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Show - " SW .jJm' M'ulnni nuniriwiiuiiii niiuiiinimnwium,,. U. S. VOL. 10 - NO. 5 Air Force . . . Specialist in Airpower PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH March 8, 1957 CfimNDRED PLUS Mrs. Barbara Scott, Civilian Personnel cELT nd Ray S. Odd, Executive Secretary, Incentive Awards Pfta. look over some of the 408 suggestions received during month. All suggestions are being quickly and carefully Pva evaluated, said Mr. Odd. Checks Awarded " I 400 Good .Idoas ver s . r For Best Entries Checks were passed out to six civilian workers at Hill AFB who the word for "suggestion month" which ended the last were judged winners of the recent Mr. Leslie T. Norton, Chairman, Incentive Awards Security contest, according to February, declared Chris H. McGarry, chief of the bittee. received during this Security Indoctrination Office. Icial month total 408. The goal First prize of $2. was awarded the drive was set at tne wu to Lelioi G. Anderson, stockroom I Y, Base Supply, for his entry. Contheir activity in the sugges-progratestants were asked to finish this sentence in fifty words or less: during the month, will receive e organizations "Security is my business because king" trophies, which they will i for one or more months. Win- Mr. Anderson's winning entry were selected on the basis of "Security is my business read, ticipation, adoption, and sav-- 1 The American Red Cross at Hill because I love this land, a'land to the Air Force. AFB is planning to give recognichoice above all other lands, and tion in the near future to blood it must remain so for us and our trophy will be awarded to Office of the OOAM A Corn donors who have donated one galchildren. I know that this securier: Comptroller will receive lon or more of blood to the Red ity which guarantees our life, Cross. trophies, one going to the our freedom and our happiness untitle Division, and the oth- Mr. Alexander Fontas, field diis not only a permissable privilto Statistical Services Divi- - rector of the Red Cross, said that ege but an inescapable he is trying to get in touch with In Mainten an c e, organiza-1- 5 all donors in this category so they Mr. Anderson resides at Farm-ingtoto receive pins His check was presented trophies include may be presented appropriate Wity Analysis to him by Colonel Raymond D. Division, Base at the forthcoming ceremonies. So, if you have donated one gal- Swett. Director of Supply and Transient Aircraft Division, Electronics and Accessories lon of blood or more to the AmeriServices, at ceremonies held in his can Red Cross or to any hospital office. pair Branch. in their blood proa Supply, trophies will be pre-te- d participating contact Mr. Fontas. Five other winners, who received gram, to- Industrial please Engineering, nf $20 each are: Alvin 1 fv,pnVs He would like to have the name tcrial Quality, and Base Supply Aircraft Inspection Crash such Drake, all of. numbers and isions. telephone W. A. persons at the base. Those who Damage, Area Support; S. Howes, Ella Trophies will be held Maintenance; on office Brink, contact these his should by qualify jnnizations until the end of Plant Services Scheduling Section, Ext. 213 or 384. h. At that time and at the m of each month through remainder of th phies will be alternated T n nr. puations having the best sug-p- n m "W M Biood Donors Of Gallon or More Sought 'o n. SECURITY CONSCIOUS Looking at a model of the SM-6- 2 Snark and discussing security are three who played leading roles in the recent Security contest. Left is' Mr. LeRoi G. Anderson, base supply, who won the top prize in the contest. Center is Chris H. McGarry, chief of Security Indoctrination Office. Colonel Raymond D. Swett, (right), Director of supply and Services, presented Mr. Anderson his winning prize at ceremonies held in his office. - - activity for f "ie the approp- - lronhies will he permanently at the end mown, rded calendar year. who helped employees Jl! i 10 m A it is through r" TLH'aeronautical James the work of AF pilot to obtain. rating b To win the security-conscious.