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Show 7r 1907-GOL- O (C "ii DEN ANNIVERSARY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE1957 i VOJO-NO- .12 PUBLISHED AT KAYSVILLE, UTAH JUNE 14, 1957 Colonel Kunish Leaves After 5 Years at Hill BUYING RECORD Pretty Bernita proclaims the successful results of Civilian savings bond drive at Hill AFB. Owen hangs up a sign the recently concluded participation in bond buying through the payroll savings plan was increased to 96.4 percent Miss Owen is a clerk typist in the Packing Office, Warehouse BOND that lUr Colonel Lester L. Kunish, who has served as Deputy Commander of Ogden Air Materiel Area for the last five years, will leave Hill AFB soon to take over duties as Commander of Shelby Air Force Ssupply. Brad' .Drive Savings fere Don Depot, Increase U. S. Savings Bond camnaism recently concluded at resulted in an increase in the nercentae'e of civilian nar- Hill employees are to be commended for their outstanding The 1957 AFB. Hill ncipanon. mpport of this program, said Col W. Jackson. OOAMA Jerome amies Dona onel indicative of the traditional spirit with which Hill employees have responded to the annual campaign he said. Military participation in the pay roll savings' plan also showed a significant increase. During the campaign military purchases jumped 1.7 percent. Hill employees have always had an excellent record for the pur chase of bonds, Colonel Jackson pointed out. Hill has had posses sion of the Treasury Department's highest honor, the Minuteman 1 repFlag, since 1953. The resents a civilian participation rate Command at Mitchel leld, of over 90 percent in the purchase Fighter and duty with Seventh York New of U. S. Savings Bonds. Air Force in the Pacific. project otiicer. conducted of Mav. ci inrrpnspl frnm During the campaign throughout the month DarticinatioTi W rarcent to colonel stated This increase should vilian the Mar ton nf oil OOAMA put A tor participation ns Fam. althOUS'h installs; AMC tai MP in the filirps fmm tiro- rttVior milable. at this base norlininotinn g the PamnniVn J W11U anA Iot-- (a tV 0" t wkUAv v.iiiiififiii t net rn -- v.. kjuu BUUUVIl IS Many organizations cached 100 nflrfOllt T-Fl- ag o JT A -- onel Ohio. The new Deputy Commander will be Colonel Victor L. Anderson. who has been serving at Air Materiel Command as Chief, Production Division, Maintenance Engi neering. Colonel Kunish first reported to Hill AFB in July 1052 as Deputy Commander, to Brig. Gen. Adlai H. Gilkeson. He has since served with Ma j. Gen. M." E: Tillery and the present OOAMA commander, Brig. Gen. P. H. Kobey. In speaking of his assignment at Hill AFB, Colonel Kunish stated, "It has been one of the most pleas ant five years of my life." "I am proud of having had a small part in the tremendous growth of Ogden Air Materiel Area that has taken place during the last five years," he said. A native of Manitowoc, Wiscon sin, Colonel Kunish graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1931. His service includes being Air Intelligence Officer of the First n-- In 194G, Col. Kunish served on a snecial mission as executive of ficer to the Deputy Task Force cross- Commander. Operations mods (the test). In De First .pmW 1040. he transferred to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, where as base executive Five base emnlnmuio ...V- J Atotonlinir fvnt.ributionS he served and later attended the Air Q the maw . . . w Mill Vtr I r UTir l I I f 'J i r tllUM1 A Imimstrative P. TT PU . Chih n -- i. i uwaima vjuiiiiuuuuer, at tJ?11 """J t, mne 71?.' . ay evening, zi. ine Club in River- at 7:30 Apollo The p. m., the event will t!rre svmbolizes the AF. Mn. Robev v. mU stone indicates service. 