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Vol. 1, No. 11
O f fi c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e N e b r a s k a A I R PAT R O L
July-August 1943
Wing Mobilizes at Fremont
Cong. SteUik to Spetk*
Air Cadet Recruiting
First state-wide mobolieati(m of the Neb
raska wing of the Civil Air Patrol will be
Is Praised by Army
held at the Fremont airport over the Labor
Day holiday, Sunday and Monday, Sept>
ember 5th and 6th.
Highlights of the two-day affair will
In recruiting cadets for tihe army aif corps
the Nebraska wing of Civil Air Patrol is
dude demonstratiotts by the various squad
handling one of Its most important assign
In the- Fremont auditorium, and a fuU dresa
rons and flights within the wing,a banquat
ments thus far with distinction.
parade through downtown Fremont There
will be aerial bombing competitions and
In a recent bulletin to CAP coinpiandeTB
in the nine states of the Seventh Service
infantry drill competition for oae flight
c o m m a n d , M a J . R . E , D a v i s , a i r. o f fi c e r e s pecially cited the Nebraska organization.
"Nebraska," he wrote, ''seems to have xe*
.2eived more applications than the other
wings combined.
C a p t F r a n k V. K e n t , a r m y r e c r u i t i n g o f >
ficer for Nebraska and South Dakota, told
the wing staff that he believed the Nebraska
wing is doing the outstanding Job in the
nation as far as this assignment Is con
cerned.
The Comhusker members have attacked
t h e j o b w i t h e n e r g y, d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d i m
agination.
Full time recruiting offices liave been es'
tafblished in Omaha and Lincoln, and part
time offices in smaller communities. The
state committee Is headed by Capt M. M.
M y e r s , w i n g e x e c u t i v e ' o f fi c e r.
Aerial recruiting caravans have been dis
patched to more than a score of communi
ties. At one place alone, McCook, 42 appli
cants were waiting when the caravan ar
rived. Some pictures of these activities
are contained in this issue. This portion
of the drive has been directed by Lt Roy
Highfleld, Omaha squadron No. 1, assigned
t o w o r k w i t h t h e c a d e t s a s l i a i s o n o f fi c e r.
(Nebraska's contribution in thi& sphere in
cluded one cracked-up airplane.)
CAP cadets have been working hard on
this program. At the Alliance air base
celebration recruiting was slow, and Lt
Highfleld instructed them to go out in
to the crowd and round up applicants.
They brought in 18 within a short time.
Continued on page 4
froin each squadron.
Congressman Karl Stefan of Norfolk wUl
Ist lit. Paul 6. Gord^ new Grand Iilnnd
comibander
Grand Islanders Buy
Building For Airport
be the .principal speaker at the banquet
Other government and military officials are
being Invited. Acceptance has already
been received from Congressman Howard
Buffett of Omaha.
The Fremont squadron, under command
of Lt Arthur Baldwin, is going to a great
deal of .effort and making extensive plans
The Grand Island squadron has purchased
a building which will be moved to the new
to carry out the role of host
airport for use as headquarters, according
to a report from the new squadron com-
the Seventh Defense Region, is contacting
mander^ Lt Paul Gordtm.
It was purchased from contractors at the
air base there, and the money which en
abled a speedy transaction was furnished by
Lt Stover Dats. Members are making up
the sum with ^donations. The structure is
72 feet long and 22 feet wide. The Com
husker CAP News congratulates the squad
ron on its enterprise in the matter—and
hopes the ccogratulations wiH be rewarded
with a photograph for the next issue.
Lt Gordon, the new commander has been
active in CAP since the Grand Island squad*
ron was organized. He was appointed ad
jutant last December, aftdr aerving aa sup
ply officer for several months. He's an av
i a t i o n e n t h u s i a s t , a h a r d w o r k e r, a n d b i s
appointment provides assurance that he
will keep clicking.
Ul. Gordon reports that the squadron is
preparing to organize a cadet unit.
Y O U H AV E A " M U S T ' D AT E
Gvery CAP member in Nebraska sbpold
Continued on page 2
Col. Joseph Leedom, acting director of
army ordnance officials to determine wheth
er it is possible to hold an ordnance show
in connecUon with the event If so It will
be In the hangar at the Fremont airport
Cong. Stefan, who is close to the CAA la
Wa s h i n g t o n , I s j o i n i n g w i t h t h e C A P i n a n
effort to obtain special and interesting air*
craft for mobilization.