- must have at '"yees that we were able wings, an officer a rated pilot and goa1' and we wish to least lo years as fVf,e those concerned, he a air hours. minimum of 3,000 sid. Col. Harcrow easily qualified. """""to 0 icceivea . this rnnntH aur-I- " . .. IZJ !Aa we can do in this we are warmed Ufa t e suggestions ulm;lfwe are able to sub- - LlponB in the Krabv8blsl t0. beat, that 'Whs." ,;u Feeding " .nr. uad. ERGARTEN kinrlpr...n T iwiUK-S- l'. atthe Pedia-USA- F He has been flying since 1941 and now has more than 4,."00 hours of air time. Included are 1 ,n0O hours in a 7 and 9 aircraft. Native of Waco, Tex., Col. Harcrow entered the air service as a flyiner cadet in April 1941. He won his pilot's wings and second lieutenant commission in December, B-1- J B-2- 1941. f i 1 P.m. until 1 1 the Boeing Superfort than of any isplane the America ever built. This theme of "Superfort." the 18th chapter in Columbia Broadcasting System's television series on "Air More was expected of B-2- 9 Pnwpr." to he seen on KSL-TChannel 5, Sunday, March 10 from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Superfort was the strategic bomber designed to end the war against Japan. As late as July 1944 the Japanese economy had not been touched by strategic onlv the Japanese armed forces had been the targets. But with the Superfort, ana tne Marianas in our possession, airmen tlipv had a weaoon which could strike Japan and her indus V. Sent to the Pacific in 1942 as a bomber pilot, he flew 43 combat missions before returning to the U. S. in late 1943. A career officer, Col. Harcrow has held many important AF posts since WWII. Included was an assignment as evpcutive officer of the U. S. military government team in occupied Japan, 1946-4tries; particularly the aircrait lacHe was assigned to the 28th Lo. tones. Lt. Col. J. L. Harcrow of bad combination gistic Support Squadron as its depa Initially, uty in August, 1953. In August, Soldier's Medal, Air Medal with weather, high altitude bombing 1955, he took command of the accuracy and vulneroak leaf cluster, and four that affected squadron, a unit of approximately one j i.M tiTiSt citations. ability to enemy fighters caused 450 officers and men. 9 to fall short of its exHe resides on base with his wife the Col. Harcrow's military awards . . pectation. include Distinguished Flying Cross, and three children. bom-hflrrlme- . 8 examina t0 the CduriV&thvem Ogden Green, or Clearfield 09 "Superfort" Featured in TV Series o V' Biddulph, ". 9. vn1:.,ro of- Command Pilot Wings Are Awarded To Col. Harcrov n 6- - Interested In Flying? Memberships are being fered by the Lake View Flying Club, Inc., Ogden. Aircraft are available for flying now and the club is considering purchasing more planes. Those interested in joining this flying club can get more information by calling Ray Jack Facer, Ogden in any Submit SUCCPsrirma ftujated for their efforts, ay Executive rlear?. Inronf; J . Maintenance; Lillie Y. Nakahara, Comptroller; and Phil Kennington, Aircraft Receiving and Delivery. Prizes for the contest were provided by the Civilian Welfare Association. Hundreds of contest entries were received, McGarry, pointed out. , difficult for contest iudces to decide on winning entries be cause there were so many excellent ones received. "I'd like to thank all those who participated," McGarry said. "The enthusiasm in the contest proved the highest and most difficult for an that Hill AFB workers are really . B-2- nt: It became obvious that a base halfway between the Marianas and Japan was needed to base friendly fighters and to provide refueling and repair facilities for cripIwo Jima was the anpled swer and the United States Marines secured it at the cost of 16,- 000 casualties. This set the stage. Japan would lose and the Superfort would be the decisive weapon. This chapter tells that exciting story against the background of the Pacific War. 's. IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial . 2 Ceremonies Honor Three.. 3 7 Happenings on the Hill 8 AMC Air Force Little Guy Doing Bis Job 0 10,11 Sports Nurse Joins Air Force Status Board 12 15 |