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Show 2 VOLUME PUBLISHED FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE. FRIDAY, JUNE MAY MAN - OF - THE - MONTH MEN AACS 24, 1949 NUMBER 30 Air Reservists Complete Hill Tour of Duty Coveted Trophy Presented ENTERTAIN 2-W- ORPHANS children from St. Ann's Orphanage in Salt Lake City were nests Thursday, June 16, of the 1906th Airways and Air Communic- Squadron at Hill The children were first shown two short films at the base training aids theater. After the movies the guests were introduced to their escorts Dads for the day, members of the 1906th AACS Squadron, and 9 then allowed to go through a bomber which was set up for this ation Service Force Base. The proud recipient of the May trophy is Barton foreman of Bodily, equipment serv ices branch. He was presented with the trophy and certificate by Col onel James S. Sutton, deputy com manding general. Bodily was recommended for the award because of his outstanding work towards the reactivation and modernization of Aircraft Engine Repair. With his major assignment being that of the installation of the parts washing system, he designed and improvised much of the needed material which was not available. The only plans furnished him were general floor plans with no structural nor mechanical design to guide him. Very little of the necessary equipment was available necessitating his designing many of the needed parts and to search warehouses and shops to locate and identify equipment he could utilize. Mr. Bodily served 1 year in the Signal Corps as a radio technician from 1922 to 1923. He has worked at Hill since December 1, 1941 and has worked all of the time in the equipment services branch. He is the father of 4 children, Mrs. LaVona Edwards, Daniel, Val and Anna Mae. His Valney C. Edwards, works in engine repair. Since the death of his wife in 1945, Bodily has kept house for his children in Clinton. Air th B-2- purpose. "proxy pops" and- their guests then attended a dinner prepared for them by the - The Club. Officers During dinner the group was entertained by piano solos by Mr. Charles E. Whiting, two selections lung by Miss Helen Rice, and two readings by Mr. William M. Hansthe of Hill AFB. One of the highlights of the day was when the party was allowed to go up in to the Hill AFB con trol tower atop a huge hangar to watch planes land and take off. Prior to leaving the field, they were taken for a conducted tour of the huge maintenance division re Barton Bodily (right) presented with trophy by Col. James S. Sutton, Deputy Commanding General. Reserve Officers Tour Base en, employees A closer cooperation and betterf The men were reported as ex understanding between military es- pressing great interest in the tour, tablishments is resulting from tours conducted by Captain Tidball, and of Hill Air Force Base by officers made repeated enthusiastic comand enlisted men from other depots, ments upon the efficiency and disl, patch in the supply division methaccording to Captain Dale R. secods and procedures. The optimum warehouse chief of the Tid-bal- tion, supply division. Last week Hill AFB was "host" to seventeen officers and two enlisted men from Washington and California, who are. on two weeks' tour of active duty at the Utah Thanks to the Hill AFB Civilian General Depot. They were brought Employees' Club, who naid the nec to Hill to inspect supply operaby Major Eugene Wilson, essary fees, three individuals - on tions this base Corps at Second Quartermaster are licensed Notary Street. Publics, and their . "services are available free to any Hillfielder who needs them. George A. White, legal assist- mi oincer, Judge Advocate's office, toom pair hangars. Notary Public Services Free 215 Headquarters building. Mrs. onnel Emma Van Limberg, persclerk, supply, room 109, Sup-Pl- y Headauarters hnilHinoMrs. Amy La Coste, placement -ui, room j.uu, supply neaa Sorters building. - Receives Promotion. i I Since the 4th of July falls on Sunday, the 5th of July (Monday) is a legal, civil service holiday for all civilian and military personnel at Hill AFB, except especially assigned, skeleton crews. . son-in-la- w, Maintenance efSuggestions for improving thedivimaintenance ficiency of the sion recently won over $300 for seven employees of Hill Air Force Base. Colonel Charles B. Root, director of