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

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once. M~ cases are on record of court !!!n Letter. Following publication of this
houses burning. resulting in destru.ction article, all nine are to be combined into
of records. Get them nowwhenit is easi- a compendiumon insurance and printed for
est. Dependents whenmaking a claim are distribution throughout the United States
alwS\V'sbadly unnerved and it is the duty Army Air Forces.
of all military personnel to obtain these ~
necessary supporting documents in advance. A year's intensive training in a.eronau-
Certified marriage certificates are not tical engineering for six Air Corpsofficers
required for the settlement of United States ended July 31. when they received diplomas
Government Insurance, National Service from Brig. Gen. George C. Kenney.Comandant
Life Insurance or policies issued by com- of the Air Corps Engineering School. Wright
mercial life insurance companies. However, Field.
as National Service Life Insurance is paid In the graduat;l.ngclass wereLieuts. Evart
to the beneficiary only in installments. a W. Hedlund and Harold.M. Keeffe, from the
certified copy of the record of birth must Fairfield Air Depot; Edward G. Kieble, Dtmbe
submitted. Even if the beneficiary 1s can Field; ElmerE. McKessonand Bernard A.
under the age of 30 and receives the fixed Schriever. Wright Field; and Ralph L. Wasinstallments
of $5.51 per month on $1.000. sell, MiddletownAir Depot.
for 20 years, a birth certificate is still
necessary to establish that the age is un- Courses taught at the Engineering School
del' 30. include basic theoretical instruction in
aircraft, engine and propeller design; ftm-
If the proceeds of either United States damental subjects such as mechanics,
GovernmentInsurance. or policies issued strength of materials, and aerodynamics;
by commercial life insurance companies are and practical work in the various labor&-
to be paid as a life income to the bene- tories and shops at Wright Field in arm&-
ficiary, then proof of age will be required ment, radio, electrical and miscellaneous
as the amount of the income is based upon equipment. Air Corps inspection methods,
the age of the beneficiary. depot operation, and procurement procedure
A great deal of misunderstanding exists are additional practical subjects. .
about photostats. Manyindividuals have ..........
had numbers of copies of birth certifiCates The newAir Corps Basic Flying School at
and marriage certificates photostated and Sebring, Fla., will be completed in appro%-
it must be said that they are unacceptable. imately seven months.
Actually the original itself in order to One of the 33 flying schools operating
be acceptable would have to meet the re- or under constru.ction in the Southeast Air
quirements as set out in this article. Corps Training Center, the Sebring school
Ev~ 1£ the original is acceptable, the upon its completion will house 217 offiphotostats
would not be. cers. 475 cadets. 1,930 enlisted men and
15 nurses. Whenand at what stage of con-
Photostats are acceptable, however. when struction troops will be stationed at the
they are actually madefrom the public new field has not been announced.
record by the bureau of vital statistics
or other official agency in charge of the The estimated cost of the Sebring pro";,..
public record. It then is good only if ect is $3,627,640.00. Of this amount, conbefore
the photostat is made, a marginal struction projects costing $2,014.879.00
indorsement is madecertifying that it is will be undertaken immediately, and the rean
official photostat of the public record. mainder at a later date when sufficient
I t then must be signed under the seal of funds ere madeavailable. Like most of the
the issuing office. other new fields in the training center.
Very recently the Office, Chief of Air Sebring will be about four square miles in
Corps published a pampblet titled. "Insur- area. The buildings will be of the tempoance.
Es~ate and Wills," which is now in rary woodentype of constru.ction.
the process of distribution throughout the In the 1a.v out will be 32 barracks for en-
United States Army Air Forces. It was not listed men; 13 cadet barracks; one barracks
possible in that to go into detail about for negroes; 11 ~ rooms of the Air Corps
birth and marriage certificates and d1vorce type; 11 supply rooms; mess halls for en.-
decrees; therefore. the material in this listed men, cadets and officers: one chapel
article ~ be considered as a part of or (to include an organ): quarters for the
an addition to that publicBtion. commanding officer: three administrative
buildings: one fire station; one guardhouee:
This article is the ninth of a series one infirmary and nurses I quarters: and one
which has been published in the AU: ~ officers' club.
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