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Show L rh) 2 Wednesday June 9, 1943 Four Steel Workers Rescue Pilot r ' ' " " Thanked For Help in Battle of Attn AS rJere TheyA J WAACs Are Coming . jr - Air Force Supplies Aided Victory Over Island Japs military and civilian supply and personnel engaged in maintenance work were included in a letter of thanks for their part in the drive on Attu by the Alaskan Air Force Commander, it was re vealed last week in a report ny Frank, Major General Walter H. commanding general of ASC. Air Service Command facilities were invaluable and played an in dispensable part in the Aleutian operations. General Frank was informed in a letter of commendation. One deoot was functioning in Alaska before Pearl Harbor, Gen eral Frank said in reviewing the work in that theatre, and after war's outbreak others were es tablished at many points. Supplies and equipment were transported to unusual locations by boat ,rail, highway, trail, airplane and sled Will BHeld FOB DUTY . . . Shortly after August 1, when their barREADY racks will be completed, Hill Field's first complement of WAOCs is due to arrive, probably about 160 of 'em with three offleers, all ready for duty here. - suJ..,.l (Continued from Page One) . will include day and laundry rooms in addition to sleeping quarters. They will be one story high and will be connected to form a U shape structure. Each barracks will 'be large enough to house 80 women. ne administration building will include a recreation hall with a soft drinks bar and a beauty parlor, and quar ters for three officers. WAACs observe the same rules for military customs and courtesies as do the men. WAAC officers are addressed as Ma'am and dogs. While construction of ware are entitled to the salue as are houses proceeded on the double, army nurses and male commissupplies were rushed in and stored sioned officers of the army, navy, in the open by stacking crates and marine and coast guards. boxes in rows to form walls. Tarpaulins served as roofs, These makeshift warehouses were spotted over Alaska, giving the Air Force emergency facilities. Improvised workshops came from crates which had carried large items of equipment to the scene. Col. Wolf Attends In these shelters, officers and en listed men labored with portable ASC Conference heaters next to their work benches, One Killed, Four Seriously Hurt as Bomber Hits Hangar his waist, lowering him to f around - The four men, steel workers emthe hangar, floor with a rope. Witnesses estimated that not ployed on a construction job near more than three minutes elapsed ' (Continued from Page One) . ;the scene of the crash, are: Art Gibbons, E. O. (Bud) Eastland, : Champ Johnson and Bill McGowan. All live in Ogden. The men were in the company hack when they witnessed the crash, and immediately ran to the inside of the building and climbed 90 feet to the roof on a steel truss. ' The plane's door was missing and Captain Bell had little to support him in his position. Removed Pilot to Safety The steel workers removed the Injured man from the cockpit and fastened a fireman's safety belt - from the time of the crash until the rescuers reached the roof. After the pilot was safely: down, the four men removed personal belongings and official records from the plane, then assisted in removal of the wreckage from the roof. They were on the job from the time the plane crashed, shortly after noon, until nearly eleven o'clock at night. At the time of the crash a show and hail flurry had blown up, it was noted, obscuring all vision. No official report has been issued fix ing the cause of the crash. . 12 Men, Buglers to Participate in Saturday Program With impressive ceremonies btf staged each day, the Ogden J will bring the observance of K June Civilian Patrol and Fire Dept. Respond to Emergency Crash Program Presented Each Saturday mens Ex-servi- ce organizati representatives of the armed ices, and public organizations in charge of the ceremonies succeeding evenings. The lowering ceremonies on day were in charge of the Ogi post of Veterans of Foreign W and Tuesday's ceremonies w handled by the United Span War Veterans; tonight, by theftr ular Veterans association; Thus day evening, American Legion; K day evening, Utah Army Sera Forces Depot; Saturday, Hill Fir will feature participation of 12 sc and buglers; Sunday, the