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

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---' ' 11.1.19 ' ayi. fgfQffz.vm-1+ - -L af, 'M' . '1' A ' ff wr' ..,'f.,x, i I I f we , h - ' . ff. A 1' , ,,, 5 ' . -any V. , 'W - 1, ' my , W., , CARL J. ADAMS, INSTRUCTOR 13rd From Leftj--650 Flying Hours Perrysville, Arkansas JACK W. RAGLAND, was one of those cosmopol- itan fellows that had to know everything. He was a railroad information agent. While at the University of Idaho he was a leg man on the cross country squad. And wow- what legs! Incidently he comes from Roselle Park, N. J. - GEORGE W. PERRY, Orange, N. J., was another Cadet who once clerked for his subsistence. George Washington Perry-a famous array of names and if we judge correctly, this namesake of famous Americans will continue to live up to its merits. Par-a-a-ade rest. JOSEPH S. OLESKY, has Wyoming, Pennsyl- vania, for a home town. His pay envelope buldged because of his work as a mechanic's helper on silk-throwing machines. Track was his athletic interest at home-contrast that to his chief attraction here--uh, er, lessee now-flying. KENNETH D. OLSEN, a Jersey City exponent, really took on a job to edit this book. K.D.'s former experience as a commercial artist surely came in handy. CHARLES W. MORSE, from New Bedford, Mass., is almost all leg. Wow, can this boy run. How did a former Welder get all those leg muscles? We wonder.

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-wer--4,9 CARLTON D. CHAPMAN, INSTRUCTOR CCenterJ ELWOOD N. RIKER, East Orange, N. J., was a JOHN J. MCCORMICK, is an Omaha, Nebraskan. design draftsman for Bell Telephone and his duties included radio apparatus and equip- ment design. At present his only designs are on flying and all that goes with it. RICHARD ROBINSON, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that cold New England State in the winter time, didn't find it too cold to play guard on the Portsmouth' H. S. team. He must have been good too because he had the berth of all-state end. The Union Pacific Railroad paid Brother Mac to balance payrolls Che saysj before he chose to enter the service. Perhaps some day he'11 write a book on his Army experiences and entitle it The letters with the Lipstick Smudgesf' Right, pal? WILLIAM J. NEMECEK, Dumont, New Jersey did defense work prior to taking to the air. His work around planes helped him to recognize them at a glance. Tell us Bill- What's the difference between a P-40?

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SHU W. GEE,' INSTRUCTOR QFourth From Leftj HAROLD W. RAMBUSCH, Jr., Origin-Long Island, favorite hobby Rat racing, Most often seen, Rat racing favorite sport, Rat racing ambition, Rat racing, Rat racing, defined:- Maneuvers at low altitudes to scare the larg- est number of farmers in the shortest possi- ble time. JOHN P. SEYMOUR CP for pilotj is from that garden spot, New Jersey-Elizabeth to be exact. If we're going to be exact we might as well let you know that he is an Omega Gamma Delta boy from Rutgers University. But who wants to be exact. WILLIAM A. ROBERTS, calls Chicopee, Mass., his home. At one time he 'led the busy life of a college student, taking part in enough ac- tivities to kill an ordinary man. Glee club, Business club, Fraternity, Rifle club, soccer hockey and baseball, were the scholastic en- deavors-and on the side was a bit of flying training under the C. P. T. Wonder if his middle initial stands for Atlas. ROBERT W. TRATHEN, is one of the Green Bay boys from Wisconsin. Between diving and basketball, this gent ground engine parts for the war effort-the man behind the man be- hind the man, etc. JOSEPH J. KELLY, is a Philadelphia, Pa., boy. His wages were earned by selling shoes but the years of that job were too much for him -consequently, his enlistment in the Air Corps. !