Arrangementa for the affair are in chage
of a genenal committee consisting of Capt
Rudy Mueller, wing supply officer, Capt
Crawford Pollmer, wing training officer*
Capt Vic Schroeder, wing operations offi
c e r, C a p t . O s c a r C o o k e , c o m m a n d e r o f O "
maha squadron No. 1, Lt Baldwin and Lt
Bill Brown, commander ' of the Lincoln
squadron.
A tentative program and certainly sub
ject to considerable revision) baa been set
up as follows;
S U l f B AT
9:00 Registration untU 12:00 noon
12:00
Lunch
at
Airport
Continued on page 5
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
Pa^e 2
July-August, 1943
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
B J 8 G T. W I N H N E L S O N
Published each month by the Nebraska Wing
(Picture on Page 4)
Lt William O. Brown, new commanding
officer of Lincoln's CAP squadron, was hon
ored Sunday, June 27, with a banquet in the
Cornbusker hotel, attended by the wing
staff, several army officers, and 36 squadr
Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol. Offices
at M3 South Nineteenth Street. Omaha, Neb.
Extra copies may be obtained by writing
to Wing Headquarters. Five cents eacb.
Wing Staff
Commanding Officer Harry B. Sidles
Ex^calite
Officer'
ron members.
Meyers
M a j o r H a r r y B . S i d l e s , w i n g c o m m a n d e r,
lauded the choice ot Lt Brown as head of
Adjntant ^ - Dorothy 6. Orr
OpexaUons Officer -Vic M. Schroeder
the Lincoln squadron, to eucceM Xt Ray
Training Officer 6. Crawford FoUmer
Ramsey, now on duty for the USO in the
Intelllg«nce Officer Lawrence Youngman
Panama Canal Zone.
Snpply Officer _....Budy Mueller
Transportation Officer Earle C« Beynolds
Major Sidles ouUihed the work of the
CAP In Nebraska, praising its effectiveness
in training men and women for jobs in the
Commanlcationa Officer Harry Burke
Engineering Officer ....Wiiliam A. Fraseri Jr.
Liaison
Editor
Officer
-
Lawrence
Gould
W»
w a r ,
Diet*
*'The Lincoln Air Base," he said, "has de
rived a great deal of service from the two
loangman
CAP courier fllghta that transport air corps
Assistant Editor Dorothy Catliers
Photo
Editor
Bobort
C«
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The CAP NEWS is printed by the Citizen
Printing Co., 2308-10 N Street, Omaha, Nebr.
ONE MORE CHANCE FOB PILOTS
Commander of Squadron 2, all women
squadron organized May 29,1943 Is Lt. Belle
H e t z e l . T h e s t a ff c o n s i s t s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
E x e c u t i v e O f fi c e r, 2 n d L t B e a t r i c e M a c k ,
S-1 Adjutant^nd Lt Lavonne Uiller: S-2
National headquarters of the CAP has ac
Intelligence, 2nd Lt Gwen Hess; S-3 Train*
cepted the responsibility of certifying for
flight instruction pilots and student pilots
wiho are not eligible for training under CAA
Ing, 2nd Lt Margaret Broderlck; S-4 Sup
ply and Transportation, 2nd Lt Dorothy
Moore Anderson; Operations, 2nd Lt Alice
relations but who, with some further in
struction, could quickly qualify for war-ef
fort jobs requiring a high degree of skill.
Riss: and CommtmicaUons, 2nd Lt Made
line Kranda.
status; must be ab^e to qualify for CAP
active duty within six months, and must be
free to leave his nonnal duty to spend a
minimum of two months per year on active
d u t y.
confident the Lincoln squadron was on solid
ground and ready to go ahead with a new
training program. He told the memloers
that their newly recruited CAP cadets would
look to them for guidance.
Army Capt Frank Kent, coordinator of
air cadet recndtment for Nebraska ^d
South Dakota, discussed tJie CAP'S recent
assignment of recruiting aviation cadets for
the army air forces. Lieut James E. Miller,
aviation recruiting officer at the Lincoln air
To be eligible for CAP certification a pilot
must have long draft deferment or no draft
Issue for the base's sub-depot
Lt Brown spoke briefly, saying he was
base, said his aviation cadet board Is equip
PILOTS—SEBP
THIS
IN
MIND
C a p t W m . A . E r a s e r, J r. , w i n g e n g i n e r i n g o f fi c e r, r e m i n d s p i l o t s t h a t F r e m o n t
airport regulations prescribe a RIGHT
HAND turn in event of a southerly wind.
ped to handle all examinations given cadet
candidates.
