ELLINGTON FIELD

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COLONEL RALPH C. ROCKWOOD Commanding Off icer Ellington f ield

Colonel Rolph C Rockwood is now oct•n'9 commond1ng officer of Elhngron Field He rook over the assignment on the departure o f Col W H Rt1d fot 30 doys of duty os commonder -0f 1ht 3 4th Flying T ro 1n1ng W ing ct Son Ange lo, Texas

Aged 32, Col. Rockwood is o re9ulor army officer ond is roted os o senior pilot with more the n 4,000 hours 1n the 0 1r

Ht hos a wife ond one child and he hsts h is home address ot 1346 E. Thompson St , Sopulpc, Oklohomo.

Col. Rockwood was gradua ted from the Un1vers1ty of Okla­homa in 1933 witli o B.S. degree In Mec:hon1c:ol Eng ineering a nd o re5erve commission Jn tho Field Art illery through por­ticipotion in the R,O,T.C. He was graduated as o pilot from Kelly Field In 193 4.

He served with o tact ical un it a t Ba rksdale Fie ld, Lo., Ol"ld ot Wheeler Field, T. H., where he hold such posts os engineering officer, olrdrome officer ond flight commander. He ol$0 served ot Randolph Field, Texos, as on Instructor, ond later was os· signed duties or the Sikeston, Mo., Army Air Bose; Mo1ors F1~ld o t Gree nville, Texos; the Fort Worth, Texos, Army Air Fietd, ond the Libero!, Konsos, Army Air Fltld.

H~ hos pilored virtuotly oll types ot 01rplones from SJngle­mota red un1rs to Liberators. He- repQrted to Ellington Field Morch 29 of this yeor lo bocom• O" tctor of Training and assumed command o f t he pOSt on April 10.

LT COL. H. D. SMALLEY Stction Commander

LT. COL. C. D. CHITTY Deputy for T ro1n1ng Operollons

MAJOR H. J WOLF 01rector of Pilot Troin1r'\Q

MAJOR RALPH H MARTIN ., '\ School ~cretory

CAPT. F. W. WELCH T octicol Officer

LT, J E PATTILLO To<11col Officer

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MAJOR HARRY L. LOGAN Commondont of Cadets

LT SAMUEL H ROBISON Tocticol Officer

LT CHARLES D. FORD ScnK)r Toct1Co Ofhcer

LT. D. L ~I LEY T oct1col Officer

CAPT, G. E. BARTON, JR . Asst. Director of Ground School

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CAPT. H W . K. FITZROY Oirt!ctor of Ground School

GROUND SCHOOL

CAPT ARTHUR NASH Asst. 01recro1 of Ground School

FLIGHT 11'-tSTRUCTORS Of 44-E

CAPT W, HAMBLEN Group Commorider--Group I

CAPT E A RIGGS, JR. Gr°"p Comma..,d•r -Gr°"p II I

MAJOR M A CRISTAOORO D1rec;tor of Pilot Flying

CAPT G H KIMBRELL Gr""P Commond•r-G!OUP Ill

-­CAPT t C. GUTKNECK" Group C:O....mo"d~ II

CAPT P A. DAVIS

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ECHELON COMMANDERS

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AIR INSPECTORS

MAJOR J , E. BAILEY Air lns.pector fo, Training

CAPT. G. A SCHUL TE A ss.1. A ir Inspector for Training

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CAPT F MARCUM

INSTRUMENT SECTION

CAPT. A. 0 . ALG'l:R CAPT. R. W. HALL CAPT E S HARRINGTON

LT. F H. FAHRINGER CAPT B. L. WILLIAMS

INSTRUMENT SECTION INSTRUCTORS OF 44-E

Girard, Ohio

LT. JOHN B CRABTREE 604 W rn 1n 51ree1 Fort Scott, Kon"'s

LT. WILLIAM N. APPLETON River Rood Drive, Route 3

Ahoko. Minn.

LT ALBEN B. CULP Route 8, Bo• 559

South Jocksonvi lie, Flo

LT. KENNETH H. BACON 161 S S. Florence Ploce

T ulso, Oklohoma

LT NEIL E. CUNN INGHAM Sebeka, Minnesota

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LT JUNIOR C. BANDY 224 ~1lhams Street

Lockland, Ohio

LT. Al TON A. CURRY Route 2, Box 377

T olluloh, Louosiono

LT WARREN N BOGGESS 822 Mondono Boulevard

Ooktond, Cohfornio

THOMAS C DAVIS Rurol Route I

Scio, Ohio

LT RYAN H DAWDY 59 Mop•• s""'

Buffolo, New York

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CAPT CHARLES L LACY Soltm V1r~1n•o

LT ERNEST P OeBLANK 206 Second Street

Nework1 N~w Jersey

LT M.*<RCEL J LANGUIRAND A~1lle Loo1s1ono

LT. ARTHUR F DUDDLES 3421 Cortlond

Chfcogo1 I I lino1s

LT. EDWARD J LUCAS 2269 E Grond Boul•vord

Detroit, M1ch19on

Millwood, Woshongton

LT CARL W LUND 1160 Morket

O.Kalb, lllono»

