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Show January Top 1 1946 Th Hillflelder Civilians Top Civilians 9?x mi nfr-f-- -" lf CoVO Daos Comrtmeiradledl Fine Record Of Service Wins Praise SSStiM? ?e transform war Field on April 2, 1941. Coming On from Penn., he serv April 1, 1942. he fmm ed in Harrisburg, the supply activities of the the commission to the Air Corps Middletown depot for almost six and came to Hill Field in the poyears before coming here. His sition he now holds. first assignment was as chief of He started with the commisthe property accounting branch. in sion Denver in 1928, ... He worked with the after attending the August, University of vania railroad and later Pennsyl with the The work of repairing Colorado for two years. After American Telephone and Tele from Hill graduating at he high Field school, and sup- worked planes Co. as a construction clerk graph a for of three 1... plying AAF units in various years with the period accepting employment Bureau of before with the government. He also theaters of operations has Reclamation. HeU. isS. an accom TTer B. CRAWFORD been accomplished with the plished musician, playing both ran an advertising business for himself in his home town for a lot PAUL S. GROFF mar Maintenance of outstanding contribu- the violin and niano. help Burris w is is my baby. I helped his home in time. "Sunnlv v" " tions making Jailer, Wi by many key civilian Ogden. Taylor helped set up the orig' organize it from the start." inai supply training program personnel. These officials . MICHAEL A. NILAND here for both military and civil have cooperated with the ofMICHAEL A. NILAND. sen- - ian some personnel, ficers in charge of their de- ior administrative officer at. oi the classes instructing himself. He is x partments 'in bringing about was iicduquaners ior me command, married and has one daughter, among those transferred Ray Louise. The Taylors are the magnificent performance their home in Ogden. "urouetown, ra.) I at Hill Field during the war. "1U as an miuai caare to making FRANCIS F. HUNT Some of these men came here start ucpui. Hill Field. Hp wa FRANCIS F. HUNT, general when this command was only a sponsible for the organization of small organization and have con- the nost sienal office, the office foreman of maintenance in airdirector of training, the ad- - installations, has been respontributed much in its growth. Ac- of ministrative inspector's office, sible in part for much of the knowledgement of the services of the section, military heating of buildings, clearing of some of these during the past personnel section and the office snow from the runways and roads, remodeling work, many few years is made here with brief of director of manpower A veteran of World War I, he other maintenance activities. He ' stories on their accomplishments. originally came from Browns startedin in1940this work at Hill WALTER B. CRAWFORD Field the with CQM, Pa. He to went work ville, Hunt has had a wide experi WALTER B. CRAWFORD, for the Middletown depot in a ence in construction and main on minor main1934, 21, of Sept. capacity general superintendent gradually advancing to the po tenance work, 20having followed tenance shops probsition of clerk. He came to Hill this for almost years. Much of GLENN K- - TAYLOR ably has held the top civilian po- Field as a property and supply this time was spent as a super JOHN R- - FAUST sition at Hill Field for the past clerk on April 3, 1941, but was visor of this type of work. He ' "I haven't been confined tq "The war is over. However, have thoroughly i job is still continuing and- two years. After coming here in immediately transferred to head came to Utah in 1918 from his Hill Field. Icontacts in the comof order Gen, are carrying out our assignLeavenworth, Kans., birthplace, my quarters by Brig. enjoyed 1941, he was promoted to his a re fcnt." and held of has number area." Morris mand Col.) (then Berman, i present position on Nov. 1, 1943, OATSC commanding officer, sponsible positions in mainte for been where he has He is married and has one nance with various companies in 1 responsible the activities of thousands of daughter, Cordelia, who up un this area. He did some flying in the old recently worked on the field workers in maintenance division, til as chief of the check distribu barnstorming days and has con formerly the largest on the field. tion unit in payroll. He and tinued his interest m aviation Crawford started working in Mrs. Niland are living ir;. Ogden. flying model gas engine planes. He is married and has five chilthe aircraft industry with Ryan J. FORD ANDERSON His permanent home is Aircraft Co. at San Diego, Calif., J. FORD ANDERSON, admin dren. in Utah. Kaysville, in the assistant istrative 1925. he in Later , as a welder in CLABAUGH ROSS A. office in head worked for the Rockwell Air spector general's ROSS A. CLABAUGH, chief to Hill Field in came quarters, craft Air depot at San Diego in the early days of the field, Sep supervisor of the special weapthe same capacity and then tember, 1939, and has served here ons project unit, has probably since. His first job was as worked in Air Corps activities joined the Boch Aircraft Co. at ever as long as any civilian at Hill of the fiscal depart Van Nuys, Calif. In 1929 he re- chief clerk as well as chief clerk Field, having started in the mament, turned to Rockwell Field, going of procurement for the CQM terial disposal and salvage dito the San Antonio, Texas, Air Corps. He transferred to the vision at McCook Field, Dayton, in 1S19 as a clerk. He has depot in 1931. He was assistant Ogden Air depot in March, 1941, Ohio, worked