Others who spoke were Capt Crawford
Poilmer, wing training officer; Capt Harry
Burke, wing communicaUons officer; Capt
l^wrence W. Youngman, wing intelligence
officer; and Capt £^rle C. Reynolds, wins
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f fi c e r.
Lt Raymond Case, Lincoln squadron in
t e l l i g e n c e o f fi c e r, w a s t o a s t m a s t e r.
OFFICEBS OF ^HOST* SQUADBON
Listed
here
are
the
men^rs
ot
Lt
Arthur Baldwin's Fremont squadron staff,
who will assume the role of hosts to the
state wing on September 5-6:
Executive officer. Bob McDonald; adju
tant, Mrs. Bessie Spangler; intelligence,
Stephan Spangler; medical Dr. Lloyd Rag-
On Angnst Ifiy 85 jMtlntersy members of Omaha District CoeaccII No. 7, AFL, patated
the two CAP bnUdhkgs at the airport in a remarkably fast time of 1 hoar aad 2& mlaates.
The painters helped because they figured
that, with their brushes, they were taking
a few extra swipes at the axis.
Equipment with "srhicb the painters work
ed was furnished by five Omaha firms:
0. A. Steinheimer company, Swan Painting
a n d D e c o r a t i n g C o m p a n y, F e l d m a n P a i n t
ing and Decorating Company, C. H. Hendrikson and bons. Hansen Painting and Dec
orating Company and Isard Painting and
Decorating Company.
" To b o t h p a i n t e r s a n d c o n t r a c t o r s , t h e
Omaha CAP is grateful," said Capt Oscar
O. Cooke, commander of squadron 1.
an: supply and thansportation, Forrest
Rose; operations, Eugene Dierrs; training
suppy land transportation, Forrest Rose;
GEbert EX Brayton.
Must Date
Work on the building Is moving apace..
Omaha squadrons No. 1 and 3 have roofed
bear In mind that attendance at the CAP
(he buildings.
mobilization
Continued trom page 1
in
Fremont
is
a
"must"
and
Sgt Louis Cutler, an architect, has drawn
only the best of reasons will be accepted
up some very fancy plans for the transient
airmen's lounge and thd CAP activities
as excuse for failure to attend. This Is our
building.
good one.
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CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
Page 4
July-August, 1943
Air Cadet Becmltiog
Continued from page 1
Praise for the CAP effort Is contained
In a letter which Capt Kent sent to Capt
Meyers about a month ago,
"In compliance with your request that
this headquarters furnish you with a report
of the number of Aviation Cadet applicants,
qualified and disqualified, for which the
Civil Air Patrol hw been directly respon
s i b l e d u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f J u l y, w e s u b m i t
the following information.
"Our
records
Indicate
that
there
have
been 72 Aviation Cadet applicants pro
cessed by our Omaha Board during this
period. Of this number fifteen (15) have
been completely qualified and processed,
ten (10) have been rejected, the balance
are pending completion of their examina
tions. These figures most certainly do not
reflect In any sense of the word the true
picture of your efforts to assist our Avia
tion Cadet campaiga In the first place,
regulations prohibit us from requesting re
ports from other Aviation Cadet Boards In
the state, of which there are seven in num
ber, hence we have no way of knowing how
many men the Civil Air Patrol has secured
for such other boards. We have heard in
formally from many of the Boards, all indi
cate the fact that Civil Air Patrol Is co
operating fully In the campaign. In the
second- place, any attempt to measure the
good which your organization is doing for
this campaign on the basts of number of
applicants actually processed falls so far
s h o r t w h a t s o e v e r. A s a n e x a m p l e w e c i t e
the fact on the present recruiting flights
which are covering almost the entire State
of Nebraska, will result in men applying in
—Jack Bailey, Phota
Elks, Legtonitalres and Teterans of Foreign Ware Welcome CAP*
E l k s , L e g i o n n a i r e s a n d Ve t e r a n s o f F o r ^
Mks aviation cadet committee; Qus Kallos,
e i g n Wa r s s h a r e d h o n o r s w i t h t h e G r a n d
Island squadron of the Civil Air Patrol the
Legionaire; Lt Stover Deats, CAP execu
tive officer; Lt Ray Russell, Omaha CAP
I^ast week when a traveling recruiting
party of CAP and army offlcerrs visited
p i l l o t , a n d S e c o n d L t F. G a g n e , S e v e n t h
S e r v i c e C o m m a n d r e c r u i t i n g o f fi c e r. B a c k
Grand Island.