ALFRED KAUFMAN 652 Horps Street

Son Fernando, Cahfom•o

BRUNICE J M<CllNTOCt< 2627 W•stloeld Av.,,... Comden. f\.ew J~rsev

LT JOHN B. MAGUIRE JR 404 Evangeline

Shre-veport Lou1s1ono

FRANK H SH IPLEY 2033 lnd1onopol1s Boulevard

Wk1ting, lnd1ono

LT EMIL J MARTIN ECK 214 Emerson Avenue

Asp1n\\<oll, Pennsylvon10

LT. JOHN L VAN DYKE 1954 Franco$ Street Fort Worth, T exos

CAPT. ROBERT N SCHNEBLIN 1805 Moss

Peotio, Illinois

LT JOHNNY L. YARBROUGH Big Foot, Texas

LT CARL F SIENEL 1012 Kensington Rood

Crosse Po1n1e. M1ch1gon

JAMES R. ALTMAN 410 Fifth Street

Seminole. Oklohomo

l T JAMES R SHELL JR 218 Jacksboro Poke

Knoxv1He, T enressee

ELMER S ANDERSON. JR 53 13 Greensode Drove Son Jose, Cof1forn10

MURRAY C ARTHUR 2023 N W 40.h Strttt

Oklohomo C+ry Oklonomo

JEROME BESS 15 Wilbur Awnl.W

Nework New Jer~y

ROBERT W AWE 821 Second Avenue

Jol1~t Illinois

WILLIAM S BLACKMAN ' I We..t 22nd Sttee1 Jocksonv1lle. Florido

ALBERT L BARNETT, JR 5017 Goston Aven~

Dollos, Texo.>

WILLIAM E BLEDSOE 1748 loguno Rood

Santo Roso. Cohforn•O

THOMAS J BEGGS 223 W1ll1oms Street Hommond lnd1ono

AUGUST M BOHM eo. 56

Glen El~r KonlO>

WILLIAM C BERNHARD 2823 Fourth Si<eet NW

Cornon Ohio

CORNELIUS H BRADY J '"'olbo Or1\C

Whitestone L I '\:ew York

WADE l BREWSTER 2633 Denley Drive

Dallas Te•as

ARTHUR CONWAY 502 Mo1n Sheer 8r,~port Otuo

ROBERT W BROWNE 01ck1nson, Alabama

THOMAS R COFFMAN 2412 W och•IO Aus11n, T exos

FELIX A. CHRISTOFALO 2 Sautl'I Eoght h Avenue Mt. Vernon 1 New York

EDWARD J COUGHLIN 309 N E Fourth Street

Fon Lauderdale. Flo<odo

WILLIAM T CLARK 5444 N Capotol Avenue

lndionopoli•, Indiana

JAMES H COX JR 634 S W Se<ond Street

M1om1 Florido

RICHARD M CLOUSE 4212 N Fo,...eli Avenue M1lwouktt_ Wtscons1n

LEON CRIPE Rurol Routt> 2

North Monc:hHt~r. ll"c:licno

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CARROL G CULLEN 20.~ Eo\1 Detroil Street Ponco Crty. Oklohomo

FRANK C DELLER 6 10 Wotk.ins

Covington, Ken1ucky

GEORGE E. DALEY 7649 Castleton Ploc&

CinciJ"lnoti 6, Ohio

DONALD J DEMERATH Thiensvlll~. Wi<ieonsin

HUGH DAVIES 20 l 4 Green St (eet

Philadelphia, Penn$ylvonio

W ILLIAM A. DERNBERGER 306 Sooth Broodwoy

W heeling, West V irginia

JAMES G. DAY l00-45-l99 th Street

HoUis, L L, New York

GLEN J. DERR Rural Route t

Bristol, lndlono

THOMAS L deFREIT AS, JR. 10011 NW St. Helens Road

Portland~ Oregon

CL YOE W DEVORE 16 19 West 66th Street

Chicago, Illinois

BXRON S Paris Tel(OS

PHILIP W ENGEBRETSON 125 We5t Lake Street C1'11sholm. Minnesota

ARTHUR E DROWN Elko, N<!vodo

ARTHUR ERTEL 1816 N Lasalle Street

Roclne, Wisconsin

DAVID K DRYDEN Stockton1 Konsos

KING FISCHMAN 5598 Wawmon Street

St. Louis, M1ssovfi

RICHARD S DUTCH 70A North Mend1on

Lebanon. lndoono

Prott 1 Konsos

JOHN R ENDWRIGHT 319 E Jock"'" Str•••

Orteons. lnd1ono

El,JGENE FONTINELL 333 Thirteenth Street

Scranton, Penni)'lvon10

RICHARD N GAGE Storm Lake lowo

NEIL 0 FOUTS 706 North Thord Street

Seword, Nebraska

GENE R GOEHRINGER 18 12 Vermont Avenue Conner\v1lle. lnc:hor'!iO

EDWIN H F'RANKS 36 Evelyn Ctescent

Toronto, Ontario, Conodo

WILBUR J GOSS 7910 W. Norton Avenue Los Angele$, Coliforn10

EUGENE T FRANZ 50 I Ravenna Boulevard

Seattle Woihtngton

RAY GORRELL, JR Rural Route 1 Pionttr Ohio

ROBERT A FRITZ 1 150 North 24rh Str""r Milwaukee- W1scon:s1n

ROSS H GOUGHLER 6714 Broghton Rood

!kn Avon, Pottsbur9" Po

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DONALD D GOURLEY 756 Fillmore Street

