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Show jlill Vleld the Attac- kpay jjohu Tops ar -- Jiliil .VI Ogden Air Service Command. Hill Field, Utah UN11 Bomd-iiot- a O $250,000 Goal Is 1 Smashed Attention TumS To '90 and 10' Deduction Drive Wednesday, Sept. 29. 1943 Field's Maintenance Division fitS Pace if or' Air Sendee Command ill ill r 1 J reduction OASC Produces ied First To Three Rep ort Pclterson "if v Field l 5 f Temony August Record Is Tops Heroism the United States 'August on the basis of in ayail- - rs V : 2b startling piece of good was revealed recently in official telephone com-iiti- i on from Headquar- Service Command, Field, Ohio, to Col. .Air son jzg E. Tillery, chief of j Maintenance Division, buls of the information Is flint monthly activity report TIL-IJ5R- Y Two Sergeants Critically Hurt in Crash maintenance of all the in COLONEL MANNING E. . , Chief of Maintenance Division, Ogden Air Service Command, who received word from Patterson Field this week that the war workers of his department led in production for the month of August. nft tad equipment overhauled i repaired in the United States. facti were gleaned from activ-- f Men reports turned in by all the ltral air depots, according to the S representative who telephoned ntulations to Col. Tillery. MSgt Joe L. Watts, 304th Ogden command stood first Repair Squadron, and Set. of personnel available Frederick Lemmon, Headquarters IAe on our production lines, Squadron, 32nd ADG, are recover revealed. ing from critical injuries received pother words," Col TjUery ex-)- N in an automobile accident near "our energetic war work-- Tremonton, Utah, last Wednesday more actual work done per evening. than did an equal num-fThe two men, on pass, were employees at any of the in a car belonging to a civilian. f depots. This fine spirit on Watts was driving at the time the IJWrtof our workers is most accident occured, and had turned off the highway to avoid collision ltaiervatively speaking, pro-,-J with an oncoming car. He lost here might have been even control of the car, which turned greater had every man and over and burned. been on the loh everv dav. The civilian escaped serious could be constantly aware lj but Watts and Lemmon were wLllf1 part we Play In keeping hospitalized at the Valley hospiniaung planes in the air, there Tremonton. Lemmon suffered question in my mind but what tal, severe burns on his right arm, a fwcord should stand Just that broken pelvis and internal injuries. J farther out in front of all the Watts escaped with lacerations of face and injuries to his back ? report from Air Service the neck. He has been moved to od showed that OASC main-C- r and Station hospital, Hill Field. divl3in stood third in the Lemmon's home is in Los Anamong the 12 control C etup Calif. He enlisted in Dec. tav other words, some of geles, wife lives in Salt ("waaches in maintenance did 1941. Sgt. Watt's Lake City. durin Augut as Vl"er depots. i sere are -- v... reasons uuviou Hospital Reports Both Making Recovery Progress ot of J-no- ( in-Jur- y, WlV11 "nilnutd iTf on Pago Two) 2f"J i2 'is fv," Gsnm Air Service yesterday ul President Roose- promotion to the ngadier General, rman has been in K;uSden AlT Senr-- lowing the permanent CaS2,onel he " rprivaun ben Seven more Hill Field witn hit the "jackpot" thisit: week an was worthy suggestions, nounced yesterday by Major Jack Civilian N Lott. chairman of the Committee. Personnel Suggestions receive cash awards ranged for suggested changes that mechanito office procedures from cal devices designed to PJed d tenance and repair sec committee ing to Don Johnson, "wK'ner. will receive their award, monthly during the regularly Commanding Officer ing of the Civu with the Committee of Key 9 MT w- - , days longer. Tech. Sgt Robert L. Capel f'i niTinnimamr rTrrmrtggjrnnnffnjiriinTiinri iim m i,r i iinnnmi'iniii nuniniTrT f . ' ' partment. The three men, TSgt. ' . Rob- ert L. Capel, SSgt. Thomas H. Capel, and Sgt. Edmond L. were " awarded Hessenflow,' the medal- - " for disregarding their own safety and successfully battling a gasoline blaze last April 20, thereby saving thousands of gallons "of aviation gasoline and several army planes and buildings from probable destruction. Presented the medals during a at the parade grounds, ceremony the ' soldiers then stood with the receiving officers of a retreat parade composed of detachments from the 31st ADG, 99th Depot Repair squadron, 2490 Truck Co., 452nd QM, 1718 Ordnance, and 11th Medical Detachment. The story of the men's bravery dates back to April 20, this year, while gasoline was being unloaded from a plane into a gasoline truck and trailer driven by Sgt. Hessenflow. Suddenly, through some cause, the high octane sending columns of exploded, gas smoke thousands black and fire of feet into the air. rrnvo Fiaminsr Truck Away More than a dozen other planes were anchored on the ramp and thus a heavy wind was blowing,conflathreatening to spread the and gration over the entire ramp hesitaWithout buildings. nearby into tion, Sgt. Hessenflow jumped and the driver's seat of the truck fhe fire was blazing, started the engine and drove the flaming (Continued on PS m, 1 Staff Sgt Thomas H. Capel . (Continued Sgt Edmond I Hessenflow Why Uncle Sam Needs Your Money Speak at Sunday Opening so-call- ed Ogden's new municipal airport, Robert H. Hinckley field, will be and dedicated officially opened Sunday afternoon, with Col. Lilburn D. Fator, Hill Field base commander, representing Col. Mor ris Berman, OASC commanding of ficer, as one of the prominent $90,000,000 Battleship Aircraft carrier.. 