maintenance, presented the checks in payment for suggestions in brief ceremonies held in his office. Awards ranged in amount from $10 to $132.00, with the highest amount going to Elliot F. Anderson, 1821 South 11th East, Salt Lake City, for suggesting a better type of washer, punch and die, size of Other awards and a summary follows: as are the suggestions oil dram John D. Campbell, Roy, GMC oil on screen housing for orSto. Rnvmnnd E. Close, 3352 Childs Avenue, Ogden, gear box flushing device. Gordon W. Fulrner, 3410 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, washer with guide pins. punch and die set 8 Sahara Village, Conrad Loe, screen housing on for oil drain K. age, Darrell GMC oil servicer. aisle for cover pilot Clearfield, stands. Thomas J. Webster, 3395 adAdams, Ogden, formingrest.die, Minute-Me- n twenty-fo- ur enlisted men (including one recruit), members of the 38th Air Depot Reserve unit have been on two week's training tour at Hill Air Force base, according to Colonel James S. Sutton, Deputy commanding general at Hill. "This is the first year that the Air Force reserve training program has taken a definite expansion trend. The training of the 38th Air Depot unit at such an air base as Hill, is a forward, significant step toward future planning of Air Reserve trainings," said TSgt. James W. Elder, unit instructor. Sgt. Elder holds a permanent post in Air Reserve training with the Air Force. Officers of the 38th Air Depot expressed confidence that such training was an excellent medium for the unit to keep abreast with the latest innovations and procedures in the Air Force. On a smaller scale, the functions and operations of the 38th parallel those of Hill Air Force base, and, therefore, this training period offers an excellent set-uofficers stated. The sixty men of the 38th Air Depot, with Colonel Clayton A. Scott, commanding officer, hold divergent civilian jobs in the area, when Seattle, Washington they are not on special reserve training duty. Seventeen are employees of the Boeing Airplane Company, which company sponsors this unit. Other occupations represented in the unit are an airplane and engine mechanic with an airline company, an inspector for the Federal Drug Commission, a Veteran Administration official, a Certified Public Accountant and an insurance salesman. p, Are 100 Percenters! var-i&b- lc ijff L Suggestions Win Cheeks proficiency of both civilian and mil itary personnel in the supply divi sion received praise irom major Wilson and other men touring Hill Field officers and Thirty-si- x Outstanding Work Sains Reward Thirteen eek V 'if. WV5 f I fc "W2 F-7- f justable pressure-foo- Needed has been Dispatcher diviA vacancy exists in supply position of chief dispatchvehicle publications distribution sion for a motor contro1 section, sup-5tt,er CPC-- according to Sam Anderre- to an announce- - son, placement and employees Kennard L. Bybee Jmoted to the we t !.,. vXon.' eputy dlctor, supply Hmr'i?yliee commenced work at Wo? January 1942. He has H16 publications dis- chief0' three yea born and raised In "eW, where he has now for hl wife and mUv Cai!,'169- - children: Joleen ttFl al Margaret 6, Ken- - " "jSf Cas Gall 2. & 4, in for this position 'gMffiS are at least one year experience of motor vehicles of a pool including and and coordination of routes of The salary range at $2350 pa with a maxi- motor-Jedufpme- nt. begins mum of $2799.24 pa. posiAnvone interested in this Anderson tion should contact Mr. In room 100, supply headquarters, telephone ext. 306. k . i-- 'M' Q . i the field in the Opportunity Bond Drive is the Engine Installation Unit LctioiTwho ha gone over the top with 100 participation. Since the drive started, has gone all out in explaining the advantages of ualt-?- ? K f!,l representative for the unit, his unit who have helped reach the goal are: Robert of ?sSmeth?ng Member, toe future. r yoJ Keith J. Burkdall, Dean W. Crowther, Ell C. Fowers, Charles R. Hahn, WilfordDean C. Sherman, Lewis R. White, Alvin R. WlnC; tJr Manning, Ivan R. Osguthorpe, H. Blake, Albert A. Burgener, Lorin A. Castle, Kenneth B. Grove, iinu AlSredge wffitam ."ft 52'LtaobS lloagland, Daryl K. Jensen, Lloyd G. D.King, Olendon S.S. Larsen, Richard W? Cook, Eugene Erickson, Frank Burton Seger, Alvaro Ydo, Har.ld L. Borg, Carl G Joslln. E. J. Gustin, Josepn r hLuft .v " ESr " |