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Know Your Officers ...
CoL Donald B. Smith. Commanding
Officer, is West Pmnt Graduate
Ooioael Dnoalfl B. Smith, OMk-
Biandiin orOccT of Sefmoor Joho-
■oa Fieid, to first In our aeries of
offleer’i btofraphloi. A sradoate
of West Point icmur7 AosSems
to lese. OU. Smith bokk the rmttof
of Oonaand Pilot sad was trained
at the Air Corps' famoos Plptoc
School at EeOr Pleld- rDexas-
•d Lt upon
slaalppt la the sommer of IKI, ha
had the dnt^ asetonatenls of 8>1.
8>S. and 8-S. rsspectleelj. When-
to the eprtoi of IMS. a new field
was actlrated at Oulfport, Missla-'
stopi, be became Its Otrector of
Ttalnlnt and Post Bteenttvo Of- ftwiMc
hij—
Prom there be went to the Bead*
17 Killed.
297 Hurt
In Blast
Tiu
iHiaui fai tnmiill si
traduatlnc. from West Potot. Col. qaarters of the AAPITC at KnoU- Um NsfMDi Nsval Air Ststfss
Ullsd sppTOsiswttelT
Stab Me, Bretber....
The 33aae Hospital, was On scene
ef a harrowtoq experleoce for a
soldier at Camp Blaadtog, norlda.
After belna Jabbed three times to
hlB little nn^ bf a btood-hmerr
madlo, the aoldfer drww back bin
band and ewecUy at Ida aV
tnckcr. ‘'Have another try.” he
said, “They're three for a dime
thiB week.”
Smith reported to Brooks and,wood. North /"mrtMnn where
Kelly flelde for hie artoSon train- held the post of AasUtant Chief M
tat. and to ISM was ■ nil toed toiStaff. S-1 tmttl March IS. IMS.
a porauit equadroa at Rockwall That waa the date be became Oom-
Fleld, Callfomie. After pursuit mendinc Officer here st Seymour
fljlnt at this and March Plaid, hs ’johneon Pleld-
went to Randolph field. Ttoma. { A natlfe of Colorada CoL Soxlth
where be aerved to the capacity ,1a married and has two children,
of Plytof Inetnictor untfl 1187. iXa JOly ot tola year be was com-
Tben hartot risen to the raak'mended by Brig. Oeneral Junius
M captain, be became Commanu- W. Wood. Commanding General ot
tor Oficer of a oursuant squadron the Pint District AAPTC, Greens-
at Albrook field. Panama Canal boro. N. C-, for the manner to
Zone, serrtog there until ItSS. which admtolstratlTe and training
Lovrv Pleld. Denrer. Colorado, functions were i>erfonned here at
was his next post and be held the the field since bis arrlTaL
potldoQs of Adjutant Squsdron! (This Is the tint in a series of
Commender. and Post 8-X sue- biographies of officers at the field,
cesslveiy. | Welch for your own officer to a
Arrlring at Keesl'er Field. Mia* few weeks.)
Nazi Spy System Blankets
Lands Loose Talk Helps *Em
An Army Oocporal sat at thef
table to a dingy up-room. The mu
sic plagred from a ttony and out-
of'4uw piano sounded slightly
orer the noise of eoteea and ctlnk-
iag of gleams Somebody put a
nickel to the Juke box and the mu
sic of the clashed with ttm
lire flf the roeordtog. The corporal
aat sipping a cool drink and icmg-
tag for company.
The waiter etoo kept wiping the
tables wttb a greasy rag looked
tike a fellow who bad ant h i s
**soul.“ Be lotAod dumb ***”»g*' to
be of any wceoant ******!*** the oor-
porml as be studied the place.
Thiktog solUy and incoherently to
hnnsetf. the waiter kept toirtng the
empty bottles away and streaking
the tope of the tables '^ou loe^
knely, soldier, what's witasgt**
asked the leaking “gar-
eon.** HeB,** saessisd the
eodter. “U you were about due
for e canoe ride like I'm aboat
to take you*d look Iod^ too.** And
txpon saying this., the corporal got
up and stalked oB.
jlad tim corporal pondered about
bis answer to a perfectly silly
question, bis mother would not
hove reeeired “We regret to to-
ferm you...etc.** from the War
Department
Incidents like tfaat~happen e?ery
day. The m bas its bands fuU
during these days of disrupted
peace. Working baad-to-hand with
the Serrlce authorttiea, the FBI
asks that every man. regardless ot
the enltorm be wears. hMp safe
guard any toformatioo wfalcb would
oe of Interest to the enemy
Begardlesa how totrlal the matter
may seen.)
si Spy Rings work
deriy and smart manner. They
have mn staUonad all over the
Vatted States. Some of these men
hold .-espoastble American pssl-
tiona. And to an ^meured manner,
dish out the “dirt** to Berlto
tmadquarters tram these un-eas-
pected quarters.
Then there are agents sdio read
our newspapers from page to page.
Check our tochntml Journals sod
ebo anythtog toat might maan an
extra poM fsr their Oestapo lead-
are.
.iiwen timed (faked) blowout near
an airfield gives a ssy a chanre
to study on latmt planes. W*
flxtogttm lire be m trataed
BeSee aU mnaH
riMcnr.
