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Show 71 IX i - August 9, CGXTG3 1944 Dorm Red Cross Kept Busy i ' " A K "must" to all BED CROSS FIRST AID CERTIFICATE . . . Is membera of the Civil Air Patrol. In the civilian dorm area Loyd H. Fenno, Instructor of first aid courses, Is busy teaching the standard Red Cross first aid elaas of some twenty CAP enrollees. Above, Mr. traction splint Fenno, center, observes worker applying Keller-Blak- e to "broken arm" of "victim," Wilbur C. Boethin. In charge of the Hill Field dormitory branch of the Red Cross la Mrs. Margaret Bennett. v - c 1 s 1 Here Are OASCs 'Milk Men' Daily Air Freight Service Begun Here in January ' - Freight in Month Readies 108,000 Pounj ft By Larry Evans naiao'fl "milk run," a bouncing tthea baby of aome 5000haspounds like burst, first of the year, Into a robust, genie out of a bottle, of sinewy young giant 10S.000 pounds in a scant seven On the reports it's the air freight waitdelivery service. But in thehangar the operations ing room at numerous departments and in the on the field served by it, it s simply the "milk run." Poundage as notea aoove mei that last month less than a dozen OASC pilots lugged 108,189 pounds of air freight everything from over dogs to WAC baseball teams mountain and meadow, desert and spreadTall .the way plain to points coast to the Missisfrom the west with sippi. In February they toyed a mere 5968 and business is getting brisker by the week. Ask Major William G. Boyd, base operations officer and head man on the "milk run." He'll tell you his boys are on call 24 hours every day. And that's not idle talk. Take the hours flown by every pilot to-at OASC during July, lump them You'll gether and take an average. get around 50 each, while his fliers, as a unit, soar into the seventies and eighties. Lots of Hours Individual totals named off at random included 104, 80, 95, 95 and 97. That's a lot of hours. Listing his "milk run" pilots, Major Boyd included Captain George R. Barnes, Lt. Harry J. ... Special air freight to points 1 THEY HAUL AIR FREIGHT Transport Commuf OASC area and elsewhere not served by the Air small group of OA Is flown to and from this headquarters by aabove. The air freife of whom are pictured pilots, the majority as the "milk run". Some known is commonly service delivery hours a month. Perch, its Pilots pile up more than 100 flyingleft to right: MaJ. William (L they are, front, the wing of a LAlfred L. T.lbW Boyd, Capt. I. C. Eells,S.Lt. Daniel Lt.- Cramer.Lt. Harry Thompson, Capt. Getm"i Spencer, back row: Lt. Robert R. Barnes, Lt. Surran L. Ternamian. C-- Thompson, Lt. Daniel L. Cramer, Lt. Surran Ternamian, Lt. Robert S. Spencer, Lt. Alfred L. Talboom, and Lt. Jesse L. Yardley. These men do the bulk of the A few others pinch-h- it hauling. occasionally. A good many hours are spent flying OASC and IG inspection parties to and from points . from coast to coast The "run" serves the depot by ; . high carrying special freight with in an area priority to stations sprawling out over nine states from headquarters at this field. These are installations not on the itinerary of the Air Transport Command.' To .avail these "isolated" stations' the advantages of fast air freight delivery, the service started last year and later graduated to a daily of "milk run" arrangements at the request of AGP in supply, interested in getting spare parts to planes grounded in the area as quickly as possible. Often pilots are going 12 and more hours a day. For instance, recently Lt. Thompson flew with freight to Boise, Mountain Home and Pocatello, Idaho; came back, picked up more freight, went to Pocatello again; came back and took off with another load for Wendover all in one day. Not long ago he deposited 15,000 pounds of vitally needed aircraft materiel at several, points in the area in . jr one day. The boys can tell a few A while back one of them was using former Commanding General Morris Berman's 9 to haul a load. At something over 11,000 feet he had to "feather" one engine 80 miles from here. When he arrived over this field he was limping along at 5500 and still going down. But he made it. Lt Cramer, carrying a load to Wendover, was forced down just across the lake. Fortunately, an air field was near by. But what scared the pants off Cramer at the time was that with him was the AAB commander here. hair-raise- rs. C-3- ... BIO NEED OF THE RED CROSS Is volunteer women workers who are willing to give some of their spare time to the sewing of needed articles. A faithful group down in the dorm area, above (left to light), Beatrice Grist (supply), Erma Etchison (publications), Alice Duges (shop maintenance repair), Ethel Wiley (hydraulic repair), and not in picture, Nicolina House (sheet metal repair), has done much praiseworthy work In the sewing of layettes, bed car- its for the sick, and other hospital articles. Mrs. Lei a Dowlen (northwestern hall hostess) chairman of production, sewing and all Interested women to contact knitting In the dorm area, invites her regarding the enlisting of their services for the carrying ea of this important work, Everything Happens to Crew d Of Bomber crewmen Flak-Riddle- of the Ten bomber "Lucy Quitment' had strange stories to tell today of their experiences after bailing out of their plane while returning from Normandy. Second Lt. Henry E. Davis, 20, of Centerville, Ind., was taken by English farmers to a minister's house for tea after he landed in a field. While at tea, he was Joined by his pilot. Second Lt. Robert L. Millhollin, 23, of Guth-eri- e Center, la. Second Lt. John S. Balliet, 24, of Milton, Pa., the navigator, was picked "up by some R. A. F. officers and given a stiff double whiskey. Flight Officer Stanley P. Friedman, 19, of 314 Lakcwood, Seattle, Wash., the bombardier, was by pitchfork-carryin- g "captured'' farmers who thought he was a German. Radio Operator Herbert C. Goldman. 