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Show October 17. 1945 The Hillfielder ne, Unir n Accident Statistics September saw the Ogden Air Technical Service Command suffer no disabling accidents to its 'personnel, one of the highest, if not the highest, safety records for a single month experienced at this command. In view of this, it is very interesting to observe the safety records of Hill Field for the month of September, for the previous month and for 1945 through September. According to figures compiled and by the ground safety sectionDor-man, J. Frederick released by Lt. 261 the of section, chief minor injuries were reported for September compared to 516 for the preceding month. None were disabling injuries compared to the six suffered during August. Maintenance led the field in injuries for September with 146, bringing its total for the entire year up to 4670. Supply came next for both the month and me year wmi ou j.ui acivcmu" and 1729 so far in 1945. Headquarters had the third highest total for the year with 447, but only 14 accidents were suffered in September for the month's low. Utilities suffered 21 injuries, last month,314.making its total for the year Supply had the highest severity rate for the year with .334, as well as the highest frequency rate, 4.14. Maintenance came next in the frequency standings with 3.30, while utilities was second in the severity table with .170. Maintenance had a severity rate of .162 and headquarters .134. As to frequency, headquarters led utilities with 3.16 compared to 1.14 for the entire year. These rates are based on of exposure. million man-houOne noticeable feature of the liable was that maintenance, with an average of approximately half again as many workers as supply, had an accident severity rate for September of over three times that of supply .991 as compared to .317. Utilities had a perfect record .in this respect for the month with .000, while severity rate was .056. By Polly McQnow, HIGH-OCTAN- fTS-rO- 0? ... Air force supplies warehouse 9. From left to are these employees in Neves, Powell Leonila L. Saenz, Emma Johnson and Edith V. Bennett. Higg-inbotto- From Overseas $uKDlies M M Are Comimig to Supply Dfivisfioini Death Takes Colonel John MacTaggart Col. John S. MacTaggart, former deputy for personnel and one of the best known and respected officers at Ogden Air Technical. Service Command, died Thursday morning at Ball- - head-quarte- r's Drig. Gen. Harris 4 Commands Unit of Lumber' Lumber stock n 1 1 e s the throughout country have low Tel an all-tiand therefore it is incum bent upon all to effect every possible economy in its use, Col. W. H. Shields, deputy for supply, announced this week. Workers are asked to salvage and reuse lumber, boxes, crates and other devices fabricated from wood, in every instance where such salvaged material will serve. This Injunction on the workers was declared by H. H. Arnold, general of the army and commanding general of the Army Air Forces, CoL Shields said, and will be observed and me practiced. IB: - . Use returned from overseas to Hill Field right they are: Ivan Thompson, James CHECKING AND INSPECTING -- Workers Asked To Conserve on oquavuuu, pwx!, i rs Brig. Gen. Ray G. Harris, commanding general at OATSC, last week commended the Hill Field ground safety section for the part it played in helping to attain the superior safety record of a 0.00 lost time accident frequency rating at OATSC during the month of September. In a letter to Lt. Frederick J. Dorman, safety officer, Gen. Harris said, "The splendid work done in achieving this splendid showing reflects great credit upon your section. You as chief of the section, and the personnel under your supervision whose efforts have contributed to the advancement of the ground safety program, may well be proud of the record established." eye-catchi- ng $ I Col John S. MacTag rart ston Spa, Saratoga County, New York, of a heart attack. Col. MacTaggart, who first came to Hill Field in November, 1942, was on terminal leave at the time of his death. He left Hill Field Sept. 16. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Col. MacTaggart came to this country at an early age. He was graduated from West Point in 1915 and saw combat with a Field Artillery unit in the first world war. Upon his return to this country, Col. MacTaggart was apof pointed assistant professor military science and tactics at Princeton University. He resigned from the Army in 1920 to accept the position of business manager for the St. Joseph Lead Company of New York City, remaining there until 1928 when he took over the position of manager of retail stores for the Sears Roebuck Company. He returned to active duty with the Air Force in April, 1942, as a lieutenant colonel. He was promoted to his colonelcy in July, ; 1942. ? Funeral services were conducted in the West Point Chapel. LONGER FURLOUGHS GIs returning from overseas, who are not to be discharged at the present time, are being given instead of furloughs, 45-d- ay 30-d- jfr 'll Many Intrahsit Shipments Are In 250 Carloads All types of Army Air Force supplies were in the 250 carloads, containing a total of 3,967 tons, received from overseas bases, and intransit depots in this country at the Ogden Air Technical Serv-iv- e Command during the three month period ending on September 30. These supplies were those enroute overseas at the cessation of hostilities or returned from overseas, according to Capt. Clem R. Kirk, chief of the traffic 'section at Hill Field. Among the supplies received have been numerous carloads of flying clothing which were turned in at bases in the eastern part of the United States by air crews being discharged after returning from the European theater of operations, states H. W. Schread-le- y, chief civilian supervisor of reparable property. Most of the 250 carloads of supplies were enroute overseas before being sent to Hill Field at the conclusion of the war with Japan. Many were waiting at Pacific coast ports for shipment, while other supplies were on the high seas. Other items were returned from overseas bases, both in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of