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Show ovember 5, 1954 HILL TOP TIMES Preparing lor Gunnery Mission Page 3 W'O Law Retires After 30 Years JEST A MINUTE Wife: (to returning husband) So you finally came back. I guess home is the best place after all. Husband: It's the only place open. Warrant Officer William R. Law, last week attached to the 1906th AACS Detachment, retired after 54, . 30 years of military service. native of Worcester, Mass., he enlisted in the Army in 1920, serv ing with the Infantry until 192G. He than transferred to the Signal Corps until 192S when he was discharged. He enlisted again in 1932, serving with the Signal Corps as a photographer, transferring in 1937 to the Ordnance Corps. In 1940 WO Law transferred to the Air Corps, and has been in the supply specialty since that time. uariy in World War II he was assigned to the supply and logistics mission oi tne Atomic Energy Commission's activities at Los Al and Eniwetok, and watched the detonation of the early atomic bombs. He was. assigned to the 190Gth Detachment of the AACS Squadron at Hill Air Force Base in August, 1933, from an Air Force assignment at Johnston Tsl the Pacific Area. In 1942 he married Louisa Ftpscp of Salina. Utah. The Laws h daughter, Judeth, 8. Followine his retirement, from the Air Force. Warrant Officer Law will make his home at 5339 So. 2375 West, Roy, Utah. Husband: Let's have some fun this evening. Wife: Okay, and please leave the light on in the hallway if you get A ii"i!r55 ,"!':::1m, sir C K , . if V ? s M JI Jj j Invader are calibre ammunition into guns of a 6 mptnhers of the 461st Bombardment Wing. Light, above Cleft to right) A2C John C. Yeoman, A3C Robert R. Rherig, and A2C Eugene J. von lvnornng, armaratni specialists. B-2- Loading 50 i vrv Steps in Training, Build-Utganization Made by 461st Wing liq home before I do. What type of person lives longest? A rich relative. Doc Sez: There was a man who called a spade a spade DOC'S S, WO , William R. Barber Shop JO Law 4 CHAIRS nff, Prompt Service 13 SO. STATE You mean the girl with blue eyes, sweet dimple in her chin, blonde hair, blue dress, no stockings? Yes. Never noticed her. Clearfield, Utah Plenty of Parking Ladies' Hairstyling by Doc She has an Income Tax Figure that is, she should be arrested for lnot filling out her form p, By A2C Don E. Martin The 461st Bombardment Wing, Light, in approaching its first an- iversarv of active duty, can look back upon huge strides of accomplish ments in the fields of training, build-uand organization since its ctivation on December 23ra ot last year. Under the able direction andi uiding hand of Col. Thomas R. in ord. the 461st Wing has spent the many operational techniques and volving bombing rocketry, last 10 months with emphasis on gunnery before only in the plan in intensive training program ot ning stages. oth ground and flying personnel, A compliment of 50 volunteers, 'hese have FELLER PACKING Co. SYRACUSE "Home oi Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon" p, training efforts the successful at tainment of an extremely high level if combat effectiveness within the all-o- ut fraught about wing's operations. Attached to the activation orders last December was the mis-io- n to which the 461st Bombard-len- t ssued Wing was ordered to prepare and maintain combat ef f to include capabilities of weather and night operations of ssigned and attached tactical bom. ardment units and individuals." In the short space of 10 months, lis mission has been completely ttained and the Wing is continu-i- g forward at a rapid pace into ie higher levels of combat readi-es- s. self: "To develop ctical bombardment ec-ven- 11 riginal Cadre its activation, the Wing an original cadre of six ficers and three airmen. Initially, Upon msted no administrative airmen and it was neces-sr- y to operate many staff sections ith airmen who held AFSCs as elders, draftsmen, sheet metal orkers, medical and many other iere were of-ce- rs or ireer fields. along with the Air Installations Squadron Commander and several other officers, converged on Wen dover prior to the move and carried out extensive repairs and construe This included renovating tion. barracks, building of special bomb ing range observation towers, and repairs and construction of bomb ing and gunnery targets. "H" hour for Operation Sand storm was set for 1300 hours, 12 July 1954. With the full coopera tion of the entire Wing and assist ance of the Ogden Air Materiel Depot, the mobility operation was carried out in a smooth-flowinefficient move with no serious in cident encountered. Dunne: the ensuing 45 days the entire efforts of the 461st Wing were focused on combat crew and tactical support training methods set up to prepare and move a Tactical Wing to its highest level of combat effectiveness. Proof of achievement of this the high was. found in praise eoal : :j-i P i ttt? hestoweti unon tne vvinjr oy vioic- which ine- USAF Staff Officers . : . i i included the personal compliments of General Otto P. Weyland, Com mander of the USAF Tactical Air g, . B-2- CD CD RETAIL MEAT AT WHOLESALE PRICES!! LOCKER MEAT SALE One-H- alf BABY BEEF 38) $ WEEK'S SUPPLY OF MEAT lbs. Ground Beef - - Yugo-Rumani- a. V m.w & lbs. Pork Sausage lbs. STEW MEAT G lbs. PORK Liver lbs. BEEF STEAK 7 S LBS- - MEAT ONLY d rem rvo,-v.rtcinvn- n, 00 - Personnel problems ere later alleviated, however, with fe early Spring arrival of large P.rtmmand. On th 2rth of August the Wing jmbers of qualified officers and rmen. swung again into its Mobility Plan During its first four months of fn pffpft. its return to Hill AFB. wation, the Wine had little to This operation also came about with in the WAV of nnoratinnal no serious mishap ana ine wing pining and 'flviner. due- - to the rotnmpd to normal functions. arnvai of their A look into the historical data IT S0tK1f aircraft fid l : l J of the 401st Bomb Wing's anteceroefri,'..n P live Operational training dent, the 4Glst Bomb Group (Hvy), Jhis limited square operations la the colorful background of lcire Was SOOn tn nr.fn1,l infn a combat-prove- n bombardment Pemascope, however, with the unit opfivo in World War II. uV. - v ji I,ng receiving Operating from bases in Italy, isnai on limits uttne iormer unit carneu vm, pining. Arriving on th first nf ing missions in Italy, France, Hungaryi Pern"ssion was to in. OKA ICly nwuviiM) ' " Qc fue training ;n kw,u; ana GermanyFebru j low the Duriner period Kel ,!red .reconnaissance, to July 1945 the unit was Ln inuc iiavia ary 1944decorated, ;. V being awarded a highly credits through-rm- f "'3es oi comoat reaai total of eightanbattle ss. d two unit citations P.nrnnp ia "ne with u i over Hungary and Ploesti a wpciung signal, for action rS Were immo;l.. 1944. in 4Ulst Bombardment The present 4Glst Bomb Wing ele-has a past to live up to, and ffitnw f sPPort can be ttenlov.er. Ai.r Force Base, truly if all present indications on the way well is she sor relied located 0mii7 upon, "'"trip west of Hill. to preparedness for any oftasks the lagged "OnPrnf asked of her. In the event little is there ft tS m?ve wag basically to 461st going to war, ef10 doubt as to the results of her wwunny fn fow an integral part oi fectiveness as Force TactiAir States Unft?'' the at unit8 Put into practice the cal Air Cottwaand. I un- til he stumbled over one. lbs. 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