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81		Class Photograph Garner Field, Uvalde, Texas Class group photograph of air cadets in primary flight training at Garner Field, Uvalde, Texas. [1] Burnsy (29-Aug-2012 10:49 AM) Thanks again for including this photo in your collection. I hope it can help others in their research.
82		College Training Detachment, 39th Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina Class book for the 39th College Training Detachment 1943-1944. View the John E. Voisin Collection (39 items) View the Wings Over America Collection (47 items) [2] Mike Voisin (07-Mar-2011 08:46 AM) As far as I know, the emblem on the cover is not a squadron or unit insignia. It was probably used by the publisher for this series of books. [1] norm forbes (06-Mar-2011 09:19 PM) was the emblem used as a cap badge or on the jacket?
83		College Training Detachment, 84th Squadron D, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas Class photograph of Squadron D at the 84th College Training Detachment, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas. [4] Lynn (05-Aug-2018 06:45 PM) My dad was in the 84th College Training Detachment Squadron "A" - I am trying to get more information about this group. Did some of the men transfer there from Enid, OK air base? I'm writing a book about him and trying to piece together information since his military records were all lost in the national archives fire. I have a picture that has printing on it that says it is: Squadron "A" 84th College Training Detachment (Airborn) Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, Kans. April 17th, 1943. I would be happy to email you a scanned copy is you'd like. Any information about this squadron would be appreciated! Thanks! Lynn Hawkins [3] Mike Voisin (30-Sep-2017 07:37 PM) Donna, send your photo to me at curator@aafcollection.info and I will post it. [2] Nancy Young Stoll (30-Sep-2017 10:08 AM) I am researching info for a scrapbook for my Dad, Chester R. Young. He was in Squadron E of the 84th College Training at Emporium. I have the Squadron picture if anyone is interested. Don't see a way to share, attach the photo. My Dad is 91 and I am his guardian for the South Plains Honor Flight in October. We live in Lubbock, TX [1] Newton Hamilton (29-Jun-2014 10:10 AM) Was at Emporia Squadron E as Cadet 1943. Was great place to be after Basic Training at Shepard Field. Lived in Tri Sig House. Flew B17s . Squadron E will always stand.
84		Contact Class 43-G, Fifth AAFFTD, Hemet, California Class book for pilot class 43-G at the Fifth Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, Hemet, California. [2] Larry Hume (08-Mar-2019 03:29 PM) I research veterans from Shelby County, Texas and ran across William R. Parrish, Center, Texas in this book. He went on to fly many P-47 fighter missions in the Pacific. Was reported missing for a few days in June 1944. Survived the war and was discharged as a First Lieutenant. He was attending Sam Houston State Teachers College and bull riding in rodeos. On October 9, 1948 the bull he was riding fell on him and he suffered a skull fracture and brain injuries. He later died of these injuries at the Naval Hospital in Houston, Texas on Veterans Day, November 11, 1948 at the age of 25. [1] shirley (31-Jan-2010 07:37 PM) i really enjoyed looking at this. I didnt see my father in there, but, he did train there. Thank you for putting it "out there" for me to see and learn more of how it was in my "dad's" day, during WWII. shirley coleman rayburn
85		Crash Boat Photograph Album A photo album showing several AAF Crash Boats. The album was updated to add pictures of two boats. [7] Carlos Ruth (28-Sep-2022 04:14 PM) For more information on crash (air sea rescue) boats, check out www.uscrashboats.org Much of their information came from this site but there is very much more information. [6] George Metcalf (25-Aug-2021 02:07 PM) My Grandfather WOJG Richard (Dick) Carter Metcalf was the Skipper/Master of P-570 in WWII. 15th ERBS, 13th A.F, Leyte Gulf Philippine???s, Pacific. It is believed that his crash boat picked up the crew of Lucky Strike B-24M-5-CO Liberator Bomber 44-41876 of the 380th Bomb Group crash landed off of Borneo. My Grandfather Staff Sargent Milton George Mitchel was the BT Gunner. They figured it out at my parents??? wedding. [5] Joh Piazza III (01-Mar-2015 05:52 PM) My father, John Piazza II, USArmy Tech Sargeant T-5 ,rode a particular army crash boat to the San Jose Islands chemical weapons test facility. He was a good friend of the captain, who would always invite him for breakfeast. His dates of service in Panama were @ July 1945-July 1946. Any information on Captain, Crew, and/or boat would be welcome. My thanks to all aboard who showed good friendship to a brother in arms. I may have some photos of the boat but I will have to search an extensive collection. Sincerely, John Piazza III 570-321-1818 [4] Larry Caldwell (14-May-2013 03:55 PM) In response to Adam and the P-272. P-272 was manufactured by Ventnor Boat Works, Atlantic City, NJ in 1943. It was a 105' boat w/two gas engines with 2,400HP. Ref: U.S. Army Ships and Watercraft of WWII by David H. Grover. Published 1987 by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. [3] Al Higginbotham (27-Feb-2011 04:26 PM) My dad served in the Army Crash Rescue Service during WW II (Flordia and the Aleutian Islands). This is ths best set of photographs we have been able to find showing the type of boats he served on. He is extemely proud to be able to show our family members (down to and including the great grandchildren) pictures of the boats he served on. Thanks you very much for sharing them. [2] Adam Farrow (29-Jun-2010 01:41 AM) I own P-272 a 104 crash boat and would like to find out any info I can. Great photos, the best I have found. Thanks Adam [1] Bob (16-Aug-2008 11:43 PM) My Dad served on a 105 ft crash boat in WWII pacific. I have searched for photo for years and this is the first good pictures I could find for him. Thanks for sharing