Gory, lndoono

JOHN A GROBE 623.C N Wos.litenow Avenue

Chicago, lll1nots

HOWARD W GREINER Wellman, Iowa

MARK E GROSINGER V Fingal, N or-th Dokoto

PAUL GRETSKY 115 Eleonor Street

longeloth, Pennsylvania

ROBERT F GROVE y 101$-5-0 Bell Street

Kokomo, Indiana

GEORGE C GRIFFITH 328 E North Street Green Field, lndiono

EMIL A GRUBBA 42 1 V> Franklin Street

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

ROBERT H GRIMES 905 w ... 24th Austin T f!XOS

5224 S Lake Pork Avenue Chu::ogo, Illinois

HARRY A GUMP p 0 . Bo• 1170 Oallo.i Te-.i;o-'

ROBERT W -iAMMOND 4107 W Street NW

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EVERETTE HALE 41 13 Wo<ren Rood Middletown, Ohio

VICTOR J HANCOCK 285 Foxon Avenue

Son Francisco, ColiforrHo

JOHN A HALLEY 12 Ay esworth Avenue

Brlrli()P\lil le, Pennsylvonio

CLAR<NCE R HANGEY 1 ts's. Seventh Street

North Woles, Pennsylvania

JAMES R HALLORAN 987 Seton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio

JOHN HANSEL. JR 520 Fortune Avt'nve

Cincinnati, Ohio

LESTER E HAMMEPSTEIN '2239 Crei.ton A\lenue Th<' Bron,.., New York

JACK C HARPER 1435 South Alleg-Y

Tulso, Okla~

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LEON HARRIS, JR. 1533 Edgewood Avenue

Anderson, South Coro! ino MALCOLM C. HAWKINS

1811 Hanover Avenue Richard, Vitginio

FRED R. HESELBARTH I 122 Greentree Rood

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvonio

SERNARO W. HEALEY 9l-2395th Street

Wood Hoven, Queens, N Y,

HARMON D. HIGHTOWER V 2560 Greene

Fort Worth, Te•a<

v' JOHN R HEALY 19 Ellison Avenue

Mottopon 26, Bosron, Moss

MAHON P. HILBUN 1502 Munger Street

Houston, T exos

DEAN M HECHT 70 I Wesr Seventh Street

York, Nebr-0sko

222 1 Brighton Or1ve Lou•s\.·llle, Kentut kv

EDWIN W HORNBERGER 3416 Audubon Hou\ton. Te.icos

WIU.IAM F HIPPLE Lomb Street

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

ROBERT E. HUNKINS 51 \ 1 W ashburn Avenue

So M1nMOPQl1$. M innoewto

ROBERT E. HIRSH P 0 Box 331

Tvn1c:o . M1ss1u1pp1

JACKSON F, HURST, JR Route I, Box 48

Princeton, Wesl V1r9in10

WARREN F HOEL Rural Route 3 Comden. Ohio

WARREN E INSKEEP Cawker Cily, Konso~

EDWARD l HOLMGREN 5007 N Winchester A.....,...

Ch1co90, I lhno•s

WILLIAM J JACKSON Bunner Rood and Gft,, St('fel

Notrono Height~ Penn~")'lvon 10

WILLIAM L. JAMES. JR. Rurol Route l

Rural Retreat, Virginia

HUNTER JOHNSON, JR. 48 Pine 5treet

Sol1nos_. Colifornio

GROVER R. JEN KS .) 2145 North Kote

Oklahoma City 5, Oklai'>oma

VERN S. JOHNSON I 137 Twelfth Street N,

S:orgo, North Dokoto

HOWARD F. JESNECK 3 71 I Fortieth Place

Cottage City, Maryland

WAYNE D. JOHNSON 938 South Highland

0 1onute, Koosos

JOHN S. JEWETT 971 Grandon Avenue

Columbus, Ohio

G. B. JOHNSTON, JR. Lockney. Texas

t.:11~...J .. kl r ROBERT H. JOELSON 670 Fourtet'!nth Avenue Poterson, N?W Jersey

