Army Air Force Contract Flying School - Primary Yearbook (Camden, AR)

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1 5, HENDERSON F. DOWLING, INSTRUCTOR GLENN A. BLACK, Charleroi, Penna., did an array of things such as mining, welding, riveting, etc, before he entered the Air Force as a Glider Pilot. Glenn had 107 hours upstairs before he started to fly power driven aircraft. PAUL E. BEALS, was the man who comes a- round with the groceries, in Humbolt, Iowa. Glider pilot training was forsaken after 102 hours for Cadet training-a change for the better we think. BRADY L. EDLER'-no information furnished. 14th From Lefty VINCENT J. BRACHA, New Britain, Conn., held a widely diversified number of positions, some of which were salesman, student, ac- tor, flier, and Army glider pilot. We can't reveal any secrets but we are inclined to believe that his acting and selling endeavors were interlocked. fAll of us know how much alike those two are in make-believe, that is.J PAUL J. BRAY, Baltimore, Md., was an electric Welder before becoming a flyer. His trade might still come in handy in case some of our PT's receive more than the usual punishment through ground loops and other accidents. Be on the alert pal.

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W! DAVID W. CLARK, 14th From TERENCE T. JENKINS, was a B. B. T. man fbaseball-basketball and footballh at his Alma Mater in Summerville, South Caro- lina. With that much sport activity he must go over the obstacle course with a fiendish fervor. Oh yeah! BENNIE E. HATFIELD, Chattanooga, CChoo- Chooj, Tennessee had a start on most of us because of his C. P. T. training. When he started he had more hours flying that most of us have now, after finishing Primary. But we'll catch up, maybe. ALBERT W. HELSLEY, hailed from Knoxville, Tennessee and was employed by the TVA. I-Ie attended the University of Tennessee af- ter graduating from Knoxville High. A INSTRUCTOR Leftj ELVIS E. JOHNSON, from St. Louis, Missouri, was assistant manager in a drug store after becoming an alumni of Centerville High. He was on the staff of that school's yearbook. We should have gotten him on ours. GUY F. HAMMOND, is from Cranston, in that big little state of Rhode Island. If you are motoring up there soon Kon an A cardj you might pass the spot Where Guy worked, or rather ran the business of keeping your petrol tank filled.

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A - . GERALD J. SCHLAEGER, INSTRUCTOR QOn Wingl-400 Flying Hours Evansville, Indiana FRED H. BOYD, claims both Knoxville, Tenn., and Shreveport, La., as his residence. He at- tended Stair Vocational High in the former city and earned his daily bread through op- erating a filling station. He received his com- mission last year. FREDERICK C. W1-lITNEY's birth certificate shows Lagrange, Ill., to be his home. While working for the Electro-Motive Corp., he was a machine operator but the lure of the Army finally overcame him and he was commis- sioned at Fort Belvoir, Va., September 2, 1942. He is an ex-baseball and boxing star from Lyons Township High. HOWARD J. SECOR, is a Kalamazoo, Mich., na- tive. Before receiving his Commission, Sep- tember 5, l942, he was a master automotive mechanic. He gained flying experience as an observer for the U. S. Navy also with 200 hours being credited to him. ROBERT A. DOUGLASS, is an ex-salesman of petroleum products. Kansas City, Mo., is where he bunks when at home. He received his bars September 17, 1942 at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. ALBERT J. BELLER, originated from Pueblo, Colorado, where he surveyed land. After two years of Army life he was commission- ed in 1942. Shutter work is his hobby.