86		Crash Boat Squadron Records History of Crash Boat Squadrons, File A0926, Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama Historical records of Army Air Forces Crash Boat squadrons. [3] Ralph Talbot (01-May-2023 05:03 PM) I am looking for reports from the 24th AAF Emergency Rescue Boat Crew from July 12-20, 1944. I did not see anything about the 24th in these documents. Did I miss them? Any idea where I can find them? Thanks, Ralph Talbot [2] Ralph Talbot (01-May-2023 05:03 PM) I am looking for reports from the 24th AAF Emergency Rescue Boat Crew from July 12-20, 1944. I did not see anything about the 24th in these documents. Did I miss them? Any idea where I can find them? Thanks, Ralph Talbot [1] Carlos Ruth (22-Nov-2020 05:53 PM) It would be helpful to add the ERBS number and location to the title.
87		Departure Point Class 43-12, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 43-12 at the San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [1] Sam Eugene Pennartz (21-Apr-2022 02:59 PM) Navigator: O-689677 Charles E Sloan 2Lt PA 5-JAN-1944 B-24H #42-7722, 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bombardment Group (H), 8th Air Force USAAF Service No. O-689677 Charles Ernest Sloan Aerial Navigator Class 43-12 at San Marcos AAF, Texas 1154th Nav Trng Sqdn, Echelon Six
88		Departure Point Class 43-14, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 43-14 at the Army Air Forces Navigation School, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [1] Tom obrient (31-Aug-2015 12:26 PM) I have a Departure Point 43 - 9 Class Book . I will gladly give it to you if you want it.
89		Departure Point Class 43-15, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 43-15 at San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [1] Sam E Pennartz (12-Jan-2023 10:19 AM) KIA: 1LT Charles Keith Kingsley; on 19 February 1945, he flew as the Navigator-Bombardier aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Tail Code: Z-Square-12 (serial #42-24692).
90		Departure Point Class 43-18, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 43-18 at San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [1] Paul Webber (04-May-2023 07:55 PM) Francis E. Moke of Kansas City, Missouri is in this book. Lt Moke was killed in action on D-Day, June 6, 1944 while serving with the 487th Bomb Group in Europe. His crew's B-24 went down in the English Channel. See his findagrave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56292597/francis-eugene-moke
91		Departure Point Class 44-02, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 44-02 at San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [2] carolyn (30-Mar-2022 01:03 PM) Do you know what date your uncle graduated? I have a Departure 44-1 book and I'm trying to figure out the dates my husband's uncle would have graduated. Thank youm [1] Daniel Lawall (13-Aug-2020 08:17 AM) I just received this from my mother, whose uncle was in Echelon Eight of this class (Kleintank).
92		Departure Point Class 44-04, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas Class book for navigator class 44-4 at San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas. [3] Julie (16-Oct-2020 05:42 PM) My father was part of the 1154th Navigation Training Class. I believe I possibly have a class picture of this group. Would the site be interested in this? [2] Steve Burris (13-Jan-2013 10:57 PM) From my records, he was assigned to the 5th Bomb Group and 72nd Bomb Squadron. He was apparently also a pilot cadet at Douglas, Georgia prior to being reassigned to be a navigator. see: http://www.wwiiflighttraining.org/Cadets/ [1] John Suchernick (22-Jan-2010 09:02 AM) I am trying to view this book, but I can not. I am trying to find information on my father, JOhn Suchernick, Avn/C, Section I, 2536th AAF Base Unit ( Nav Sch) SAn Marcon Army Air Field, San Marcos Texas. He graduated on 27 Aug 1944. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
93		Detached Flight Number 1 British Flying Training School, Terrell, Texas, Volume 2 Class book for British airmen in the Royal Air Force who trained at the Kaufman County Airport in Terrell, Texas. [2] Raymond M Baechle Jr (01-Jan-2013 07:13 PM) My father was one of those there for training. U.S. citizen R M Baechle. I remember looking at this book as a kid. I think it got tossed out when my parents moved from Illinois to Florida back in 1970's. Wish I had it today. [1] Al & Janice Castleman (20-Nov-2008 12:50 PM) See our webpage for more on the No.1 British Flying Training School. Al Castleman's father, James Edward (Jimmie) Castleman was a flight instructor at the school in Terrell, TX during the early 1940s. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~janicekmc/ac_page4.htm
94		Detached Flight Number 1 British Flying Training School, Terrell, Texas, Volume 3 Class book for British airmen in the Royal Air Force who trained at the Kaufman County Airport in Terrell, Texas. [2] Les Ashton (12-Nov-2021 08:07 AM) Hello Mike. A picture of my father, Cadet D.R.G. Ashton, is in vol 3 although the cover of the book that I have has vol 11 stamped into it. Dad passed away on 10 December 2013, 5 days after his 95th Birthday. He occasionally spoke of his time at Terrell field, as he called it. He was eventually invalided out after it was discovered that he suffered from air sickness. The Forward says "In its two years of operation", but nowhere, as far as I can see, does it say what year that was or, idealy, what months the trainig tok place. all the very best to you. Les Ashton [1] Dave Weight (03-Mar-2014 04:51 PM) Hi Are these books available for sale anywhere, my Granddad C J Weight is in volume 3, he died when his Lancaster iced up in a snowstorm and went into the sea. His son, my Dad is trying to find out as much about his Dad as he can. All the best Dave Weight
