Merced Army Flying School - Yearbook (Merced, CA)

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LELAND HEWITT Baigacfim Qewml Commanding General, 35fh Flying Training Wing Born: Mansfield, Louisiana, on December 5, l898, Home Town: Mansfield, Louisiana, Schools Affended: Tulane Universify, New Orleans, Louisiana, Service Schools Affended: Air Corps Tacfical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama, Command and General Sfaff School, Forf Leavenworfh, Kansas. Rafings: Command Pilof. Ofher Former Sfafions: Sevenfeen monf'h's pursuif flying in France during World War l, affer graduafion from Pursuif School, lssoudum, France, Randolph Field, Texas, Moffeff Field, California, Mafher Field, Sacramenfo, California, Assumed command of fhe 35fl1 Flying Training Wing, February I8, I943. lf-171 The 35+h Flying Training Wing consisfs of fhe following Schools fall under command of General Hewiffl: I. l3fh AAFFTD, Dos Palos, California, 2, Third AAFFTD, King Cify, California, 3. Firsf AAFFTD, Sanfa Maria, California, 4. Fourfh AAFFTD, Tulare, Cali- fornia, 5. Eighfh AAFFTD, Visalia, California, 6. Minfer Field, Bakersfield, California, 7. Chico Army Flying School, Chico, Cali- fornia, B. Lemoore Army Flying School, Lemoore, California, 9. Merced Army Flying School, Merced, California, IO. Gardner Field, Taff, California, Il. Sfoclcfon Army Flying School, Sfoclxfon, Cali- fornia, IZ. Mafher Field, Sacramenfo, California.

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ae lf SH l au Nl HARVEY F. DYER Galena! Commanding Officer Colonel Harvey F. Dyer, Commanding Officer of fhe Merced Army Fly- ing School, was born in Enid, Okla., on Aug. Il, l900, Affer affending Kansas Wesleyan and Kansas Universify, he began his milifary career, and in l926 enfered fhe Army Air Forces as a cadef. On Sepf. 7, l926, he received his commission as Second Lieufenanf. Upon complefion of his flighf Training he was assigned fo Fort Riley for a four of dufy. From fhere if was Brooks Field, and fhen fo fhe Wesf Point of fhe Air, Randolph Field, Texas, as a flying insfrucfor. Affer Randolph Field, he affended and graduafed from fhe School of Engineer- ing and Armamenfs af Chanufe Field, Illinois. ln l935 his foreign service began when he was sfafioned wifh a Lighf Bombardmenf Group af Wheeler Field, Hawaii, The Colonel received furlher service in fhe islands, serving as Engineering Officer ar Luke Field. l-191 On refurning fo fhe Unifed Sfafes, he was senf fo Kelly Field, Texas, and while fhere was promofed fo fhe rank of Capfain. He arrived in California in l940, and assisfed wifh fhe opening of fhe :Advanced Flying School af Sfockfon. While here he affained fhe rank of alor, Maior Dyer was fhe firsf officer fo reporf fo Mafher Field, Sacramenlo, where he served as Execufive Officer, and here received his promofion to Lieufenanf Colonel, and lafer fo Colonel. Colonel Dyer assumed command af Merced Army Flying School on Ocf. l8, l942. Since his arrival here, fhe Colonel has been insfrumenfal in fhe many improvemenfs made. He places fhe welfare of fhe enlisted person- nel above all his ofher problems, A willingness fo assisf whenever, and wherever possibe, and a keen sense of humor, make Colonel Harvey F. Dyer a soldier's soldier.