JONES, JR. Roule 7, Bo< 98

Mohon1ns Town Pennsylv-onio

JOHN T KOKOS 809 Vermont Street

Groy, lndlono

Selmer, Tennessee

.-.LVIN J. KUNCELIK B<ooklyn Station, R. F. D. 3

Cleveland, Oh•o

MICHAEL KARAS 52 Potk Avenue

Shoron, Pennsylvan ia

FRANK KOTYUK 844 E, Wo$hington

Benton Horbor, Miehigan

3 10 East Chestnut Minneapolis, Kansas

JAMES H. KOUNS, J R. 4108 Modlin Avenue

Fort Worth, T exos

RICHARD A KNOTH 5 I 5 Bowen Street

Dayton, Ohio

NORMAN J. KREMER 516 North Cherry Streel

Celina, Ohio

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ALFRED M. KUHR 34 SS Joy Strttt C incinnoti, Ohio

EDWARD J LECHTANSKI 4516 West 28th Street

Chicogo, Illinois

JOHN G LADD 2728 Deon Boulevord

Minneopolis, Minnesota

ROBERT J. LEHMAN 4512 T<>ckowonno Street

Philodelphio, Pennsylvonio

PETER W LAMI 128 Eighth Street Beloit, Wisconsin

JOSEPH H. LeROY 243 Vine Street

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

JAMES C. LAWLER 4S 12-A Cloyton Ave~

St. Louis, Missouri

EDGAR L. LEVIN S370 Pershing

St, Louis, Missouri

ROBERT LAWSON Brooklyn, lowo

RAYMOND R. LILLY JR Rural Route 2

Bethfehem, Pennsylvon10

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WING ADJUTANT-OSCAR F. WEED

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J. R. ENDWRtGHT A. G. GULi $

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CADET CLASS OFFICERS

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FIRST SERGEANTS

F. RISHER G. R. JENKS N . 0 . FOUTS G. E. SPI LLMAN

CLASS COMMAND'

CLASS ADJUTANT-

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N L MEYER L. J ROBINSON W M TAYLOR D M. HECHT R w ZIMMERMAN C w DEVORE W E INSKEEP C. F NEAL

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C M McFARLAND

K TRIMBLE

S B HINTON

D L PORTER

CLASS SUPPLY SERGEANT-JOHN HANSEL JR

CLASS GUIDON SEARER-EVERETTE HALE

GUIOON 8EARERS-C J \IANCURA 8 E 1'0RRIS

E L LEVIN E H FRANKS COLOR GUAR0-0 S PATTERSON

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WILLIAM L LINDAMOOD 212 T•nth St·ttt Laurel Maryland

LEONARD H WUIK 2101 Eve-rgrttn A°"tnu.

Ch1cogo, lll1no1s

WALTER J LOCKE 7 435 Morcus Avenue

Detroit, Mich1gon

JAMES J LONG 822 Pholodelphoo Avenue 8ornesboro, PennsyfvonHJ

BERNARD LOCKWOOD 1254 Gront Avenue

New York, New York

BURTON C McCOMD •27 Bell Avenue

Sheboygan, Wi.scons1n

LOREN E LOMIS •06 Nossou Street

St Peter. M 1nneM)to

JOHN C McCOY 330 Elm Strttt

St1ppery Rock. Penns:ylvOf"IJO

JOHN L LONG Rurol Route 1

M1ddle10'Ao-n, Ohio

ROBERT W McCULLOUGH 734 C.olifom10 A~nue Avolon. Pennsyfvol"l10

ARLO A McCULL V 702 Grand Avenue Owosso, M1th•9an

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I . ·-JOHN W McGOVERN JR

2920 Cres.tmont Avtn:.,. Bolt1more. Maryland

ROBERT D. McDONALD N Dodge E S1 ree1

Goler>a, llllnaos

MAURICE C MACE 426 W~t Suoh Street Monkoto, M1nne~o

JOHN H Mc)()NOUGH, JR 144 K<nt Rood

Stow, Ohio

HULET MACK Rurol Route> 4

Quinlan T exos

CHARLES M McFARLAND 1809 Soutn Booll S1ree1

Morion, Indiana

JAMES w MAETZOLD 621 W Fout1h S<reet Red Wing M1nMSOfO

ROBERT F M<GARVEY l06 Mill Stre-er

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MALCOLM J MAGID 1443 \.\>est Avenue

M1om1 Stoch Florido

THOMAS S MAHER 624 Ander'°" A\·enue Fort Wayne. lnd1ono

JAMES F MARK Rurol Routt 3

Mt Sterling Kentuc~y

ROBERT l MAIDT 1212 Morlboro Lone

Dklohomo C•ty, Oklohomo

GORDON A MARKEL 1643 Jol'J\itstown Ptoce

W1lk1nsbvrg PennsytvonMJ

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DEAN W MANLEY 1550 Briarwood Avenue