U. I Naval Supply Depot at ClearfK Colonel Paul W. Wolf, chief of supply division, OASC, and Captain Bruce W. Strong, of supply division maintenance, are in Oklahoma City , this week attending a conference of control depot supply chiefs of the Air Service Com- mand. Besides Colonel Wolf and Captain Strong, the Ogden Command Blue also is represented by Lieutenant A new army radio show, produced Colonel Joseph Pirisky of the Den jointly by the Army Service Forces ver Storage Depot, Lieutenant and the War Department Bureau of Benjamin L. Courtney of Lowry and Lieutenant Public Relations, is on the air this Field and Vernon A. Wilson of Wendover Saturday night at Over a six-f- For Area Commands Show Sponsored Flag Day, with 14, of programs and ceremonies. Field participates in the Satui program. Each, evening during the wi June 7 to 14, the flag in front the Weber county building is lowered with distinctive cereraoi The ceremony begins at five p. m. and is timed so the flag will be lowered proi at seven p. m. Supply Chiefs Off To Oklahoma City New Army Radio jj Hill Field Joins In Flag Tribute -- few minutes after the crash, these ON THE BEAM . . . Within four steel workers, Bud Eastland, Champ Jonson, Art Gibbons, and Bill McGowan, had rescued the injured and dazed pilot. They nave been commended by army authorities here for their quick .thinking, splendid work. f Network 1 jars nd t res nip rio HI 0 and June 14 the U. S. Manne cof The Flag Day observances June 14 will open with a wonu each Saturday night thereafter at The meeting is scheduled to con- program, featuring women s the same time over the Blue net Girl Scouts work stations. The program is en tinue from Monday through Thurs- forces auxiliaries, and ' women s civ titled "Enough and on Time.' day, June 7 to June 10, inclusive, leaders ' The program first went on the groups. Afterwards there will i Behind the tragedy of the lightfloor of the hangar. Nearby were programs by the Golden bomber s crash into hangar l, be- a number of planes, and valuable air May 29, at which time the hind the dramatic story of the res- equipment. A spark, a burst of featured speaker was General Som Chapter, Daughters of the Am can Revolution and the Ogden IS cue of the pilot, dangling helplessly, flame, fire and hundreds of thou ervell, commander of the Army from the beams and girders 100 feet overhead there is another story, woo uiamuub! utuc appt cviaicu, but of vital importance. That's the story of the civilian patrol and the if ire department. Quickly, effectively the law enforcement men stepped into the picture, closed the gates, drew up guard lines, prevented the curiousand the morbid-minde- d from overthe area of the crash. l" running Vital minutes were saved, min- ,iutes in which to effect rescue, minutes in which to choke the possi bility of dread fire. From the torn and mangled gasoline tank of the wrecked plane seeped an enormous amount of high-tes- t, highly inflammable gas, "Spread in a wide area over the sands of dollars worth of material would be devoured, to say nothing of human lives, Personnel of the hangar quickly cut off all electric current, even were cautious about foot friction in .those first few dangerous mo ments. Over the top of the was temporarily placed a layer of liquid chemicals, even while more gas dripped from aloft. After the injured were safely removed, a foam extinguisher was used, and a blanket of foam covered the haz ard area, enabling men to move freely about and clean up the debris. By the quick action of the patrol and fire prevention agencies lives and property were saved, Hill Field's safety record maintained. gas-spre- ad New Employes Get OCS Calls One; Field Guide Book 4 Pass WO Exam. New employes at Hill Field are greeted with a guide book designed to familiarize them with the physical features of the field, rules and regulations, and with their privileges as depot workers. Initiated and organized by Captain Bon I. Butler, statistical of- , ficer for the depot, the guide book contains a welcoming message v from Colonel Morris Berman, commanding officer of OASC. Leaves, acidents, appointments and dismissals, salaries and working hours, recreation, housing facilities and other information is contained in the book. Revision to keep the book up to date will be made whenever necessary. .! . - Slow - Corporal Horace