Air Force Technical Training Detachment - Echelon Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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on the quadrangle to pay their respects to the colors, which were slowly low- ered to the notes of the national anthem. Symbolic of an ever-renewed pledge of allegiance and of service, those few moments each sundown will long be rememliered. Review is another tradition of the service which we followed each Saturday afternoon. Un these occasions the unit, marching in dress parade, passed in review before the CO. Such is a brief review of our military life at Haverford. For twelve months we served here with the status and pay of privates lcadet patches notwithstandingJ. In addition to the broad regulations of the Articles of War, our command instituted a regulatory system of merits and demerits- with appropriate privileges and punishments. Ifor purposes of organization, both military and academic, the unit was originally divided into two flights of four sections each treminiscent of that poem about the vanishing red man, il en Little Indian Boysml. ln charge of each section was a leader chosen from the ranks. Section leaders were changed periodically in order to give as many as possible the opportunity for experience in leadership, since the unit was composed of men regarded as potential oflicersf' Despite the rigorous demands of the academic and military programs, ample opportunity for social pleasures was provided. On one week-day eve- ning, Xwlednesday, the men, with the exception of the staunch defenders of the Sharpless classrooms, were permitted to go to Ardmore for dates, movies, bowling, or dancing at the YIXICA. The Irishman's became a lrequented spot where Scotch was dispensed with a rye smile and the PMS either ginned or beered it. The arrival in September of the ASTU gave evidence of the functioning of the law of supply and demand. Some friendly friction and rivalry did break out. CFor details see: The Secret History of the Army at Haverford. j After review on Saturday the men were oil duty for some thirty hours. Some took advantage of 100-mile passes to go home for sightseeing in NY or at the shorejg others lconstituting a sectionb were restricted: and others just stayed here. Iihose week-ends were eagerly anticipated. Life wouldnlt have been the same without that mad Saturday afternoon rush for the Paoli Local. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the social year was the mid-year eight-day I 11,520-minutej furlough. On the VVednesday evening before the academic break the unit enjoyed a highly successful formal dance-entertainment and refreshments included-during which Pvt. Hubbard received from Major Frey the award of a loving cup for the best military record during the pre- ceding six months, A similar award was made to Pvt. Craven at the end of the third quarter. A few days later, the last of the uniform exams hurdled, the men were off, luggage in hand, to experience joyfully their first extended leave since entering the service. VVas it good? Ask them if they would like another one. So the story of our year at Haverford draws to a close. At various times during the year a question which aroused much interest was Who was to be the last army man to leave Haverford? If I said that the problem was purely academic, I might be misunderstood. Therefore, I will say that it is purely conventional larmy conventionj. lfither Sgt. U'Hanlon or Sgt. llesse will be the last to tread the hallowed floors of Barclay Hall. VVhen this rear guard has withdrawn from the scene this chapter of the history of the men in the unit will have been completed. 'Iihe word chapter is meaningful-for the year at Haverford was only the beginning of their preparation for service to their country. Xvhere they will go and what they will do cannot be predicted in detailed fashion. However, one thing is cer- tain-each and every man will continue to show the same conscientiousness and devotion to his assigned duty as he has shown at Haverford.

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on a routine physical cht-t'k-up, 'I'Iit- WH-tliit-stlziy Nut- C'luh ht-t'anu- a regu- lar institution wht-n il was tliscovt-rt-tl that sonic ol tht- nu-n sullt-rt-tl lroni last tluartilitis. 'l'ht- mt-inht-rship was not rt-sirit-it-tl In a lt-w aiul its coni- position varit-tl lirom wt-ck io wt-t-k. ln l t-hruary tht-sc intcnsivt- t-llorts nl men and stall will comt- to a climax wht-n tht- unit dons t-ap and khaki In receive certilit-ales at ctimmt-uct-mt-nt. ilillk' military sitlt- ol our Iilt- at llavt-rlortl has consistt-tl ol a comhinalion of routine training and hotly-huiltling and mort- exciting and init-rt-sting t-vt-nts antl practises. Within lht- liniitt-tl time availahlt- t-at-h day tht- atliniiustratiou has producetl a unit wt-ll traint-tl in elost--ordt-r tlrill lSgt. L'lt-avt-land J. ilht- conscientious efforts ol Sgt. Sloinzui and l'vt. lfown have raised tht: gt-nt-ral level ol' physical litnt-ss ol tht- unit. Calisthcnics, regular hurtlling ol tht- obstacle course, cross-country runs, the pt-riotlic Air lforct- physical litut-ss tests, and a witlc variety ol sports have all het-n utilized in this prograui. 'lihc athletic program was marked hy a rivalry distinctly regional in flavor. The provincialism of tht- Chit-agoans and New Yorkers gave rist- to cries of blind allegiance and indoctrinatiou. Apparently, dwelling near the stockyurds or lzbbets Fit-ld facilitates a lilootl transformation which al'- lects onc's sanity and creates a blatant candidate for the local chamher ol' commerce. Growing out ol thc squatlron's use of the college swimming hole was a program to tt-ach the men how to validate Archimedes' principle and to adapt their strokes, splashes, antl kicks to the conditions ol war. 'lihis functional swimming course was highlighted by a tleinonstration at the Haverford School. Along strictly military lines the unit received the henelit ol innumerable training hlms. l'he maneuvers of tht- lirst and third academic breaks con- tributed to the accumulated basic training ol' tht- men: tt-nt-pitching, chemi- cal warfare instruction, long antl arduous marcht-s Luo wonder XYashington's men were so ragged when they got to Valley lforgt-lj, overnight hivouacking, and instruction and practise Qlfort Dixj in the use of arms. Lt. Cummings and Sgt. Harding shared the task of instruction in this phase of our training. Wlieii tht: unit made its second trip to Fort Dix in November, nearly SU per cent of the men qualified on the M 1 Rifle. Major Frey, the able and respected commanding olhcer of the Haverford post, took merited pride in the appearance and marching etlicicncy ol' his men. Consequent parades oil post lthrough Ardmore and at the Merion Cricket Clubj helped make the unit more a part of the community and expressed the men's appreciation for the warmth with which the local townspeople received them. The parade through Ardmore was in support of a drive hy the .-NRC for blood donors. 'lihe large number of mt-n from this post who have served as donors on every drive during the past yt-ar is a record of which we art- all vt-ry proud. That first public parade was It-tl by the unit's newly organized hand led by Pvt. hlohnson. Since that timt- our musical organization has performed regularly at Retreat and Review, antl on invitation at Shihe Park. the Belle- vue-Stratford Hotel, and the Cricket Club. Inspections were regular evt-nts during our stay at llavt-rlord. Room and personal inspections were weekly occurrences on the basis of which indi- vidual merits were awarded. ln addition, tht-se inspections were tht- dt-vice used to qualify men for the tlrill competition to decide cadet orlict-rs for the week. l'eriodically, the post was inspected by a high ranking oflict-r. ilihest- inspection tours rt-vt-alt-tl that Haverford was one of the ht-st school posts under the liastern 'l'echnical 'l'raining Command. Rctrt-at and Rt-view wt-re two regular, hut meaningful. lt-aturt-s ol' the past year. lxvery evening, in the tradition ol the st-rvice, the unit marched

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ADMINISTRATIGN lst Licut. Jack S. Cummings. Adjulanl I Q ,.-, fech. Sgt. jamcs K. O'Hanlon Ts-ch. Sgt. Loren G. Harding Sgt. Ycrnc Hcssc Pfc. Murray Wfvinstein Pfc. Leonard Olsen Pfc. Smnlcx Bonn