Columbus, Ohio

ROBERT E MARSH Troy. Konsos

VINCENT J MANNIX 90·36 SS1h Avenue Elmhursi, New York

LAWRENCE R MARTUCCI 63 M11os1si1pp1 Avenue

W•'1 Oro"90 New Jer<cy

EUGENE E MARION Rural Route ~

Attica. lndiono

VERNON 0 MASON 1115 Eleventh Street

Corpus Chris.Ti. T exos

WILLIAM W MASON 5316 fountain Avenue Hollywood Colifornio

JOHN M MERCER 1631 Mentor Street

Phllodelph10, Pennsylvon•o

ROBERT J MAST Sherwood, Ohio

ROBERT H MERRILL Rural Roure 2

Edgar, Nebraska

STEPHEN MATIICK Box 73

loG<ange, Wyoming

NEAL L. MEYER Rural Route 2

Fairbury, Nebraska

CHARLES C MERCER Leonordv1lle, Konsos

ARNE MIOGARO, JR. 2026 East F,fth Slreet

Tucson, Anzono

CHARLES H MERCER ~35 We>t Poge Dolio$, T!!J<os

RICHARD W MILER 2509 B• llevue

Mopl~"'ood M1ssoun

EWING H MILLER 306 Euclid A•enue

Toledo, Ohio

ROBERT S MOl<KQW 309 Wheehng Street

Washington. Pen"sylvonto

EUGENE Ml LLS Bronn?r Avenue

Jefferson City, Tennessee

.HAAOlD C MOTT Rurcl Route 2 Peorio. lll1no1s

LESTER H MITCHELL Rurol Roule I

Kenly, Norfh Carohno

GA YLORO F MOUL I 0" 34 Fo1rv1ew Homes Ke..,.oMe llllno1s

C1nc1nnoh, Ohio

ROBERT R MUELLER 2066 No,rh 28rh Stre<:I \'i/il""' oukee . W isconsin

CREGG P NOLEN, JR 2620 E•ghth S1<eet Por1 Arthur T cxos

ROBERT E MURCHISON 7142 E't'ons A<venue

Chicogo, Illinois

SEN E NORRIS So• 87

Rv~ton, Lou1siono

WILLIAM J. NANCE, JR 121 1 W Ou•"• Sr•cet

But•c Montono

RALPH N NUTTER. JR A 178 8o1on1col

St Louis, M1\soud

CHARLES W NANZ S 17 Indiana A .. ·tf\ue

Jeffersonvtlle, lnd1ono

EDWARD G OGLE l 24l Potn~n10 Duve

Los A~les, Col1fotrHo

300 Rlversidt Drive Cotlsbod, New Me xico

GEORGE R OLSEN Apt 1 s.c, 895 Pork Avenue

New York, New York

21 C1ncinnot1 A\enoe St Au.gvst1ne Florido

WILLINA PAOACH 151 S Morylond Avenu•

Yovngstown, Ohio

DWIGHT B, OLSON Route 7, H ighland Station M1~poHs. Minnesota

CLINTON E PARKER Rural Route 1

Cherryville, North Corol1no

JOSEPH T ONDREY 15903 Talford Avenue

Cleveland, Ol'\10

RICHARD E PARRISH 88 Loclodo Street

P1t1!.burgh, Pennsylvania

JACOB W OSTERHOUDT 752 N W 31st Street

M oimj, Florido

DONALD S PATTERSON 10802 Peerless

Detroit, M1chlgon

JAMES 0 OWENS 3234 Wolloce Street

Steger I ll1no1!.

794 8 Horrtsbvtg Boulto\11fd Houston, Tl'xOS

HAROLD B PAULK Oc1llo, Georg10

ARTHUR A PEKKALA 1112 N Broodwoy

R~hester M1nnesoto

Bear, Delowore

TERRY J PELLEGRIN -422 Lofoyetle Street

Houma, Lou1s1ono

JOSEPH H PAYNE 369 S College StrHt Covington. T ~see

HAROLD E PERRY 300 Ninth Street

Cherie< Coty l°"'o

DONALD F 9540 Dobson Avenue

Chicago, II lino1s

MARTIN H PERRY 20 Hudson Tt1rroce

Ed9"wo•or New Je<sey

Martinsville, lndioM

JAMES G. PETERSEN Box 143

Sidney, Montono

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COURTNEY 8 PHILLIPS Tioga, T toga Co Pennsylvon•o

