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Show Soldi Pant k Field Day lflO mm i Vol. 2, No. Track Meet jig Ws Saturday Field's big track and sched-(- d show, originally un-Uy- at for July 8, wttl get eight a. m. Satur-- t d July 22, as 500 in mill-athletics U; best nere taice organizations morning, field in a of group day-lon- pro g 1 1 to 60 men from 50 J Day Marshals leld day marshals will be Col. commanding Vr Col. Eugene B. Bavlev. k rnmmanrtinff nfficpr. nd Mfl- .A. H, Daniels, physical train (Cantinwd ob Pga Two) Wolf, OASC 1 W. sgar Foods Asked Cafeterias- - )r tost Councilmen 'loaf U7U1 Wte Officials I an effort to obtain soft drinks, cream and similar suaar-usin- a p for the base and dormitory at Hill IFeld, represen-referns of the post restaurant counsere met with state and OPA t - jials yesterday. presenting this field were Lt. I Vernee Hallidav. and Malor P. Cline, members of the l restaurant council, and Capt f " ocnmtdt, Jr., council mem nd restaurant officer. Slowing general OPA and army Jations, it was stated, the is that the Hill p William S. Knudsen has been designated as commanding general of the new organization, with headquarters at Patterson Field, Ohio, and Major Gen. Bennett E. Meyers, who has been act ing commanding general of the Materiel Command, will serve as deputy commander. Maj. Gen. Delmar H. Dunton announced earlier as the new commanding general of the air service command, succeeding Maj. Gen. Walter H. Frank, will hold his post while Brig. Gen. Kenneth B. Wolfe will direct the Materiel Command. Gen. Wolfe has been commanding general of the 20th bomber command - of the 20th air cafeterias are not allowed Of sugar for these items he- the previous concessionnaire paae no arrangement to estab- - mce oi such items. and Outsirie rmnunta, attending the mooting will t-.- force.'--:-- " Deputy commander of the Air Service Command since Aug. 1943, Gen. Dunton succeeds Maj. Gen. Frank, commanding general of the air service command since 1942. Shortly after the outset of the war Gen. Frank was commanding gen eral of the ASC in the European theatre of operations. . Gen. Frank has been named on a board of three general officers to ascertain the report on the facts relating to the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, it was announced ' from Washington. The new commanding general has a brilliant military record hav wars ing served in both asWorld a 2nd Lieusince his commission tenant Aug. 3, 1918. Specializing in the repair and maintenance oi in his overseas exDerience cludes tours of Puerto Rico, ' the Philippines and Hawaii. As commanding general of the North African Air Service Command, Gen. Dunton organized and notivntod the 12th Air Force, ac companied it on the invasion of air-ornf- (ft 4 V it (Continued ' .. v A . pur- s.. alt1 - HEADS NEW ORGANIZATION . . . Lt. Gen. William S. Knudsen, former director of the office of production management, in Washing who has been named commanding general of the new ton, D. materiel ana service nmmua. . C PM Cites Penalty Attached to Forcible Entry Entry into the Hill Field en listed men's service club was gained between the hour of closing Monday night and Tuesday morn ing by an unidentified person or . persons who stole cigarettes, candy, and other miscellaneous items, Capt. Nedwin R. Weber, provost marshal, disclosed yesterday. Burglars forced their way in through the latrine window and entered the kitchen where they broke the glass door leading to the post exchange unit of the club, Capt. Weber said. Nine cartons of cigarettes, sever al 'candy bars and miscellaneous items were taken. Thieves also helped themselves to generous portions of strawberry ice cream. "This office is investigating the forcible entry into the club," Capt. said, "and will take every Weber, step ' possible to apprehend the criminal or criminals. If successful we will seek to obtain the max imum punishment for the offense." Under the 93rd article of war. maximum punishment for this crime is 10 years confinement at hard labor and dishonorable discharge from the army, hev pointed out. I f - ' on Pago Two) - ?m the legal possibUity of f this service. the State and OPA at the were Mr. Hoppie, Utah uperv:sor; Mr. Purvis, gl OPA director; Mr. Briggs, " - nnber m.Bondo i A ruivi lift "? t ?' Wbe?. fer.amall- - preierawy tlon regarding the ine cnapiam" service wnwiw prrkA ' " Hill Field Service aaf General Praises Ft. Logan Work SA, Upwards of 350 Hill Field enlisted men and women will march before thousands of Ogden citizens Monday, July 24, as part of a huge Pioneer day parade of military units, bands, equipment displays and floats representing every military installation in northern Utah, military division chairman Capt. J. P. Harlow announced yesterday. Forming at 28th street and Washington boulevard, the color ful parade of men and machines will move along the boulevard to 22nd street and .will include.. 