Nov^
tbufi flwt tin
farad was ealy
said it uraoM bu
tbra buisra tlmy coaid
OB accurate totralatioa ol
pew one traaUd fat sonrico and
cMliorn hnsplifili
Rear admiral H. P. Leary. DSN.
cocamondant of the Fifth Narai
District, said witnesses reported
they believed the explosleo was
cau^ bf ammunltioD to transit
A board of investigation has al
ready begun to probe the caxise
of the blast.
The board conslsto of Captains L.
P. Treadwdl. DSN. O. 0. West.
D8K and J. R T^e- D8N. and
Lieutenant Brooks, DSN. Judge
Advocate.
The Navy*8 first report said a
tru^ loaded wHh gas^toe had
exploded near a hangar, setttog
fires which badly damaMd several
buUdtogs at the huge air station.
Dr. C. J. M^tanald, Norfofc
city eoroner, was sailed to the
statkm, tndlealtag there may have
been civilian as well as naval oao-
ualUes.
are ueoaUy very briUaat to fteir
type of work. Setaeofs to *^***»»«»«r
toe^ stti coach Rmsa to be toe
meat •‘Jeeaaettog torae** to the
World.'Their laeamda varw, and al-
many ef thato ptote havo
been rvlaad by and wf‘
awake mflRary auCberMea, to
are stfll maoy augiStoi l^tog
wUch toe fix watotea fcr.
wn toat to flotod. R Is m
toat the Mtohtesl evISeaee cd
toer a>ykig or aabotage toaald
reparlad to eUter ite PBL m to
atsur O-mau, Onm yea knee
too "ilipptog, of csids on too
toMe.** TheSa mn wwo aeqtol-
Private John MaUnowald attached to toe PObSe ItilaHnya OIBeo
aa a moUen picture cameraman Is abowo here shooting a medical
film in color of a Gall Bladder operation at the stothm hospital for
tbo Post Photo Section. Cai^aln Ba^olph Clark, Chief Surgeon,
lermerly of the Mayo CUnto to Roebeeter perferzned the oaerMIOD.
WhOa at toe Mayo Ototc the Oaptato had exparteaee to toe msfciim
ef medleal mottoa uithirae. This film wSI be usei bg tw twratls^
tor iMlrantlia the doctors, naraes' end mltsfcd warn « toe bentoal.
Xd clviUen life Private Malinowski was employed by the
Film Guild and toe rwrw>* W%t tofermattmL «»■'»***■»
to New Teak City. PrevfaMm to sbooSoa^S^R be
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Combat Without Serateh
Over at toe Oedet Pre-Tbdtoteslitog flak over Mai^ea. Bwa 1
Sefaeol is a raesak atototoa ■aiimd;back to Kagteud, toe asa «
Robert B. Hsrma. ReedQy idHil-|tooeB rtuiaJi Bijidtos srad «
Bed by a DtoUugubhed Ply tag floor ef toe atunto *10 Ub.
Cheas. Poor Atr Medato, sad rto-l when toelr fteaDy
bone rwRueaeftog toe Amarlcen* a,. a,.
Thantre of Opmttaas, ploa torse.*™* « Medals wlto thiea
stoTs tor Bia^ batUes to Sug-ILeaf
toad. NortoAMea a^ Dtott
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rtbboo. Etoims Is an ra aenipans vesands lecelvod .to aetloau 4i
radio operator wito a lot of earn- good ttiug, ton.
bat his belA I It yea ato itorms to ueeeuB
Baz^ who hate from AltaB,'toito phasrsnsnal aafsty racaw
3B.. was toe radio operatw o a grins and ratgra you to toe
"Jerk’s Natorak'* a B4t wb leb!tores dlgtts of toe airtol aaoto
ftew over two toBdredhoutB wttb-1 their plane -411. d
out havtog aar tnanw Tnachtoo goo eldmtally, wUdi sm
bullet er camrai ibra ever plite- ctaBsr neras toeg gave tfe
tag Ra bide and whose entlref Xmog. toB CSdM (1
crew lived to state that ton bad.torU was "»vr««T****T tor aa
never been scratched to battto eeewal Bvm what a Xtoeratoa
They met tocir first (tonnea tosi'MNt dean flee atomtoa aBsr
toe to ttm Oalf of Mexico when loadtog Re bsndw orar Senee;
«y dgbfed a mb end neatly aawmx mm bad oat and 1
rerketod eeme wRb a pair of toto toe MsdHwrMma btole
dspth bomba. Poor srantos totor.hedaltod MaMa. Malta was an
“ rjbot down ttmto first eneaag to sand Jmtak bat R dM^ i
_ iter bl0i ovw the kiontncttes beat totas. On tim tatonmfl
toetortm • at LfBe. Three more .Ustrami Ptegeeaeg It eaHtt
mwiths and toey were to TtodStalOeasewi sad toldIbtat ef tIm
“"■itaf deet Ota ef their eers e^jmsn'S pBght. The Oermaae
Mb, toying ttinnsiM pnand'eat taid gtohad ip nt toast
egM tat RostmA rearguard, dodf toe suiflajig.
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