News Letter 1941 Jul-Dec - Air Force Historical Studies Office

Ibt17 J'ixlaJ. Entry J'inal lIhtry Final
Date Date Date Date Date Date
July 29 Hov.26 Aug.29 Dec.27 Sept.29 Ja:n..27
30 27 30 28 30 28
31 28 31 29
Patterson Field headquarters building for the dura.-
tion of the C8IIpaign. Thirty-three enlistlllelD.tswere
c0llp1eted in the office «Xl the last dq of the campaign,
recruiting clerks working at top speed to set
the one-dav' record.
Entry J'i.xIa1. JlD.try Final Entry J'iIlal
Date Date Date Date Dat.e Date
Oct. 1 Ja:n..29 Hov. 1 1iLr. 1- Dec. 1 1Br.3P
2 30 2 2 2 Jrir. 1
3 3l 3 3 3 2
4 Feb. I 4 4 4 3
5 2 5 5 5 4
"'NOl'Jl:a
6 :3 6 6 6 5
7 4 7 7 7 6
8 5 8 8 8 7
9 6 9 9 9 8
10 7 10 10 10 9
11 8 11 1.1 11 10
12 9 12 12 12 11
13 10 13 13 13 12
14 11 14 14 14 13
15 12 15 15 15 14
16 13 16 16 16 15
17 14 17 17 17 16
18 15 18 11& 18 17
19 16 19 19 19 18
20 17 20 20 20 19
21 18 21 21 21 20
22 19 22 22 22 21.
23 20 23 23 23 22
24 21 24 24 24 23
25 22 25 25 26 24
26 23 26 26 26 25
27 24 27 27 27 26
28 25 28 28 28 27
29 26 29 29 29 28
30 27 30 30 30 29
31 28 31 30
This Table being const.ructed. for February
wit.h 28 d.:vs,the proper allowance must be
madefor lea,p yeac.
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P.A.T'l'EB9ON J'IJ:ID Rl'aWITnn
stX:CESSRlL
At least two movie stars and a fall~lUjlmotion pieture
dance director have accepted invitations to attElD.dgraduation
exercises July 11 at the Air Corps
AdvancedFlying School at Stockton lieU, Calif., for
the student officers and aviation cadets of Class
41-1.
Joe E. Brownand Azldy Devine, the former fsm:m... 'l
part:i.cular1.y for his mouthand the latter for what
comesout of his throat in the way of a volce, are
the mov.iecomedia:ASwho will. be on hand. '!'he dance
director is I.eaoy Pr:\.m, whowas a pilot in 'orld
'a!' I, and has not abandoned hi.s ol.d i.n+,e:rest in
av.iati,on.
Comedia:n. Flies Regul.a."!.'J.)'"
Mr. Brownwill 'be on band, apa..t iTomhi,; enthusiasm
for flying, because his son is a memberof the
cla.ss. Aviation Cadet DonI. Brown. who holds a Reserve
cOlllll.issionin the Infant17, win share the
graduating lilll81i.ght wi.th his famou.sfathe:r. Mr. and
Mrs. Brownhave visited Stockt.on Field before. '!'he
comedia;p.has been fly:i.ng,as a passanga~ since 19~3,
whi.chmealll,that he was fJ.y'\,ngbe£o;r~ the Aviation
Cadets he will see graduate were born.
Membersof Class 41-1 hsve a certain claim to fame
themselves. Cadet Brown1188 president. of the student
body and of the j'lJ.l1.iorclass at the Lu,5 A:cgeles branch
of the University of Southe:rn California, and Cadets
Lloyd Pearson Carlos aDd Robert Warren Christy have
appeared as ice skateTs i.n IIB1V of Sonja HElD.ie'spietures.
"Se:l&to:r"Get.s His .,~
Je.son DolJglas Hanen, who also will receive his
.wi.Dgs July 11., has had the most unusual past. Cadet
Ha.rr~11 was a memberof the Texas Legi.slat1.kt'e when he
became interested in flyiDg while t:ra.veliIlg on legislative
business. The colllllell'ci.alai.r lines di.d such a
good. job of selling t.he yo~ office holde;(' t.bat he
reslgned from t,he legislature and joined ~ as an
Aviation Cadet.
The next class schedul.ed for graduationl,s 41-F,
whi.c." repor+..edJ1JrI.82 from.J4:Jffett Field and is to
finish the ad'V8tlCed course August 16 or thereabouts.
The class graduati:o.g July 1.1., contai.niug two stlnent
officers aDd 143 cadettl, is the large:,t in the history
of tihe AdvauC'ed S".hool at Stndctoo..
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Recru-\.ting crews Sflnt thro1lgh West.; Virgi.ma. and
Ohic by Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio, headquarters
succeeded .in enlistiDg more thaD. 200 IlleID. in 18
~ for assignment to squadrons nowbased at the
Fairfield Air Depot. Ho "high pressure" tactiC's
we:re eaploy8!i.
All 111m assigned to recruiting duty were instructed
to present only the actual facts concerning life An Aviation Cadet's couplete dress 'IJ.l1.iformand the
in the Arrsv Air Forces aDd the opportunl ties afford- proper sUllllilerattire for the ,..ell-dressed enlist.ed
ed those who enlist. for three years, particularly manwill be on displ~ in a wi.zlP,ow in Rockefeller
t.h'i Clppo;rtunities to learn a skilled trade. This Center, NewYork.
l&J1: is ccns:i.d!'-.:-ed a:n.ill!Jortaut incentive to poten- The exhibit also includes a Cadet's s1.1llllll8r outfit.,
t.:i.aJ.. recruits. i.ncluding helmet, coveralls and shoes and a couplete
The ~ecruiting squads returned with former school winter uniform. It was s'i'PU.ed by the Sout~t Air
tee.chers, mecbml.ics, b~e~, salesmen and membersof Corps Trai:o.i.:tl.gCenter- at. ~tgomery. Ala., at the rerItaT:o/
other occ~ational gr.oups in civil life. A quest of the Collllll8%lding Gene:t'al.,2nd Corps Area.
large percElD.tagewere below voting age, indicatiDg
that their Pl!lol'~ts hold a high regard. for t.he Arrsv
The exhibit is being sponsored by the Museumof
Science and~u,st,:r;y .. 1iheBriti.sh 1far ReHef Society
Air Forces and consequently wre williDg t.c give aM the BritilJh American Ambu1.$Il.C'8 Corps. Brig. GEm.
their cOIl,Sentcheer_fully to their sons' jn;.ni.Dg'-il' 'alte;- R. '_vel', colllllEltld~ the Southeast Trai.n.irlg
Arecruit~officewas set up in the lobby of the Center, ordered the equip~t 'supplied.
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