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Show (Sdeturned Safely From Every CombQ$tssion M 1 L '"fe fnn Utah Hill Field, "fr Wednesday, January 19, 1944 ! . EDITORIAL SUPERVISION Captain A. B. Wanamakei . Special Information Officer Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Benno C. Levy For Special Services For Special Projects . . . 'Major Robert Kenfro Captain Carl S. Menger - EDITOR Technical Sergeant Ryland Managing Sergeant Thomal Borlght M." Thomason - Editor, Corporal Sylvester . Adessa . ANNoclate , Marge Fernlmen Art and myography larry C. Evans - , Base and Photographic Section , 'ergeant Georga L. Kinney The Hllllielder is published weemy in tne interests of the military and civilian personnel of the Air Base. Ogden Air Depot and Ogden Air Service Command, Hill Field, Ogden, Utah, and is distributed free each Wednesday. r.It Is printed with the facilities and through the cooperation of The Ogden Standard-fixamlneOpinions expressed In this paper are those of the Individual writers and members of the staff, and reflect the attitude ot tne army or of the commanding officer. It or published requested that articles appearing In Its columns be not without the express consent of the Public Relations Office at Hill Field. The receives material supplied by Camp Newspaper Service. War Department, 205 East 42nd Street, N. If. C. Credited material may not be republished without do not necessarily Is HiU-fleld-er permission from Camp Newspaper Servica. - ,. "We are determined that berore the sun sets ort this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol ot freedom on the one hand and ot overwhelming power on the other." Extract from address by, General Marshall to graduating class at West Point, May 29, 1942. "4 9n Zipping Your Lip In last week's Hillfielder discover and report subversive activities to the intelligence officer, room 222, OASC headquarters building. Each week an article will appear on this editorial page discussing different phases of subversive activities. Unauthorized disclosure of information affecting military security ;3 one form of subversive activity. In total war several battles are being waged with the onemy. One battle is for information. The enemy is seeking constantly to discover our military activities. Our security 3 potentially no stronger than the integrity of the weakest jrson having knowledge of military information. Unauthor ised discussion of secret or confidential matters may aid he enemy. In addition the offender may be subjected to isciplinary action and in aggravated cases to criminal prose ution. General Arnold recently directed all AAP personnel to efrain from any discussion, except in! the discharge of their official duties, of information or speculation concerning type, haracteristics or employment of secret weapons or equip of . our own forces, allied ment, including Jorces, or of the enemy. He also directed that no "off the .ijcord" interviews, releases, or statments be made by AAF c personnel concerning military information, It is your duty to report security violations to the in elligence officer. nel were cautioned to be on the . alert-t. -- counter-measure- . s, 4FI Courses Provide Low Cost Education for Hill Field EM . "Learn While You Serve" is the, fication cards and later added to ogan of the Armed Forces Insti-- . scholastic credits if the soldier conUe. The institute through tinues his education after the war, jondence courses offers soldiers Study is as fast arid comprehene sive as the soldier-studedesires, myriad of high' school and courses, many with full He's on his own. The institute credit, and all for the $2 col-g- nt aca-em- ic ; irollment fee An official "army school operated nder a war department directive, le institute is an excellent oppor-.init- y for soldiers with some leis-r- e time to complete heretofore pre-wstudies and at the ame time better prepare them-Mvfor their particular army . - un-nish- ed ar cs . 3DS, For the two dollars paid as the soldier is entitled to ike as many courses as he desires. nly stipulation is that work must a satisfactory. AFI subjects studied and passed ill be recorded on soldiers' quali nt, furnishes all textbooks and instruc tion services . . . there is nothing else to buy. , . " ' Lt. Sylvia Kornit, special services officer, revealed this week that in addition to AFI correspondence courses, there are over 80 colleges and universities which have opened their doors to soldiers with more than 500 extension courses carry ing full college credit. For these college courses which must be distinguished from AFI courses, Uncle Sam will pay half the cost of text and tuition, up to 4U. 7 rA IACE f J I illllilllll 'II li ... TOL'A&LB, ABLB.rO Illinium 25 Missions Over Europe Without a Single Injury to Crew Is Capt. Hodson's Record By Marge Fernimen missions over occupied Europe witnout a single injury other groups as we crossed the Twenty-fiv- e Holland coast to himself or his crew! "Suddenly fighter planes attacked That's the amazing foreign service record held by Capt Bob Hod- and hit the, leader. He tried di Vest i flicrtif U'iolH'a t Hill n; nacl,.nA w wuu rovo aaai&ii fii to . r iiier, keep position, but perately