council
Edward A. Peterson
Robert E. Bagby
Leroy E. Cronkhite
Tony L. Carter, Jr
James L. Hoffman
Post Exchange No 1 Closed Turns Over To Captain Jones
Post Restaurant No 1 closed this week as Captain Robert M. Jones Jr. takes over as head of the Army Exchange system at Sheppard Field. Major Phillip E. Lawwill reverts to inactive status in June after guiding the post there for months.
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P-X
Robert M. Jones, Jr
Phillip E. Lawwill
Lawwill
Captain Jones
Maj J F Conway Named New Post Judge Advocate
Major John Francis Conway former assistant post judge advocate is appointed post judge advocate at Sheppard Field succeeding Maj T Austin Gavin. Conway has served in the judge advocate's office since October 6 1943 after reporting from Kearns Utah. He studied law at University of Oklahoma graduating in 1922 and practiced in Tulsa before joining the Army in 1942. He was nine years county attorney for Tulsa County and specialized in civil and taxation cases.
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John Francis Conway
Sheppard Field
T. Austin Gavin
Conway
Kearns
Utah
Keesler Field
Miss
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa County
Oklo
Mess To Furnish Ice For Coolers
Ice will be issued to departments and organizations for water coolers this summer as long as supply lasts. Lt. Col. Roscoe N Gravit announced a memo this week. Ice may be obtained from Building 554 A near No 6 mess hall on informal requisitions from officers with priority to mess halls if shortages occur.
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Roscoe N. Gravit
No. 6
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William R. Ricketts
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Cumberland
Aleutians
Alton J. Carroll
AAF
Coast Artillery
Infantry
Naval Air Force
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Valera
Texas
Carroll
Mediterranean
36Th National Guard
U. S
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Navy Commission
P-X Council
Robert Jones
J. F. Conway
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