in the Air Corps ever as of chief clerk fcjM, the post general foreman of the swing later to the area QM office since with the exception of a going reFRANCIS F. HUNT shift in the manufacture and nine-yeCHARLES B. BURRIS period between 1925 in February, 1943. er-f when transf section there into 1934 when he went "My work at Hill Field has pair 'Maintenance and On Nov. 6, 1944, he was placed and ken the most fascinating of ered here. are my specialties." in his present position where he business for himself. He is also a pioneer . at Hill A veteran of World War I when is responsible for the reports secBy I have experienced in sev-- pl come here on years of personnel work." he served as a private with the tion in the air inspector's office. Field, having railroad artillery, he has lived in Prior to coming here, he held March 28, 1941, as . principal property and supply clerk in Ogden ever since coming to Utah, various positions at Fort Doug He is married and has one daugh- las, including those of purchassupply division. Since that time ter. ing agent and- chief clerk for he has held a number of posiJOHN R. FAUST construction. He has completed tions in supply, gradually adto his JOHN R. FAUST, assistant two years at the University of vancing until promoted of one He is position. present Utah, general superintendent of main He is married and has two the most decorated civilians on tenance shops subdivision, served children, a boy and a girL The the field, having been awarded almost 13 years with the the ASC Award of Merit, aad (Penn.) Air Service Com family livesi in ai i modernistic i Meritorious Service award. i; the Dy niuisen mand depot before coming to Hill nome ne duiii, mosuy the He is married and has one Field with the pioneers who in his spare time, atweoerfoot of can son, Pfc. R. Winston Clabaugh, started this installation. A na the mountains near who saw service with the field tive of Pennsylvania, he started yon. S. GROFF artillery in the European the PAUL working at Middletown in July, ater. Clabaugn ana nis wne we clerk chief a S. as PAUL GROFF, laborer. 1928, in Ogden. living of is another His first position at Hill Field in supply division, W. MERRILL GLEN zrom me came men here who the the was as foreman of parachute to W. MERRILL, adminGLENN Middletown (Penn.) depot branch, the type of work in which set to the deputy at assistant a similar istrative organization ms mucn up nine oi had he spent ROSS CLABAUGH (T-l- ), was transwork started He Field. for Hill personnel He organat Middletown. while the Field from to 1928, Hill in and ferred that April, with on the field depot 'During the war we conduct ized this branch as a clerk in supply division, old Fourth Area Command on ed one of the fastest supply syl MICHAEL A. NILAND a th same time served as ad admin I probably was the Feb. 1, 1943, when that organ- terns in the world." only 100 ministrative assistant to the chief After holding various came here he ization was dissolved. He came accomistrative 'positions, I." Anotner pund private in World War of maintenance. in as administrative assistant service here detached January, on was the planning plishment of his a permanent transto the chief of military training 1941, pending later proaucwuii He has fer which came through three and operations section. section, which he established. Merrill was gradually advanco capacities months later. number a served in Field Hill at been ed until placed in a position has Groff in maintenance. five years and has similar to the one he now holds. two of practically father the and Married He has seen two reorganizahome supervised much of the growth girls, Faust is making his tions of the field, each of which of supply division since its inin Ogden. clerk found him doing the same work ception. He has been chief CHARLES B. BURRIS ver since coming here and was as previously in the new organwork CHARLES B. BURRIS, adminin charge of setting up the stock ization. He started his with the government on Dec. istrative officer in the cjv'"t" record system and other organ1940. as camp education ization details of that divisioa 26. personnel section, has adviser in the CCC program in He is a graduate of Juniata Col20 years of experience with govthe lege at Huntington, Pa., where the Ft. Douglas district, later ernment employment andCorn-Son. the Civil Service he was awarded a B.S. degree. going to Vancouver, .Wash., as ttae this Most of wife. Marguerite, is chief district education adviser. itself of His and procedures in the He holds a B.A from the methods scent with the commission at Denver, division, coming to the field only University of Idaho and an M.S. in various capacities Colo., his home town. recently. They have one cniia from the Utah State Agricul Burris came to Utah onofDec. and are making their home in tural College. Before going with the 11. 1940, as a representative the government, he was an in of Ogden. GLENN W. MERRILL commission, for the Purpose K. structor and coach in various GLENN TAYLOR workers for the toe chief K. schools in and ANDERSON GLENN TAYLOR, Idaho have found the civilian "I Utah, high of Hill Fie d undjr Vd broken and the supervisor of the areas activities II Wyoming. He is married and employes at Hui riem .. up Later il of sand thrown Ind Engineers.a central recruit-to- g section, also came from the Mid- - has two boys. Their horn If easier to work wi supervised re- - dletown depot, arriving at BUI In Salt Lake City, former high school jetton of Hill Field office in Ogden which jO this area. i. bea ; . 1 1 i sub-dep- ot lam - sub-divisi- on, i I - . ar Mid-dlet- on a z & J w con-Kti- on L |