roster last week. ; ly had to give it up. We last sw him 10 miles behind and 2000 f For five months with the Eighth Air Force the young pilot flew below us. From then on I was over Denmark, France, Belgium, 7 Flying Fortresses in combat leader. .. Holland, Germany, and Italy, andf "We had two things to do: calls the famous Regensburg raid jacket just missing his body by a drop our bombs on the tai and to rejoin the other grow hair's breadth. his most history-makin- g for protection, as the fighters m inside 20 mm shell exploded A. left them and were concentrate out on each The Regensburg raid was the the rudder, puffing it on us. ' first American shuttle raid from side like a balloon, and leaving "The navigator gave me a court. the run on tW England to North Africa, and took about 40 small holes in it. Shell to the point for time shorten same at the target holes in the elevators, appeared place last August. to the grourf distance the ing But it wasn t the Headline raid ailerons, and fuselage. ahead. The bombardier, who hat that impressed itself most deeply "The tail gunner, SSgt Frank no gunsight, calculated mathematj on the pilot's memory, it was the Chicago, finally shot down ically the time and distance of tht Krasick, escapes from injury the German plane, and it exploded fall of the bombs, found the urge that he and his crew experienced, an and it was the teamwork of all about 25 yards below us. The lone on the map, guided methein,targe into held until bombs and cables his the released engineer the crew members that showed the bombardier spliced them with areas with the aid of a Weem up when the going was tough. At one time a German fighter arming wires from the bombs after plotter. J had dropped. "The other squadrons bombec plane shot the throat microphone they "Twenty minutes later, over the with their own sights, and allThrf from the neck of Capt Hodson's waist gunner before the tail gun- target, a large piece of flak hit the bombs fell in the area. course ner shot down the enemy plane. number three engine, severing the our navigator gave me a oil line which drained back to- to cut corners, and we iuuuv w 'Gay Caballero' wards the red hot joined the other groups after It was last June when the "Gay The navigator yelledsupercharger. at me to had borne the brunt of fighte Caballero," with Capt Hodson at feather it, and I did, just a minute attacks for an hour. One plan the controls, took off for Wilhem or two before it would have caught was lost from the group. shaven, flying the "tail end Charlie" lire. "Our Lt C A u position in the low squadron. "Just before landing we lost an Chicago, took turns with me CJJ But let Capt Hodson tell his own other engine, and had to feather ing and calling out we i story: it. Nearly out of gas, we finally of the fighter planes to the gu "Just as we reached bombing landed. The Gay Caballero was re' ners, who did a superb job of ke u altitude 24,000 feet we had trouble paired and flew again." . ing the enemy awaylaviroraQOWll with the supercharger and had to was in another raid over Tha fianlimtnr it trail behind the formation a little Germany during that same month. guns and did no shooting until way while the and I work that man in Capt Hodson's had given me the the course t ed with it and finally had it fixed. crew every run, .. was called upon for his best Iftjr. wji tt linmhine Before we could rejoin our forma' in cooperation and teamwork v.o1 urnrked only w" i i. e tion, a German fighter and because each man gave his his to locate his aiming poW plane came out of a cloud about best, the plane returned borne and maps touched ms gu. hadn't 400 yards away and began to shoot were away. w bombs his safely. at us. He shot all but one cable V.n.. -- oallv Hid a lot of "We were assigned to fly wing on both the rudder and elevator second element lead shooting, with good wsults-- w position, controls. unu of a strange group when were and had been nlanAfl. "One bullet shot the throat mic squadron we started out to raid a synthetic irom enemy v hbm' of an inch thick) rubber rophone -. at Huls in the Ruhr uapu noason, from the (ths tne throat of my waist gun- Valley factory niaHno-ulsheof Germany. Flving Cross, ner, SSgt Archie E. Bryan of after joining the group, Medal with 3 Gak Cluster t "Shortly Dishman, Wash. Another bullet me leader had engine fail the European campaignon a went between Bryan's legs, while ure aepuiy and took his Dlace in the lated hta experience-- 1 cp a third hit his armor plate and formation.I W Aiuiuai went through his heavy flying position for protection from the from Ogden yesterday. son, B-1- - hair-bread- th co-Dil- Y ) WHAT A r-- twin-engin- to-co- by Milton CanifCcreator of "Terrv and th' w ' WH1P5 YOUZ I CAMS TO BBB IP W INTO SUCH LOOK ot co-pil- ot " I " . Hill i. Vnna r Male Call HIV rfuwrffflfr J all military and civilian person- ; T iismiiiisiM often in danger, but never THE CREW OF THE INVICTUS . . . Led a charmed life often attacked, 25 combat missions over the hetrt for luck carried through with lady injury. This astounding honeymoon " oi occupiea uro. "Z71 , If ri ) A SOU YiZAB RiWTIC. AND A SZASSlEtse I J : bfr. 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