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R C PITIS IA 12 Jockoon

Oxford M1ss1\\ll)PI

ANTHONY J PIASECKI 5501 Pennsylvon10 Avenue

St Louis, Mis50ur1

CLARENCE HARRISON POLAND 512 Stote

Glendale, Co11forn10

FRANK J. PICHE 528 Russell Avenue North Mlnneopol1s, Minnesota

DONALD L PORTER 2222 TrM>Ont Street

Cedor Foll•, lowo

Eost 130 I Providence Spokane, Wo•hlngton

RALPH G PORTER 114 N1n1h Avtn~ Norrh

Forgo, North, Dokoro

Flu5l-ung New York

MARVEL 0 PRICE Bo• 326

Elm Creek l\ebrosko

S irminghorn, Alobomo

102 Oak Street forty Fort, Penn.sylvonio

ROBERT F. RANKIN 190 I West f;,.,

Du luth, Minnesota

SEYMOUR J . RESHKIN 248 S<hley Street

Newark, New Jersey

EDWARD L. REDDEN I 075 S. Second Street

Hamilton, Ohio

MARVIN RICE P. 0. Box 123

Louisa, Kentucky

BILLY B. REEL Shorpsv1lle, Indiana

W ILLIAM F. RIEGER Rural Roote I

Btoomlngdcle, on;o

Paioesvclle, Ohio

WILLIAM B. RIPSCO 915 West Oak St<eet South Bend, lndiot'lo

FRANK M RISHER l 817 S K•nelworth Avenue

Berwyn, I Uinoi5

RICHARD G ROESING 1801 Jermo1n Drive

T olodo. Ohoo

CARMEN RIVIELLO 510 Broodwoy

Comdtn, New Jersey

NORVAL E ROGERS 513 Kuhl A""nuo

Clarksburg Wes1 Virg1n10

W ILLIAM J ROBBINS 3137 Gloss Avenu@

Cincinnati, Oti.o

CHARLES G ROSELIUS Gorfteld, Arkonsos

WALLACE P. ROBERTSON 306 W Wolllnghom Street

Cleburne, Texos

JAMES J RUDOLPH 1212 Rc~rvotr Street

Hamilton. Ohio

LAWSON J ROBINSON 601 Schiller Avenue

Akron, Ohio

WILHO E SALMINEN 668 N St Clair Street

Polnt"s.v1lle, Ohio

GILMORE L Y..NDE~S Winters T exo-5

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RAYMOND F SCHOLL 1017 Stewart Av~nue

Columbus, Ohio

WILLIAM H. SAWYER P 0 . Box 72

Woynesv1lle, Ohio

GCORGC C SCHl\OEOER, JI\. 826 1~n<1en1 S1ree1 New Orleo.ns, Lou1s1ono

RICHARD H SCHIEBEL 4619 Munger Avenue

Oollos, Texas

ORVILLE R SCHULTZ Hector, M1NlesotO

Pontioc, I lfinois

BURNFTT <;CHWARTZ 750 Hermon

University City, Missouri

LEROY J SCHOENEMANN Star Route

Lyons, Ttx<u

L'-DYD P SCOTI Rurol Rour~ 1 Alger. Ohoo

R~SELL M SHADE 264 Gr .. nf1•ld Strttl

T1ff1n, Ohio

THOMAS M SISSON 615 Cor.on

-0Junto. Colorodo

HERBERT E SHRIDER Glenford, On10

ZENON SKAR 4980 N Mo1or Av~nue

Cht<ogo. lllu"W>ts

PAUL C SIMON 1103 Btushton Avenue

Pinsburgh, Pennsylvon10

WILLIA.Ill A SKURKIS I J t-ork1ns lone

W1lkeS·8crrc, Pennsylvonio

ROBERT F SIMPSON 3950 Clo·1erboll Rood Boh1more. Morylond

RICHARD P SLAYTON JR 332 Tru·11y Ave~

Ambfct Pennsytvon10

ROBERT N Sl'-'TON JR 2102 Cortercole Rood Bolhmore, /\\orylond

EUGENE C SLUSHER 802 Colhoun Strttl

Rodfofd. V11'9ln10

LLOYD G SMILEY 207 4 S Belmont Avenue

lnc:l1onopolo$. lndoono

JEPOME A. SPATZ 37 S lowo 'wenue

Atlont1c Cuy, New Jersey

ROBERT G SMITH 33 Compbell AYenue Clonon. Pcnns:ytvon10

LYNN F SPAULDING 2217 W Wisconsin AYenue

M1lwouk(ae, Wl5consln

ELEMUEL M. SNYDER Loloyette, lnchono

WARREN G SPELLER 147 S. Sperling Avonuo

Doyton, Ohio

ROBERT E SOLLERS 3100 Rockwood AYenue

Boltunore. Mo<ylond

RUDOLPH D. SPIGARELLI 5465 Middlesex

Oeotborn, Mic:hlgon

GEORGE W SPARLING Route 1 Box 20

Sougert1~s New York

GENE E SPILLMAN 300 Eost F1ft1' Street Julesburg, Colorado

Mu"oy, Utoh ,--,L ; ~~ () ,,_-? 4,;,. ,,(:

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8rownwood . Texos

Greenwich, Conl'\ttticut

JAMES T STEVENSON, JR 1603 loburnym Av@nue

Rich mond, V1rg1n10

JOE D STAUTAMOYER 81• Weber

Munc ie, lnd1ono

CHARLES STIEDE 2524 N Mom St reel Ann Arbor, Michigon

WILLIAM J STEARNS, JR 426 W Mid-119on

Jac-kson, Mich 1gon

CHARLES R. STIEGLER 6400 Liberty Rood

Bolt1more, Maryland

ROBERT J STECKROTH 412 W f1rst Street

Hozelton, Pennsylvon10

RALPH M STOWE 7742 $onto Motioco Boule•ord

Los Angeles Colofornoo

CHARLES J )TRANSKY 2905 39rh Avenue

Long lslond C11y, New York

EDWARD H STUMPE 20 f orHt Street

Se11t!vi11e, New Je,sty

Cleveland, Ohio •

CARYL C. TAVENER ()ck.dole, N•brosko

JAMES T STRICKLIN 236 N Fifrh Srreet

Pons, Texos

WALKER M. TAYLOR 187 4 Jackson Avenue Memphis, TennMStt

FRANK R STRLE 12828 Kinion Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio

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FRANCIS N THAYER, JR. 1813 Seven1h Avenue S.E.