20. of SSgt. Rrnnklvn M V himself .found uncomfortably close in me cnannci witii flak-riddle- d. co-pil- . awaiting the arrival of a rescue ooai. Thel-be- rt Gunner W. Neihoff of SSgt Quincy, 111., Was Dulled from the phsnnal Kv the seat of his pants when a rescue iouna mm. Gunparty ner Sgt. Raymond J. Romac, 20, of Chicago, sorained hl nniri ni was taken in a Jeep to a R. A. F. Top-turr- et Ball-turr- Mimical siauon. Waist-Gunn- er et Things Just Happen On one trip Lt Ternamian landed with the throttle stuck. He got down all right but used up several extra yards of dirt to do it On another occasion Cramer blew a tire on landing, held tight and ended up 200 feet off the runway. One thing the service has done for many departments here is to make them air delivery, minded which has resulted in a speed-u- p of repair and supply operations all the way down the line. Besides rendering tremendously Important service to ASC units throughout the country, pilots' on the "run" become more thoroughly skilled in the art of y flying every trip they make. Inaugurating daily runs last January with a meager supply of planes, the organization now uses many types including 4 and CV-7Air freight liaison officer for supply division which uses a sizeable portion of the service's facilities is Captain cross-countr- John W Wvlrnff Minn of Sgt Thompson. 23. landed in a soft turnip patch and vuuay, sgt.N.wil liam C. Bass, 23. of Durham. C. came down in the top of a treee fiier aoaging chimneys in a village. But of all the 10. Waist Cunn Sgt William B. Lochridge, 20, of I. C. Eells. So far no injuries have been Invrove, xexas, nas probably the strangest experience. He curred on the "run." Most of the picked flowers in the field where he pilots have their landed. He explained to farmers ments on the field in addition to who came to rescue him that he flying But manage to had promised the men who packed Squeezefreight the timt In they anmahmw TkM his narachut tHat if K. are a swell job; an indispensVe.'t-"n- d.it worked he woold abledoing Jt loh. and i. i i" mem oouquei, amplonship form. iaii-uunn- er C-4- 7, A-2- 5, C-6- 8. "ui7 l.j Jt h,M B-1- 8, ... READYING THAT Above, CpL C. L. Buck, left, assbtui crew chief, and Sgt. Donald Coleman, crew chief, prepare a big for a "milk run" hop to some station in the OASC area. They of the many different ships used kj responsible for the flyabillty members of the 4135th AAF base nH are Both on "run". the pilots C-- 47 C--tf WD Civilian Awards Requested For 27 Hill Field Employes (Continued from Pag . " 47 ' One) 4tary furlough; Lee A. PetterixH Instrument mecw junior aircraft sum a is; George R. Craghead, tool manufacture and repair; K ward A. Hedlund, aircraft enpYw& lars and possibly loss of lives. Unconcerned with his own safe ty, Buster MvCurdy crawled on his hands and knees tnrougn a wsi cell filled with gasoline smoke and flames to shut off a fuel line, enabling firemen to extinguish the blaze. This occurred on May 3, 1944. The recommendation stated that had it not been for the action taken by this employe the fire would have .raged out of control endangering adjacent cells. His action, it continued, prevented the possible loss of lives of those employed in the unit. Based On Suggestions All 24 nominations for emblem of meritorius civilian service were based on contributions made by workers aimed at increasing oper ating efficiency at this depot Many have previously won cash awards paid by the suggestion committee at this station. Ttaken together these employe ideas will save this command thou sands of - dollars a year in mate rial and labor. Candidates for this award fol low: Arnold Topper, junior aircraft instrument mechanic now, on mili- - shift foreman; G. Merritt, general macMj liam itrt- T. RaWSOn. DriUS sub-assem- Ravmnnri test pal aircraft engine block final check inspector; .va m. sell, aircraft sparkplug cleaner, Arthur R. Smith, general tor man, engine test branch; RogeJ Wood, aircraft propeller repf to stf J foreman; Wilburn Wright, man of laborers, base utilities; tor C. Adams, senior aircraftww assis wrker; Ross A. Clabaugh, chief supervisor, area actiW branch; Artie B. Benton, genec foreman, aircraft' shops; Morrt Clark, aircraft electrician; Aj H. Goolsbey, assistant forew, aircraft sheet metal department;e Paul C. Crowder, aircraft trician; Raymond Eaton, asswy: foreman, aircraft sheet metal, partment; Lewis L. Hains, aircnr chinist; Lewis Joseph, propellor mechanic; HenryAac Leavitt, aircraft electrician; M. Mangelson, Junior aircraft trician; Frank - H. McDonald, E. SOS-- I JrJ nuKhanlomf aircraft IMurard electrician; Rudolph Vyi. senior machinist Many New Books Now at Library Among the new books which may may be had at the Post Schools Technical Library are: "God Is My Scott This story seems incredible, but it shows what men can do in war. A thrilling account of the adventures of the great fighter pilot who has been called a "One-Ma- n Air Force." 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