95		Dodo, The Class 44-G, Jones Field, Bonham, Texas Class book for primary pilot class 44-G at Jones Field, Bonham, Texas. [1] Scott Kaufman (27-May-2020 09:39 AM) Hi there I know my grandfather Richard Charles Kaufman went through Jones Field in Bonham Texas in 1943...I think. Did they have a yearbook for that year? Thanks Scott Kaufman
96		Eagle Pass Army Air Field Class 43-F and 43-G, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot classes 43-F and 43-G at the Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School (Single Engine). View the Wings Over America Collection (47 items) [9] Sam Eugene Pennartz (05-Feb-2021 09:00 AM) 25 June 1943 Class 43-F: KIA: Leonard Ivan Hughes Air Plane Command (APC) Pilot B-29-61-BW Superfortress serial #44-69742 "Sting Shift" Z-Square-30, 882nd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bombardment Group (VH), 73rd Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force stationed at Isely Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands, WPTO [8] Craig Weisman (01-Dec-2019 12:58 PM) My dad was in Class 43-B as mentioned in the History of Eagle Pass AAF. I'm not sure if he participated in the February '43 aerial demonstration, but it's documented in Movietone Volume 25 No. 50. It's at the end. [7] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 10:07 PM) My Dad was later deployed to the Pacific Theater where he participated in several campaigns in the Phillippines and Okinawa. I later visited the Philippines on R&R from Vietnam. Assigned to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery for 18 months as an assistant operations officer and Aerial Observer, I earned four Air Medals for operations as a crew member. After 20 years active and reserve duty, I retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. [6] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:46 PM) I wonder which members of the Detachment Medical Department attended to my Mom and me as we recovered from my surprise landing in the Field dispensary? [5] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:38 PM) Could 2LT Jess H. Hendrix, Commanding Officer, 908th Quartermaster Company be related? I doubt it, my parents never mentioned him but I am curious. [4] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:29 PM) The episode in February 1943 of the just graduated pilots flying over a group of spectators and firing their machine guns at simulated enemy targets angered my Dad every time he recounted it. He said a slight change in the pitch of the planes could have caused the bullets to hit the crowd. [3] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:17 PM) There were some accidental insertions in the previous comment. My Dad, a Staff Sergeant, is in the fourth row of page 84. His good friend, who I knew as a family friend in later years, Fred Henexson is in the fourth row of page 85. Things were rough at this wartime air field which was not equipped for birthing babies. I wasn't weighed until several days later at home on scales borrowed from the vegetable market. [2] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:09 PM) This book brings to mind several storiehttp://aafcollection.info/images/icon-nospam.pngs of family folklore and raises questions for speculation. A member of the 1046th Guard Squadron may have welcomed the Army ambulance bringing my soon to be Mom to the Field from town. As proper in wartime security, he asked for her pass to which the Ambulance driver reportedly replied, "Pass hell, she's having a baby!" [1] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 08:05 PM) My Dad, Sergeant James R. Hendrix, from Oklahoma by way of Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, was a mechanic at EPAAF during this period. My Mom, soon to be 95, was scheduled to return to Brooke Army Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio for my delivery but I decided on a surprise arrival and was delivered at the EPAAF Dispensary where my Mom says I was a hit with the other inpatients. That was 21 April 1943.
97		Eagles, The Class 43-D, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot class 43-D at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. [2] Lowell Silverman (23-Feb-2023 08:31 PM) 1st Lt. Joseph A. Dugan is in this classbook. He was killed in action in the Philippines in 1945. I recently completed an in-depth profile about him: https://delawarewwiifallen.com/2023/02/23/1st-lieutenant-joseph-a-dugan/ [1] Sam Eugene Pennartz (05-Feb-2021 08:47 AM) 24 March 1943
98		Eagles, The Class 43-F, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot class 43-F at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. [1] Sam E Pennartz (03-Feb-2023 02:06 PM) COL. German Pierce Culver, Director of Training (43-F) at Eagle Pass Field, Texas. USMA Class of 1935 at West Point, New York. USAAF #0-19855
99		Eagles, The Class 43-J, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot class 43-J at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. [1] Robert Cox (16-Mar-2021 01:45 PM) See Bert Stiles, Squadron 8, Flight B. Bert achieved notoriety before and during his AAF career as a writer of short stories. He completed 35 missions as a B-17 co-pilot with the 91st BG, before transitioning to fighters, flying the P-51 Mustang with the 339th FG. Sadly, he was killed on his 16th mission near Hanover, Germany in Nov. 1944. His most famous literary work, "Serenade to the Big Bird," was written during the war and published after his death in 1947.
100		Eagles, The Class 43-K, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot class 43-K at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. [1] Friend of Norman B Wilson Family (25-Nov-2019 02:47 PM) Was able to match name and class photo of 2nd Lieutenant Norman Brown Wilson of Avinger, Texas on page 80 as an advanced pilot graduate in Squadron 4, flying the P-40 Warhawk in 1943. After the war he became an attorney practicing law in East Texas and became a well known Duplicate Bridge player. He passed in 2012.