Clay, Medical Detachment, Station hospital, has been ordered to report to Medical Administrative OCS at Camn Berkeley, Texas, on June 9. Two men this week nasspd the OCS physical examination follow ing earlier approval by the OCS board, and had their names eub- mited to Patterson Field, ASC headquarters which allots quotas to this field. The men are: Cor poral Sam J. Stuart and Private Clifford L. Van Doren. There was no meeting of the OCS board this past week. Fourteen men are awaitinz interview bv the sub-dep- five-thir- ot, ty sub-dep- ot. ... & Recreation Center Now Being Built Service Forces. Material of interest to civilian and military personnel will be pre (Continued from Page One) sented in the programs. games had to be played at the Weber college gymnasium in OgRELAX OVERSEAS MAIL BAN den. There was no place at Hill Field for basketball practice, and To allow the mailing of small es players had to be transported to sential articles, restrictions on a nearby junior high school each packages to soldiers overseas have afternoon. Boxers had no place to been relaxed. Sealed parcels not work out, and there were no home exceeding eight ounces in weight fights. may be sent by first class mail Bowling fans had to go to Ogden without the sender presenting an to do their pin toppling, and leagues approved request from the ad were organized in town under the dressee. direction of the Special Service This permits the mailing of eye- office. Now the leagues may be glasses, watches, fountain pens, formed at Hill Field. etc., but does not cover foods and With the portable ring and the articles. The mailing portable bowling alley, and the of single copies of periodicals and possibility of a portable stage the newspapers is restricted. Copies of building could be quickly cleared employe publications may be mailed for other forms of recreational at first class rates if they do not functions attended by large crowds. exceed eight ounces. . non-essenti- al Maj. Gen.Frank Arrives at Hill Field . Harvey Hill of warehouse 87 put his name on an outgoing trainer plane two months ago. Yesterday he received a letter from a nephew not heard from in years. The nephew, a lieutenant in the air corps, is now using the trainer at Carlsbad, N. L For By Red Cross Almost $3,000 Given To Soldiers as Loans During May c One thousand and sixty thnse from the Army Service Forces Depot, u0 and marine navy Arsenal, -T .nH4-anil f urn en ill ment camp, as well as those TT111 TTial I ware handled in Director Eisen announced yeX J day. Of the May total, 581 cases carried over from the PrecS month. Four hundred and were new or reopened case 64 were recurrent cases m on the soldier had been to thepro before with a different of w The field office closed 494 cases, leaving 566 of them carried forward into June. Personal problems ranKeu in ine numoer oi j followed by furWl with 342, rruhandled i nff iA i in ...in. Willi MTU. AM. W" c family problems, 44 f inancial gave aavicyw 29 allotments, and n rt l irn iiuveruicacion ior do hboiw fare problems, 17 dependency charges, 5 pension claims, anoj other types of claims, itw "a 141 loans amounting and At Innna nil Of WhlCH Hill Field investments, we r viiaseuj lur mtrr tf. Hill Field accounted iw "( aun mao handled tntnl (ha ...AMI 0 , month, 422 of the cases pleted during the monro,m- t 4Z8 to be carried iorwpi rf .u tjiii vialf KimcS. 322. problems was high with CI rcira 1 . n-- w" m I board. The Warrant Officer board met on June 4, and passed the following men: Technical Sergeant Alvin S. Beut-le- r, Staff Sergeant Valentine W. Black, Staff Sergeant Robert F. Neafie, and Staff Sergeant Martin Stern, Jr. Recovering Reported to be making satisfactory progress toward recovery is Miss Jesse P. Fronk who was injured when the bomber crashed through the Hill Field hangar last week. 1060 Cases Cared J - Hill Field Worker Identifies Plane, His Nephew Gets It lodge No. 719. -- m -- j f TEN WEEKS . . . About 10 weeks the chief of the Air HapvIm rn. visitIAFrER ..LTV"W' inspecting the vital war work being done at the Ogden Air Depot It was a routine tour of insnection. Th Mn0Mi u. i T f J 1... . U ,lth 130, ano family problems 65, health fare 46, financial 36, depen discharges 15, allotments 1. 13, and 5 rienslon claims. flvn Inann amounting tO f were made to Hill Fielders the month, 52 jj |
