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Highland Park Press, 3 Feb 1944, p. 2

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s F *|~ â€"â€"In|‘TheNation‘s Se -W |John Holmes, 28, is a 2nd eu iti in the Air Forte, having just his pilot training at Hobbs,â€" . Mex: His present , duty EWAE W AmpRIns B , POVEIDC . ROCDVE . €BK hmn 9 months‘ service in the N ic, and is now in active on ship. â€"He attended the ight school, was graduated from ivi school and University of i He is married and has one [The segond sor, Kenneth, 31, is a & (ig.) in the U.S.‘ Coast Guard. . .spent a .recent leave at Four sops are the contribution to the Nation‘s Service of Mr, and Mrs. Samâ€" uel is, 903 No. Sheridan Road. The eidesf, S/Sgt. Samuel Holmes will bave m Air Force secret service radio years next May: Refusing a K which meant a desk job, he chose 4 more active role in the war. He . att radio school at . Sioux Fikg which he became assistant minai of a fighter squadron, and was lat omoted to his present; posiâ€" tion in a fighter control squadronm, He is 32 . of age, a graduate of the locat higtt school and of Chicago Uniâ€" versity. ‘Me was married last May.~ â€" Request ki instructions and altimeter reading. / ," said the studentâ€"pilot sitting in fhe coâ€"pilot‘s seat. He was talking with the men high in the control tower. men have a complete view of the field. Pilots must have theâ€" cont fiqwef operator‘s permission before they can taxi on the field.and takeâ€"off.) | were received. The giâ€" ant, pound Bâ€"17 taxied to the i â€"off area. Our ship was behind tw$ other Fortresses. It was to be a f i -hke;offi Engines running smoothly. Now, in turn, . engine was "reved" up to ute. The t airplane, like a spirited horse, quikered, waited for the signal to start (P=~~ § f Into ht, blue yonder . . . "O.K. to takeâ€"off Oâ€"7," came the reâ€" port to oifr earphones from the control 8" tE dum she to look . Takeâ€"o ."Are "Yes, sit <"I‘m Cap structor." 1 material f transiti i of the Arof mand." 2 "Yes, sit. "You’n;l O7. We‘rt rernoon 1. you in the ce An ;1 ially nice line of 1 Valeptines adopted to men /« +1+. im gervice. * â€" > in Troeg man ‘ were war Fortress ficerâ€"pilots the "check A® issroned Otlic & p_arad:fij for my flight wool flyi I ate a 4 (in case 0 to the sci vfle.nfines Ol!-i&dubnhes.’f‘henhiplm- ta'zsan § * ISTATIONER to r Your Party ‘able Covers . Napkins uhners and bombardiers at Johns Ave. t before takeâ€"off. instructions â€" Chanute tower.: Out . local. i instructions and altimeter Â¥er," said the studentâ€"pilot he â€"coâ€"pilot‘s seat. He was the men high in the control ase men have a complete ¢ field, Pilots must have tower operator‘s permission ‘ can taxi on the field.and 1c to $1.00 each hedc phe, two, three, and four ing up on the giant Flying hen I arrived. Studepntâ€"ofâ€" were studiously going over igt"â€"an itemized memoranâ€" )6 over 100 different points on my ship today. The taking off at one this afâ€" forlgation {lying. I‘ll meet oing to be cold up there," ‘s.id. "Better put on these l w | * ck lunch, bought some. gum air sickness), and reported 1 office.. It was 12 :30 p.m. msstoned officers gave me fars Fred‘: R. Stolp, flight: inâ€" nderstand you‘re cofllwllg a story on the fourâ€"engine raining school at this field Air Forces Training Comâ€" fi":m-w ; | Schultz?" a young, ~captain asked. 