'Station nf Outgoing club officials later award. .m PnKU,o: receive similar lapel pins will u,,. for their services. There will tflth Kepl secre; be minor changes in stone,howbackground and lettering, Present 'Marti Awards' June 21 Administrative Club Will ot-fic- er, T a W M I ""S-Ge- mmmi I rr tin , 1 - 1 M T 1 11 I I J Col. V. L. Anderson New Deputy Commander Col. L. L. Kunish Leaves Hill War College at Maxwell AFB, Ala In August, 1949, he served ad deputy chief of staff for personnel at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Prior to his assignment at Hill, from Aug. 19"1 to June 1952, he attended the National War College at Maxwell AFB. Rated a command pilot, Colonel Kunish has been awarded the Legion of Merit and the Army Commendation Ribbon. He will be accompanied to his new assignment by Mrs. Kunish and their son, Craig. Colonel Anderson will take over his new. duties as OOAMA deputy commander in the near future. He was bora in Drayton, North Dakota and received his Associate in Arts and Aviation Technology degree from Pasadena, California, City College in 1933. He received his regular officer commission in 1939. During World War II, the Colonel served in the theater with the original 20th Bomber Command and in Chile, South America during 1911.. He China-Burma-Ind- ia (Continued on Page 15) - 1 by the ' The club officers will be installLew itiuyees tn a(.i j: : man ed that evening. They are ortn; dement Glen president; ors J e"mpiwnments. Mem- - Joseph,mM,vi.nt; LaPriel Carltori the rfnM. yuuca ?or nominees and Al Rathofer, treas and ecu"ve council made secretary, ,yuung full-cour- i Of uV,n? a silver Dackground. In le ftiT . Ndent Tv. Yrk of the award dtC AaLsLgmflcance to the club orce. Mach (rhvmes ith h 0 wd 'traed "Xnt of urer. dinThere will be a a or ner of half chicken, shrimp, also will There one pound steak. be special entertainment and danc, ing into the wee hours. will Cost of the entire evening club for be $r, per couple, or $2.50 members who go solo. Tickets are now on sale and way the be purchased by contacting Odd Pvay members: club following Har(A), Mel Carbine (B), Bob (C), Bob rington or Max Peterson, HenErcil & Q), Bowman (K, E, derson (I), Glen North (M), Jay Rohmer (P&R), Joe Backman (S), and Cliff Carmony (FC&J). 13111 inc. .. Vl"a. and wiii'vaMAi 'lse11' ,!?nifier" " urncPVAHf,: lfle field of club wrm for the can be con- of manageo - explained York.' veness' sucn as management. The for safe driving ing a 15-ye- record for safe driv ar ing. The Motor Pool placed high in the safety sweepstakes with 30 employees who have five to 11 accident-fre- e years. A breakdown of various orcani- zations and their award winners showed Motor Pool, 114; bupply nirortnrnte. Hi Installations. 50: . Instutea N niZJr Certificates were passed out by Ground Safety Division recently to 25 military and 175 civilian employees at Hill AFB who have gone one' to 15 years driving government vehicles without accident. Two Installations Division work ersCharles A. Carlsen and Par ley Ray headed the list, each hav 28th Log, 21; AACS, 3; and 2849th . ABW, 1. chief of Ground Fncland. fiporcp Sflfetv. nointed out that many of the drivers won their award in spite of difficult driving conditions. Often they must take their vehicles off base and test their skill in the hazardous traffic between Hill AFB and Ogden and Salt Lake City. The certificates were signed by Lt. Col Fred C. Johnson, Hill AFB Commander. TPfl thblflJ a6 Drivers Cited For Outstanding Safety Record se -- Ill THIS ISSUE: Air News In Brief. t Here is a replica of the Mach Award that will Presented to five top Hill AFB management men at a Administrative Club party. The lapel pin features a eag!e on a gold background. Stone is a sapphire. The club J 'resent its award periodically to Hill employees making contributions to management. Xr AWARD out-standi- ng Editorials Happenings at Hill New Trainer Sports , Electronic Computer Base and Transient Riir Paint Job Hill Workers Overseas 10, 11 12 14 15 16 |