71,fKXj,000 Fortress.. Fighter plane Anti-sircra- ft 875,000 73,000 CfiOO gun ' , x equipment section, engine re- pair branch: Work tool ror poppet valve stem on Stromberg carbure- - Warand AffO were announueu fivA bv the committee. Authors of winning suggestions con- and a short summary of their tor. Wm. T. McKinney, maintenance division, automotive repair section, nlant equipment branch: revolving stand for increased ease in motor enh, aircraft maintenance, test I . , repair: Propellor governor HaroidE. dimaintenance Aste, aircraft shops and Utm an1 AAiiin. cleanand "fpment, disassembly e Metal manufacture section. ment to used pick naiF hrannh- - Sfptv Hovlrc ing unit: A magnet cleaning. during parts and for rivet set retaining spring. "Herbert O'Leary, base claim,office Clyde Ross Stark, maintenance, d Stream-lineoffice: conserve enirin renair branch, test block: to designed nmredures Improved procedure to be used in .nnfpr and material. testing aircraft engines. trenrW!SttandI.w.rJor ItiphlEft 2 Two) Colonel Fator Will use in their future invasions to Eurocrack Hitler's pean fortress and Tojos Island chain of defenses in the Pa cific: Flying Page Airport in Ogden To Be Dedicated Here are the costs for some of the weapons the Tanks will i - .1 hi UHjlll.HiniltSSlSSSWlHlilBSll wi gnVc1 In charge of the war bond drive on this field is Major Robert Ren-fro, who expressed himself as well satisfied with the spirit displayed by Hill Fielders. "As the figures indicate," Major Ren(ro told the Hillfielder, 'Hill Field has actually gone over its quota, beyond expectations." With success of the cash sales drive assured. Hill Field war bond officials and Minute Men are turn-- " ing their attention to the second and more important phase from a long-ru- n point of view, of the war bond effort that of achieving the goal of 80 per cent of all employes having at least 10 per cent of their gross pay deducted for war bends each payday. Results of the intense war-bobuying competition between all divisions on the field were not available, and ' will ' not be known until Saturday. It was decided to extend the period of competition until the end of this week, when final data will be compiled. Real Competition The competition Is the result of a cnauenge lata down oy supply Division that it would achieve a higher percentage of participation and sell more bonds than any other organization on the base. At a meeting Monday, called by Major f all diviRenfro, representatives sions agreed that the basis of de ciding the winner will be the ratio of total cash invested to total personnel strength. As the 90 and 10 drive gets under way, officials pointed out that steady and consistent pay deductions for the purchase of war on nd A tt; n in siimras Seven More Hill ticklers War Effort Fnr Suaaestions Helping ... Commanding Officer Ogdon - For "heroism beyond the normal call of duty" three enlisted men of the 482nd AB squadron were presented the Soldier's Medal Monday by Col, Lilburn D. Fator, Army Air Base commanding officer, upon order of the War De- top in its campaign to reach the third war bond drive goal of $250,000 in cash sales and by Monday night had attained the figure of $275,000, with indication that the sales figure of $300,000 would be achieved today. So successful was the cash sales drive, emphasized in an all-ocampaign, that war bond booths around the field have been kept open several ut if Beyond Duty Air Service Com-- X Maintenance division, first among all ASC man-hou- if it EM Cited for jTclb ixtive Three Heroes Give Awards Hill Field lunged over the I ! I speakers. Other speakers will be Thomas Wolfe, vice president of traffic for the Western Airlines, joa Angeles, and noted aviation authority throughout the west; Leo Dwerl-kott- e, executive vice preident; and Jimmie James, vice president of operations for the same company. Mr. james new tne nrst ioaa oi alrn;ail out of Utah to Calif o Ala in April, iwo. At the public reception, dclica-Western Air Ex- tory f,Kht by press transport will be included, Music for the ceremonies will be furnished by the 408th Army Air forces band from Hill Field under WO Mc,vin Karn' the d,tion ' ITICVCP. Mr- - Wolfe, founder of the West Coast Air Cargo Research asso- ciation and president of the west coast aviation forum, will speak on post-wavaition and Ogden's place on the great air map of too ar luiure. |