4 ed like a beâ€"spectacled b'ddbmw??fi*_. A Flight in a Flying Fortress ; L ge % s I‘M IN THE Cpl. Whitt N. Schults |. ‘Willis H. [ m MIT: Stetile, stationed for 2 | in the No,/ Pacific jaru.fiiu‘ spending a) leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas J. Ht 1z$ {lan Rd. He expect@|to be réassigne{l ie lc s. se ki x m P at ‘the .end of his | Pic, Vera M. Greetf of the ’oman”fl ‘hrinc orps, has to h & st iChetry Point, N. after. a: leave at the home of her (r. ‘ Mrs. Geo. Greene, 54 Ave /: | gn in the Navy‘ He attendied al hig scho‘d.mlndnaw(} fr in Academy, and atf dengLngm} Y egeifl Anmpol:; )r two years. I }Aab&‘inm brenn‘uen in the ific area, af well as other i :he ropean theatdr of was, is t Z""d of Jack] Gibbons, Petty pol for| practigk in the Bâ€"17‘s, mm«x the : h;_.h,scgm (trom: cA my. d stufied fof three. yous ¢. »n{vet ty of Michi He marri former Jean Bullird of High fark, and has two chifdren. | | | David, the t has for over a ioqr i a cadet af the M)/Maring Great Neck, LL eul:z: served for 6 months 9 HoardzlhnlmJ id c the rank of third maté in the N in prefettnce to that of * It‘s a tough job to kédp a 20â€"ton in sttrumment; in perfect alimmentâ€"â€"parti+ cularly v}ha cruising at/high spéeds in rough aitI. But student pflots flying our ship did just that. A d‘fthis is signifiâ€" cant whan you realize i was the first \yibe :::E had flown |{formations | in "lying «Fortresses, . [ [ EVY ! M m a «"@) fi l 4 ‘I‘ye been anxious to about these "?L’-g Tw on (aiiha drah "ao 10. td memeei| these Anuny Fbr ofer two 'u_fi" [( wefle “ joc: keying, turning, ban '_‘j .wd'ig;nm slqwing flown, remainirig in our propet place in the formation. i P ; FKr awhile we were the lead ship . . "A pilot leading a. fprmation| must exe¢ute maneuy nnoothl{," ex» "% o S a o ho oi vet "Formation . fiying â€"requires split timing, p 3»-- tn'j?‘:.lerte ‘sq. . A| pilot‘s â€" eyes. thust constantly m airplane ahead Smooth move: ments lead to a close, Ready, effective forination," he concludid t + '&:Jél;emgm now, land{|] Mary Ann in formationâ€"~a diffichit job. | ; |f was gradt Wheels were down.‘ Handing in } tib‘n’Ibwd&e |received an}f acknow h | ].;M‘in ‘we came, settirfe down smooth+ o) L «l b B ‘For magy months : have I@ reading | flying in tight form: fi ‘ : objectives." . _ mgt HL. HL A mecently : _ "The Air | Forces $V¢ . taught men at ;themm;'t‘hcyvjv ild, execute in cnmhat brobff : . & Whi still training in this couptry, pilots are taught formation flying | . . In‘| com{ bat a tight formation ig bften the airâ€" men‘s best grotqcfion"fiff fisies ged ah&rl. gathered smetd, took off smeothly, quickly. aftitude g;t.t- to the clear and blue axd [bright sky. Wrote Army Air F4 ingt &wfil H. H. Ar & ,fj‘ > RE from w I, like you, eavy M:nbm.; ion, flew over important miliâ€"< 0â€"hour) flying ying . requires and alert: ust congtantly Smooth moveâ€" eady, effective |_ Mr, and Mrs. Peter Glader, 236 Mcâ€" Daniels Ave., have three sons in the armed forces. Ted Glader, T/5, of the aviation engineers, is ;rmioned in the: Pacific area. Rollo, a-'g.