Cedar Rapids Iowa

ELM£R A STRCMBERG 2•33 Worne1 .Avtttut

Ch1cogo. Illinois

JOSEPH A THAYER I 577 Genel>tt A.enue

Columbu> Ohio

156 Sourh 22nd Avrnu• Bellwood lll1no1s

KENNETH 8 TRIMBLE 502• lnm19 Pork Rood

Ch1cogo lll1no1•

STEWART R TOCHER 3633 Chonote Rood

Santo Roso, California

JOHN E TROY ~92 Eost I 10th Street

Cl .... elond, OhlO

CARL L TODD Box: 166

Nedevlond, Colorado

FRANK D TRUEHART 7200 York Rood

Ph1lodelph10, Pennsylv-on10

LAMBUTH TOMLINSON 601 Toylor Srreet Fort Worth, Te:icos

MARVIN L TUCKER 1208 Moon

W1nf1eld. Konsos

DONALD M TOWNSEND 160 0 1v1s1on Street

Solem . Otegon

100 College A .. ~ue Mc:Ktts Rocks, Pennsyh.on10

STEVEN V TYLER 1808 West 54th Street

Cleveland, Ohio

CHARLES J VANCURA Fes$enden. North Ookoto

506 Mo>On Street Woupun. W1scons1n

VIRGIL K. VAUGHAN Woe Ider, T exos

RICHARD V, URSEM 1 22~3 Word Avenue

Detroit, M chigon

CHARLES H llonTESMAR 863 Newport Avenue

Chlcogo, llHnoi•

ROY R. UTTERBACK 1113 S Fifth )treer

Milwaukee Wisconsin

ALEX WAOOWSKI 7019 Kong< Icy

Dearborn, Michigan

JOSEPH Y VonARSOALL 525 W OHoce St•eet

Harrodsburg Kent;eky

DONALD J WAGNER Lincoln Aven~

Mund«le1n. lll1no1s

WILLIAM H WAGNER Rurol Routt! 2

Galesv ille, Wisconsin EDWARD 0. WAKEFIELD

Vevay, lndiono

BILLY R. WARD 814 Modison

Paducah, Kentucky

JOHN R WALLS Rovte I, Rector Road

Walton, Kentucky

JESSE C. WARD, JR. 2907 Sturdendt

Wichita Foll$, T exos

DAVID E WALTON 514 West Mistletoe Street

Son Antonio, T e xos

W ILLIAM H, WARD 704 East Main Street

C lotksvi ll£>, Texas:

MARVIN WILDENBERG 2254 Edgemere Avenul!

For Rock.away, New York

DUANE E. WAREHAM 1208 PennsylV'Onio Avenue

Notrono Heights, PennsyJvonio

Arriba. Colorodo

JOSEPH E WAYNE, JR 1625-f Potton Court, Porkwoy Ploce

loujsv1He Kentucky

JOHN W. WARREN, JR. M.oore. Montono

RAYMOND WASKI Bo• 1066

Los Vegas, Nevodo

050'\R F WECD Sevier Apo(tment.s

Longview. Wosh1ngton

824 N Jamison Street Lebanon, lndooro

WILLIAM P WEl:iAND 429 0 1v1sion Avenue

Bellevue. Pennsylvonio

JOHN D WATTS 421 Corroll Streer

Sog1no-w, Michigan

CARL J W ELDON 3220 Nonh Eoghth Stroer

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DELMAR L WERNER 805 Elm Str•et

Wotsontown, Prnnsylvonio

HUGH R WOOD 1510 West Seventh Avenue

Corsi,ono, T exos

Unl()ntown, Pennsylvonio

REX W. WOODRING 701 Horns.on Avenue Canon City, Colorodo

ROSCOE G. WILBER Port Cl inton. Ohio

ARTHUR D WRIGHT Route 2, Box 438 Shively, Kentucky

CARL W. W ILLIS, JR. Route 4, Box I 87 Tulsa, Oklahoma

THOMAS A WRIGHT 91 4 North Spring

Tyler, Texas

JOHN WILSO'I 5328 Upland Street

Pholodelphoo, Pennsylvon•o

A NTHONY T YAWOICH 2706--5 ~ Avenue Rock Island, lllonoos

FREDERICK C ZIEGLER. JR 5516 Ho,,.,.•r Strtet

Oollos, T e•os

KENNETH P ZIMMERMAN Conthn Rood

Rock Foils, Illinois

RAY W ZIMMERMAN 522 Mo•dcrl Lone

Qu incy, lll1no1s

JOHN E ZIOCK 91 I Lorl<spvr Rood OokJol"ld Col1fort110

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e History of Class 44-E 44,E-just two numera ls ond a single lotter, Rother insignificant,

Isn't 1t? But ro us, the 350 men who hove achieved whot we wonted most, 1t is symbolic of the most 1mportont days of our lives.

