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Show Urge Observance Of Cadet Week i The role youth is destined to i play in the great expansion of 'commercial aviation to follow the i war, as well its importance in carrying the fight to the Axis today, to-day, will be highlighted during Aviation Cadet week, commencing Saturday, August 2S and extending extend-ing through September J- An-nouncen.tnt An-nouncen.tnt of the cwnt, which will be si;. to-wide, was made this .week by Colonel Frank W. Wright, commanding effioer of the army air Is-ise. Salt I-ike City. A proclanv.t ion being issued by Governor Herlx-rt I?. Maw will appeal ap-peal to all young men of the state of I'tah, U'tween the ages of 17 and Jii, to consider the advantages of aviaticn cadet training. Colonel Wright stressed that, while the minimum age for enroll-; i merit as an aviation cadet is IS. 'youths of 1" may enlist at once , in the air corps enlisted reserve. I "Such enlistment does not mean 'these young men will have to give up their studies or other oocupa-jtion oocupa-jtion now," lie stated, "as they will not be called for cadet training until some time after their 1 St h ' birthday." I A distinctive lapel insignia con-i Isisting of a pair of silver wings, j will identify members of the air I corps enlisted reserve. One of the ; events planned for the week, probably prob-ably taking place on the closing day. will tv a public presentation of these silver wings to those enrolling en-rolling in the rcsorw. j It was pointed out that a1 great need exists for young men to man jour Flying Fortresses. Liberators land speedy attack ships. With the tempo of aerial warfare in-' in-' creasing as our planes fill the i skies above Axis strongholds, it is esse tit i it 1 that our pilots, navi-j navi-j (Continued on Inst pngo) Cadet Week (Continuca from lirsl pi;e) gators nnd Immlnrdicrs have the advantage of youthful stamina, nr.d resiliency. Many of our flying officers in their early twenties are already veterans of the skies above Furope. Africa and the South Pacific. Pa-cific. A ca.so citvl by Colonel Wright was that of Lieutenant Colonel Chesley L. Peterson, well-Rncwn well-Rncwn Utah boy yho has just passed his 23rd birthday. He commands a squadron of P-47 "Thunderbolts" in the Eighth air force, stationed in England. With several planes to his credit, he has received numerous decorations including in-cluding the distinguished flyir.g' cross, presented to him by the King cf England. j "With the finest air training; Uncle Sam can supply," said Colonel Wright, "the young men who perform this service of in-' estimable value for their country new will find places of leadership ' in the great age of commercial aviation which will follow victory A committee formed for the purpose of planning the Aviation Cadet week program includes Major Stanley V. Fowler, air base eperatiens officer; Captain FTank B. Streator, transportation office' of the civil air patrol wing staff; Captjn Gerald M. .Sullivan, air officer of Ninth Service command; com-mand; H. M. McNeill, commanding command-ing officer of American Legion Post No. 2, Salt Lake City; J. Harry' Hickman, state commander of the American Legion; Major Oliver T. Shaffer, president of the aviatixn ciet examining ,bord; C. Ed Lewis, state' commander .of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and Captain Tracy R. Welling, intelligence in-telligence officer of the civil air patrol wing staff. |