\ratroopcr, is stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Victor, the youngest, ~was | recently inducted Three more 17â€"yearâ€"old boys in the lm‘ high school have been;sworn into Army Air Corpsâ€"Frank "Blackie" Blacker, ‘a senior, son of Mrs. Katie Blacker, 917 Taylor Ave., Bernard Sieâ€" fic. a Junior, son of Mr. and ‘Mrs. B. M. Siegele, 2210 Half Day Road, and Jolin Erjkson, senior, son of |Mr. and Mrs. Axel Erikson, 589 Central Ave. They will report for active duty upon completing their high school course. |â€" Ens. Fred Musser, USN,) recently enjoyed a brief luve‘before"z:mning for active duty.: A graduate of the local high school and of Towa State College, ‘class of |‘43, he has since atâ€" tendéd the Naval Reserve M an‘s school, at Notre Dame |Univepsity,. last week receiving his commission. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘?O. Musser, 529 Oakwood Ave cb 4 ! Ens. Wrm, Jones, USN, meteoroloâ€" t, graduate of: Dartmouth College, ‘stationed in the So. Pacific area, id. expects soon to be assigned to duty im an aircraft carrier. He is the son of r. and Mrs. Wm. T. Jonés, 310 No. Linden Ave., and the husband of the former Betty Wampler. _ | . __Another high school ‘senior to enlist in the Navy Vâ€"5 program is Wm. Tenâ€" neman, son of Mr. and Mrs| A. ‘Tenâ€" neman, 1020 Oakley Rd., Deefficld. He will be graduated from high school at the end of January and) report for training the first of March. and will report early in February at Ft, Sheridan, for ‘fiétive duty. s ~Henry Wm. Woiak, son of Mrs. the Pacitic area. Rollo, aâ€"paratrooper, | In keeping with the March of Dimes is stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Victor, | drivye which concludes this wiek. the the youngest, ~was | recently inducted | Alcyon theatre presented a film starâ€" and will report early in February at|ring Greer Garson for the past five Ft, Sheridan, for active duty. days. ‘The picture was shown through s wVeel © j the courtesy of William Pearl, owner Henry Wm, Woiak, son of Mrs.|of the theatre, and Robert Slayback, Mary Ann Wolak, 830 Decrficld Ave. mi;kmr. [ C ue was graduateéd on Jan. 28 from the| It has been reported that over $300 dio: school at Scott Field, I!I., is w qualified as a member of a bomâ€" r crew, and is in line.for advanced Iininlvog?s‘ty”. He is the son of rs. Ira. Gardner. © +\ /dÂ¥ Meet your BLOCKCHAIRMA onLy 4 more DaAÂ¥ys FOR «â€"HIGHLAND PARKâ€" _ _ _TO D0 IT AGAIN! â€"â€" R C ce ie * *:«“‘éi""l hoi‘ R«’e‘(‘ sls Aopant . THE PRESS Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Chrigti,. Tmm to official report just received. He was 8« Mmmnh&cu.s.‘bh al Reâ€" serve. He received his‘ preliminary flight instruction at the Olmhe.! Kans., reserve air base. ~ / $ifice® Wesicy S.. Hayes, 20, seaman (17¢, the son of. Mr, and Mrs. E. C,_ 518 Mi jan Ave., has com bagic training at the Submarine Subâ€" marine Base, New London, , for duty with our growing ‘fleet of underâ€" seas fighters, it was: today by that base. Seaman Hayes will be entitled to wear the twin dolphin: inâ€" signia of the submarine ic¢ after further experience aboard a rine, during which he must demonstrate to bis" commanding officer: t!fi;n’ he is tully; qualified to carry out the duties of hisâ€" rate. The Insignia is regarded as a mark of>distinction in the Navy:. Collect Over $300 | At Alcyon During: . March of Dimes Film Hayes was graduated from the local high school, where he lettered ‘in track and football. He has been in the Navy sil'th‘ last February, and had pteliminâ€" ary training at Great Lakes, | _ The Submarine School, the only ofle of its kind. in the Navy, is a by a pigked group: of men who mtst pass sp:ju physical, mental and péycholoâ€" gical tests. 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