To ston this history of our class, we must go bock to the months of June to December, 1942. It wos then that the men of this class were toking mental and physical exominotions for appointments os Aviation Cadets in the United States Army Air Forces. Then, in Jonuory of 1943, we began getting our orders, We reported to large Army A•r Forces fie lds for Army basic training There we spent two or three weeks of learning to walk Most of us hod been wolktng a ll of our ltves, but the way the Army did ti was quite di fferent We got the first whiff of poison gases, shot our fi rst sub~machine guns ond, os o matter of fact, got shot ourselves for the first time. In 1wo or three Y<eeks 1t wos oll over

We boarded tro1ns and were sure that we were on our woy to Ctoss1ficot1on But when the troins stopped ond we stepped out, we found ourselves, not In the Army, but in college. The Army hod seen fit to augment our own schooling wi th o few months of irs own. We hod such sub1ects as novigotion, weather, history, $peech and physics. At these colleges mony of us got our first rides in air· plones--<1nd found the first taste of o throll that grows on you every llme you go up

Clossificotlon was neKt-ond there we s.pecioli ied in worry. To "wash out'' or not to " wosh out," tha t was the question. They took us down for physica ls. They looked in our eyes and put drops in them W• 1umped up and down ond they took our pulse; we lay still and they took our pulse They checked our hearts After they fin· 1shed f1nd1ng ou t what mode us tick, they sent us over to see just how g ray the gray motter really wos We set for seven hours ond by the end of the first hour we were so discouraged and hod such 1nfert0rity complexes thot we almost didn't core whether we possed. And then we ~ent to some gentlemen who could ask the most em­barrassing questions, and we hod to answer them These gentlemen decided whether or not we hod the emotiona l stability needed for otr c rew training Well, they got some of the boys there,

Aft~r completion of our tests, for about four weeks, we leorned •hot pilots, to be good pilots, must forst be able to pock up rock$. We left class1hcot•~n with o bond ploying, ond 5,000 other eager beavers for compon1ons. h wos a short trip this time. We marched out one gate, across o m1lhory h ighway and through another gate ondd there

1 we were h was ovr home fof the neKt nine weeks and'

so to re ate, for many of us. thirteen wet?ks ' f At ~elbologht they told us they were going to seporote the men rorn t e ys We all managed to sroy-thot is, most of us did.

They sent us to classes in aircraft Identification naval 1dt nttfico4

tion, moth, physics (tha t 's the one that mode 1t thirteen weeks) and code (that helped o little too) They also nod o little course called physical training We coiled it many o ther things After n ine and for $0me of us thirteen weeks. we were o ff for primary

The oge·o ld fable of country club life took o jor11ng 1011 We found that the Army still hod o lot of outhorify, even at o civilian owned flying school. And to prove 1t, they gove us tours occos1onolly We learned here the lur>domentols o f flying, that 1f ... moved the stick ond rhe ruder to the left we would turn lefr. and vice-verso The sound of the motors seemed 1emfying. We gulped, gathered up all our spore courage ond set about leorning to fly A her op­proximo tely eight hours they sta rted soloing us, and if you didn't know your instructo r; well, you'd swear he was our to get yov The idco, sending you up alone! We received 65 hours of flying t im" there; time we·11 never forget, for those were the first days, and we were breaking the chains tha t hod bound us to the earth

BASIC WAS ROUGH! ! We hod our first format ion flying there, and never did think we would leorn Just when we lhought we were catching °"'r we hod the required tome and hod to go on to some­thing else oo, we got the first real ocrobot1cs Those wtre doy$ none of us wilf forget. There oten' r words to descnbe the wonderful feeling you get when you see the world go into a ll sorts of crazy motions and angles, and then right il setf just by the simple co~ ordinated movements of your hor>ds ond feet Basic ended, and then come the wonderful cry• " On to Advonud "

When we orrived at Advanced we thought we would hove things easy · just coast for nine weeks and hove a General, no less, come up Ond congrotufote us o n our wonderful accompl1shmen1, and pin the wings and bofs on us If that's the way 1t was once, well, then things hove changed We were rushN from one minute to the next. Always on the go and olwoys something to do, something thot must be done of you're to get through We hod our lorst long cross coun· tries, and really learned to l ly formation. We hod our forst night cross countries, search missions (and lots of t imes befo re It was over someone was lookin9 for you). Rendezvous ond intercept1ons-1~se were just some of the important phoses of fro1n1ng ~e rKe1ved here

So now we ore through with cadet troining--ond learning fhot we o re just beginning to learn to fly. As we went through these lost 16 months we sow friends come and go. We feel that we owe them o debt They wonted to fly, too, ond moyb~ by tryon~ to do both their shore- ond ours, we con make them o little hopp1er

A C VICTOR J HANCOCK

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