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Show Becrniting Poster Launched At LaGnaidia Airport In an impressive ceremony, hUh-ranking official of the army and other interested organizations organiza-tions formally launched the new United Slates Army recruiting poster, "Wings Over Amer ca" on its nation-wide way recently at La Guard.a airport in New Yoik City. Ihe colorful occasion was the presentation of the poster by the army to the Railway Express Agency for d. splay on its 15,000 trucks from ccau to coast. The space was dona'.ed by the express ex-press company for use by the army in ts current drive for Hy.ng Cadets for the Air Corps. Thi.sc posters can now be seen in every c.ty and many smaller communities, adorning the sides of die huge trucks. laking part in the ceremoniej am.dst giant a.r-imcrt which were constantly lak.ng off or arriving ar-riving on the field, were L. O. Head, president of the Railway Express Agency; Brigadier Gen- ial WJl:am V. Carter, head of the morale division of the War lii-r.artmenl; Lieut. Col. Thomas B. Woodbum, the artist who de-sigi.ed de-sigi.ed the poster; Colonel Llovd B. Magruder, 2nd Corps Area Re-cru.lmg Re-cru.lmg Officer; Capt. Eddie hLkcnbacker. famous World War flying ace and many others. Follow ng short presentation and acceptance speeches in which tne of.'.c.ais stressed the vital importance of increasing our air force by recruiting thousands of young men to become Flying Cadets in the Army Air Corps, the f.rst poster was affixed to a ruck panel. Thereupon started a series of such operat ons, the results of which may now be seen :n aJl parts of the country. The object of such widespread publicity is to inform the general rubiic of ;he opportunity for young men in the United States Army Air Corps. El gible young men with two years of college training or its equivalent, and the abilitiy to pass a thorough physical examination may become be-come Flying Cadets. Deta led information in-formation about qualifications re-qu.red re-qu.red for this training can be obtained from the U. S. Army Recruiting Office at 223 Ness Building, Salt Lake C ty, Utah. |