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[1] Burnsy (29-Aug-2012 10:49 AM)

[2] Mike Voisin (07-Mar-2011 08:46 AM)

[1] norm forbes (06-Mar-2011 09:19 PM)

[4] Lynn (05-Aug-2018 06:45 PM)

[3] Mike Voisin (30-Sep-2017 07:37 PM)

[2] Nancy Young Stoll (30-Sep-2017 10:08 AM)

[1] Newton Hamilton (29-Jun-2014 10:10 AM)

[2] Larry Hume (08-Mar-2019 03:29 PM)

[1] shirley (31-Jan-2010 07:37 PM)

[7] Carlos Ruth (28-Sep-2022 04:14 PM)

[6] George Metcalf (25-Aug-2021 02:07 PM)

[5] Joh Piazza III (01-Mar-2015 05:52 PM)

[4] Larry Caldwell (14-May-2013 03:55 PM)

[3] Al Higginbotham (27-Feb-2011 04:26 PM)

[2] Adam Farrow (29-Jun-2010 01:41 AM)

[1] Bob (16-Aug-2008 11:43 PM)

[3] Ralph Talbot (01-May-2023 05:03 PM)

[2] Ralph Talbot (01-May-2023 05:03 PM)

[1] Carlos Ruth (22-Nov-2020 05:53 PM)

[1] Sam Eugene Pennartz (21-Apr-2022 02:59 PM)

[1] Tom obrient (31-Aug-2015 12:26 PM)

[1] Sam E Pennartz (12-Jan-2023 10:19 AM)

[1] Paul Webber (04-May-2023 07:55 PM)

[2] carolyn (30-Mar-2022 01:03 PM)

[1] Daniel Lawall (13-Aug-2020 08:17 AM)

[3] Julie (16-Oct-2020 05:42 PM)

[2] Steve Burris (13-Jan-2013 10:57 PM)

[1] John Suchernick (22-Jan-2010 09:02 AM)

[2] Raymond M Baechle Jr (01-Jan-2013 07:13 PM)

[1] Al & Janice Castleman (20-Nov-2008 12:50 PM)

[2] Les Ashton (12-Nov-2021 08:07 AM)

[1] Dave Weight (03-Mar-2014 04:51 PM)

[1] Scott Kaufman (27-May-2020 09:39 AM)

[9] Sam Eugene Pennartz (05-Feb-2021 09:00 AM)

[8] Craig Weisman (01-Dec-2019 12:58 PM)

[7] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 10:07 PM)

[6] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:46 PM)

[5] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:38 PM)

[4] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:29 PM)

[3] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:17 PM)

[2] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 09:09 PM)

[1] Kenneth Hendrix (15-Apr-2016 08:05 PM)

[2] Lowell Silverman (23-Feb-2023 08:31 PM)

[1] Sam Eugene Pennartz (05-Feb-2021 08:47 AM)

[1] Sam E Pennartz (03-Feb-2023 02:06 PM)

[1] Robert Cox (16-Mar-2021 01:45 PM)

[1] Friend of Norman B Wilson Family (25-Nov-2019 02:47 PM)