operations. Still other supplies were enroute by rail to ports for overseas shipment, but with the end of the war, many of these Army Air Force supplies were no longer needed and were returned to Hill Field, a major supply depot for the AAF. Supplies Received Supplies received included large quantities of photographic material and film, chemicals, airfield plane engines, portable shelters, aircraft ' instruments, emergency kits of all kinds, steel tubing, trailers and hundreds of other items. When these supplies are received here, supply inspectors identify and classify the various items, after which inspectors from the maintenance division declare the items received as serviceable,' reparable or condemned. Those . designated serviceable are returned to the supply warehouses ready to be shipped at any time. Supplies declared reparable are sent to the reparable warehouses of the supply division from which they are later turned over to the maintenance division at this command or some other depot, depending upon the individual item. Condemned Items Slv&i There it is repaired and put into "serviceable cnnriitinn anil then turned over to supply for smpmeni io any Army Air Force base throughout th needed. Condemned supplies are turned over to th section for salvage and all usable items and parts are saved and The 930 tons of overseas sud- mica rentjo run f ield rturinqjh . . , rn-iinoti- tn HE WILLIAM O. WlTTEl slim, uuwu iugnt operations a wnopping Dig story behi casual air and ready grin ing his eyes khaki-war- d hJ xsfu, ut ne supplemented a work-oat Hill vu member of the Eighth 't3 VMM1 D E wn some into a go "now-it-can-b- ei Came out of it all! edition. TT ' ii ..5I me Tl xxeari, xne Air ruipie al with clusters, a campaign bon with four stars, and citation with cluster. Pet sions: empty heroics, exhil ism. LAY THAT PISTOL Dojj 4.1 1 EDWARD J. H0FF1 New ool dyed-m-tne-w- Top Award Is Given Jo who made his first sprint at Mitchell Field En-Empl- oye monthsd i dago, n't but doff the uni- Wahlen. 21, in the navy und junior aircraft mechanic at Hill Field for more than 1 years before he entered service in June,- 1943, was presented the Congressional Medal of Hon or the nation's highest award to men in uniform at the White House in Washington, D. C. on George Edward a pharmacist's mate oi roughest, toughest action aerial engineer ever sawing the invasion of Afrin, ily, Italy, France, and Hoill ne was xxicii uue down overmorning Holland anrf seven harrowing days in 5 derground. It was a er of a time, he savs. h a tale of suspense which i 1937, bid Yik mlliu back! good- bye to stripes and service ribbons a few form. A pistol M.P. packing who cast the eagle eye at wayward GIs in Trinidad and British Guiana, he was d i s charged in 1945, got his secondv Oct. 5 by President Harry S. ana weni aiiei, Truman. Auxiliary Militar.-.-io"p. A resident of Ogden, Wahlen Field. Of his patr,Vct wi was one of 14 heroes receiving says, "Even the m' 'tates the nation's highest award. He tumble exploits was cited for bravery in ad- compare with the doublb ministering medical aid while er holiday I spent when I he himself was wounded, refus- discharged from the service ing to leave the combat area married within the same we even though he could have been Discharged or not, he still evacuated. for the Army! a big rah-ra- h The citation said: Tireless in CAREER GIRL his ministrations, he consistentatto all danger ly disregarded LENORE BILLINGS, K( tend his fighting comrades as who haj gii they fell under the devastating spoken brainstorm rain of shrapnel and bullets, and en the nod to more civil ervK rendered prompt assistance to appointments than you cool various elements of his combat count in an hour, left her Job I group as required. employment administrative "Wounded again on March 2, sistant the other day and tnnf he gallantly refused evacua- ferred to Fort Douglas wa tion, moving out with his com- big vacancy too. Making pany the following day in a furi- snooriv rlimh from lowly clk ous assault across 600 yards of antmrnmtntal she WU, . .....v-.- . O J open terrain and repeatedly rendered medical aid while exposed special civil service i neiu wv-t-Mon to the blasting fury of powerful tive, iirsi runn Ttriir Gen. n4 Japanese guns." comi The Ogden hero, ris Berman. former before being presented the con- ing General of OATSC. Nomal gressional medal of honor, was ter where she goes she mam awarded the Navy Cross and a to sidetrack unessentiaii gold star in lieu .of a second give assurance in Navy Cross, in recent ceremonies Plans to make gove at the U. S. naval hospital at work a career. Oceanside, Calif., where he has been recuperating since his return to the United States. He Workers also wears other decorations, including the Purple Heart and presidential - citation ribbon. George's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Wahlen, live in the country near Ogden. Ut Hill Field employees theircart GI BUSINESS AIMS failing to register personna with the civilian Gas stations and small retail caP transportation,- unit, stores top the list of small busreports John G. Hazen result ttj inesses soldiers want to open in week, with the un the state of New York, accorda number of personsto are wo ing to the State Commerce deable to find ride" partment. Inquiries on opporAll drivers wishing P tunities in these fields have led i " sengers iui all others, it was said. contact (h4 i requested to unit transportation month of September were only - a. am nnooi nit aiiu about of the total of passeng. number tonnage of supplies received during the month. Capt. Kirk relrcJpt. Hazen reminds et ports that a total of 6.082 tons of extended ployees that the wlBM Air Force supplies were received and rationing at OATSC during September, of ness of passenger toJJJ which more than 5,000 tons were defray car expense domestic shipments, while 2,871 provide inducemcntjrnfle tons were shipped from this defor drivers to pot during the month to bases in carrying fult loads. this country as well as to our forces overseas. - hiff-Wl- tf. coorv old car-lo- 1 ad Many Need Rides To Hill Field - vft? one-seven- th |