200 enlisted men from the 460th and 459th aviation squadrons, a color guard, the WAC detachment, a WAC float, equipment display and fighting airplane from Hill Field, Capt, Harlow said. Col. Paul W. Wolf, OASC com manding officer, will lead the pa rade as grand marshal. He will ride in an army staff car. Highlights Pioneer Days The Ogden parade is a highlight of the mammoth Pioneer Days celebration held' annually to com memorate the entrance of the Mormon' wilderness breakers into Salt Lake valley July 24, 1847. Bush- nell general hospital in Brigham City will enter a unit of World (Continued on rag. Two). t is "This is your program. It or sick the to place designed wounded Air orce smaiei on his feet as soon as possible so to active duty, that he can return AAF Maj. Gen. David N. W. Grant, Con- -. Logan airi surgeon, told Fort raniar nntlents after an representative; and inspection tour accompanied ty miss Barton, several- aides irom The center was placed under OASC jurisdiction eariy inis year The visiting group included T.Maj a B. C. Baumgartner and Maj. n nlCT Col. Howard A. Rusk, chief of rehabilitation in the office of the m air surgeon, was a memwr "I feel that the party and said, hop program which has just been started has tremendous possibili-to WMH Fort Logan VHnjr ties, and I look for convalescent cen- si"'1" !ithe Pioneer heavy Days be one of the top A I At-tAIlDa noneer Days." n rAitwi with being i. i. yit extended U the "father" of the present AAF a7uple military lnsta.1 convalescent program. ih V?n.bomber pur-kJbe 50,t90 I. war iiv VISITS OASC from ""wiener William D. ;m A recent visitor to OASCoffice, Army Air Forces Chaplain who Washington, D. C, was Chaplain C. E. Zielinski. He was sent ne.r to investigate the chaplains acuvi I Grand Marshall Lit. Gen. pres-Jnterpretat- a - Col. Wolf Acts As Parade Our New Commanding Generals Duriton Direct New Organization ,ICS, the military organizations for nrizes. Renre- )ed will be the 4135th AAF f unit, 459th, 460th, 458th, !tb aviation squadrons, and the M provisional aviation squad- - Wedneld.y, July If. 1944 Merger of Air Service, Materiel Commainids need Yesterday Generals Knudsen,! or Sum. About k of I Mimula i Hill Field, Utah and individual nation beiore a large ience, including local and m snorts dignitaries plus Announcement that the Air irts writers from Ogden Service Command and the Salt Lake City. Materiel Command of the Pirhard E. Pick- Forces have been Service office gid Army Air a new command under placed rru . thing oi organization to be known as here, wui give .I". of tnrius a mmuic wiw wc the AAF Materiel and Serv events. a. ir 4a and field idual aports skill competi-maj- - ices was received here yestersports competition, calCol. Paul W. Wolf, ODSUlCie course nuw us. day by ox demonstration payaicai commanding officer of the and combatives. Air Service Command. Uup and individual 'winners Ogden receive scores o wcuou. wu-f- h colorful parade of sports Vt which will wind up at six k Most events will occur in Urea adjacent to the base gym- - ism. diers to March on Pioneer Day Dunton, REPLACES GENERAL FRANK . . . Maj. Gen. DelmarhasH. been apcommander of ASC since August, 1943, who pointed general of the air service command, merged ywterday! under Lt. Gen. Knudsen, with the materiel command. Japs Lose 12,086 Planes V. S. Toll Set at 2726 At least 12,086 Japanese planes have been destroyed in the air and on the ground since Pearl Harbor as against an American loss of only 2,726, the navy revealed last week. This ratio of about five to one does not include Jap ground losses In 1942 and 1943, nor Nipponese craft shot down by anti- aircraft fire. Of the total, navy and marine aviators hayjfvjted far SS9, cut Including these blasted out of the skjr or destroyed on the ground, 'compared with 1277 U. S. planes lost. " Anny, fliers' have shot down 4103, probably dawned another 1409, and have destroyed 1724 en the ground. Army losses have been 1241 In the air and 208 on the ground. The navy reported that 65 per cent of all Its airmen shot dewa have been rescued. New Safety Record Is Set in June Ogden Air Depot's accident rate dropped to all-tilew last month with a frequency rate of 1.79 indicating that number of of mishaps per million man-hoaccident exposure, Majot Robert R. Affllck, OASC safety oflUer, revealed yesterday. Three lost-tiinjuries occurred during the month which was two less than the number recorded for May "A study of the direct cause of accidents ln Industry shews that inattention to surrounding and working conditions la responsible for a large percentage of the disabling Injuries," Major Affllck said. "Prevention of iceldenta dmm to these conditions Is largely the responsibility of sapervlsleaV ur me |
