Keesler Technical Training Center - Yearbook (Biloxi, MS)

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Pornt rn 1928 Graduatxng from the Academy on Iune 10 1932 as a Second Lteutenant of the Cavalry Lt Sutherland entered llyrng traxnxng at Randolph and Kelly Frelds Texas In 1933 he became a prlot and has been rn bombardment sxnce that trme He has qualrhed rn nearly all bombardment arrcratt up to and rncludxng the ret B 47 After recervrng h1s wrngs Lt Sutherland was assrgned to the 2nd Bomb Group at Langle Freld and he served at Lan ley from November 1933 to May 1937 attendmg the Norden Bombsrght Operatron and arntenance School tn 1934 t nght Patterson AFB Ohro In May 1937 Lt Sutherland moved to Mrtchel Freld New York to serve wrth the Sth Bomb Group and the 7th Bomb Squadron Ioxmng the Sth Composrte Wrng 23rd Bomb Squadron he served for two years at both Luke and Hrckam Frelds In Ianuar 1940 he jorned the Bombardment Sectron ol the Arr Force Board at Maxwell Fteld tor erght months Returnrng to angley Freld he served for erght months as the Commander ot Headquarters Squadron 34th Bomb Group and was promoted to Captarn Capt Sutherland moved wrth the 34th Bomb Group from Lan ley to Westover then to Pendleton Oregon ln Februar 1942 the 34th Bomb Group broke up rnto three cadres and he ecame Deputy Com Commander 15th om Wrng Tucson Arrzona cmd then as Commander 330th Bomb Group at Brqgs Freld El Paso Texas Alter a short tour at Mrdland AFB Texas and now a Mayor he was assrgned early rn 1943 to the Tenth Arr Force m the Chrna Burma Indra Theater where he served as Assrstant A 4 Clfuet ot Staff and A 3 Operatrons and was awarded the Drstrngutshed Flyrng Cross Durrng thrs perrod he attamed the rank of Colonel He became Chret oi Stall to the Combat Trarmn Command of the CBI theater wrth Headquarters at Karachr Indra rn Aprrl 1944 Durm hrs tour rn the CBI he lew nrne mrssrons totalmg 60 combat hours Hrs next assrgnment was Assrstant Deputy for peratrons rastern Arr Command Hastmgs M111 Calcutta Indra Returnmg to the States rn Iuly 1944 he was assrgned to the Bombardment Sectron ofthe Arr Force Board at Orlando Florrda ln December 1944 he became Pacrtrc Area Lrarson Oitrcer for the Arr Force Board and served rn the Marrannas Whrle overseas he rorned the 20th Arr Force as Deputy Chtet of Stall Operatzons for the 73rd Bomb Wrng rn Sarpan Wrth the 73rd he flew eleven IXIJSSIOXIS lOlGl1Xlg 180 CO!IlbCIl hours and was qwqrded the Legron of Merrt Wtth one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Arr Medal Upon termrnauon of hostrlrtres he organrzed and drrected supply drops to P1-rsoner of War Camps rn Iqpan Chma Korea and Manchurra In November 1945 he returned to the States to become Deputy Chtef of Staff Deputy lor Opera trons and Commander ol the 73rd Bomb Wrng at MacD1ll Freld Florrda In March 1946 he was at the Los Alamos Laboratorres servrng as Arr Force technrcal representatrve tor the Cross roads project as well as Bomb Commander lor Able Mrssron at Operatrons Crossroads From October 1946 to December 1949 he was Chref of Specral Weapons Sectron of Arr Matenel Command Wrrght Patterson AFB Ohro Durrng thrs perrod he also served as Arr Force Staff Member of the Los Alamos Technrcal Staff and partrcrpated rn the Sand stone Test Errrwetok Atoll 119483 Col Sutherland was then appoxnted to a Specral Study Group under the Drrector of Intelllgence at Arr Force Headlquartgsrs rnlglgivshrngton D C Nrne months later he entered the lndustrral College of the Armed Forces and grad uate rn une Iornmg the Special Weapons Team of the War Plans Drvrsron Drrectorate ot Plans at the Pentagon he became rts Chref tn December 1951 In Apnl 1952 he became asslstant to the Deputy Assrstant tor Gurded Mrssrles to the Deputy Chxef of Staff for Operatrons at Arr Force l-leadcitjrarters He was promoted to Brrgadrer General rn October 1953 Gen Sutherland took command of the BO2nd Arr rvrsxon SAC at Smoky H111 AFB on Aprrl 24 1954 He was appornted Chret ot Staff ot the Frlteenth Arr Force on February 23 1956 and held that posmon untrl hrs assxgnment as Commander Keesler Technrcal Trarmng Center Srnce assumrng command at Keesler Gen Sutherland was awarded hrs second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legron ol Merrt and ln March 1958 was promoted to Major General 9 e I . ith . 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T' ,H f V I WALLACE C. BARRETI' Colonel Deputy Commander JAMES S. FISACKERLY Colonel Director, Base Medical Service, and Hospital Commander HUGH 0. McTAGUE Colonel Commander, 3380th Air Base Group .ww Q WILBUR C. STRAND Colonel Commander, 3380th Technical School ' N Cir ,ga- HERBERT C. PERSON Colonel Commander, 3380th Installations 13 IOHN E. FOX Colonel Commander, 3380th Maintenance and Supply Group Group