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Show i w F.O. ARLO HAFEN Arlo Hafen Awarded 'Wings' and Commission Silver pilot's wings and a com-'mission com-'mission as Flight Officer in the United States Army were awarded recently to Arlo J. Hafen, as one of the graduating class of aviation cadets at Brooks Field, Texas. This is the twin-engine flying school of the central flying fly-ing training command. Having received the final phase of their aerial education in modified modi-fied B-25 Billy Mitchell bombers at the famous old south Texas flying school, the Brooks Field graduates have had experience with combat aircraft. They will soon b prepared to join their fellow skymen of the nation's vast air armada in blasting the enemy. Following the graduation ceremonies cere-monies Flight Officer Hafen was given a 15-day leave and spent the time visiting in Santa Clara with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hafen and other relatives there and in St. George. He left last week for his new assignment at Dodge City, Kansas. |