r o w, l e f t t o r i g h t : B i l l D e l a n e y, L e g i o n
commander: Lt Paul Gordon, CAP squad
r o n c o m m a n d e r ; L t J e r r y M u r p h y, C A P
An explanation of the army air corps
enlisted reserve requirements and proced
ures was made to a group of 17 central
Nebraska youths previously contacted by
the Elks lodge under its aviation cadet
sponsorship program.
Members of the group left to right, front
row; Eldon Cunningham, chairman of the
squadron adjutant; County Judge Paul
Kirk, representing the Elks; Lt Rex Lathen, CAP; Second Lt M. J. Kramer, local ca«
det recruiting officer and Lt S. B. Marsh
Omaha CAP pilot
the future who could not in any way be
identified as having been recruited by such
flights. Any attempt to estimate the pub
licity value In thla flying campaign would
be futile.
"There
are
not
sufficient
words
at
our
command to express our appreciation to
the Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
for their help tti our recruiting drive. It
is the writers desire to personally commend
a l l o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e W i n g S t a ff , a n d
Lt Roy HIghfteld, for their part in this
program.In my entire experience with the
Recruiting Service I have never found an
organization who cooperated more heartedly or who entered .Into an assignment
m o r e e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y.
Cbadron was ''bombed^ Aa^st S, by an army—CAP recmiting camvan.
"1 sincerely hope that this communication will serve as a substitute for the actu
al facts and figures which it is impossible
to give you.
Front row, left to right Lt L. J. Heinsen,
C _ A . P. ; C a p t a i n V i c S c h r o d e r, C . A . P. ; L t .
Carl Lang, CA.P; Lt. A. M. Downes, C.E.C.;
Lt F. Gagne and Lt Ray Russell, C>A.P,
Very truly yours,Frank V. Kent, Captain,
I n f . m t r y, A s s t . R c t g . & I n d O f fi c e r.
Back row left to right, N. C. Brown, Pres
ident
Cbadron
Chamber
of
Commerce;
George Babcock, chairman airport commit
tee Chamber of Commerre; H. C. Jones,
Mayor; Judge Frnest M. Johnson, Secretary
Of Chamber of Commerce and secretary of
of BIks Lodge; Homer M. Brown, exalted
r u i l e r E J k s L o d g e ; L . Wo r l e y.
Bage 5
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
July—August, 1943
On ibis pace are pictures made by the
G o m b u s k e r C A P N e w s p h o t o e d i t o r, L t .
Robert Fl^, while on one of the sev^
special flights conducted b^ the Nebraska
wing to boost recruiting of army air corps
cadets In Nebraska.
The official delegation which met
the caravan at the Imperial airport is
s h o w n w i t h L t F. G a g n e , ( e x t r e m e r i g h t )
of the U. S. army recruiting service. The
o t h e r s , l e f t t o r i g h t , a r e : D r. F a y S m i t h ,
H e n r y W . C u r t i s , D a v i d P. M e e k e r , J . C .
Naylor, U Claus, Mayor C. G. Adams and
Archie h. Smith.
Another cpember of the committee is 2&d
l i t . A r t h u r L u h r s o f t h e C A P.
The picture above shows the group that
was waiting when the caravan arrived at
Imperial.
C A P G I R L S C A N B U Y WA C
A P P A R E L
Here's good news for the girls. Nation
al headquarters announces that the air
corps has given approval for female CAP
m e m b e r s t o p u r c h a s e WA C u n i f o r m s ( e x
cept caps) from authorized army ex>
change stores.
HoUUie at Fremost
Continued from page 1
13:30
Formation
of
all
Civil
Air
Patrol
Squadrons.
Flag-raising ceremony
General orders
14:00
Inspection
of
Squadrons
14:30
Infantry
Drill
Review of complete Ciyil Air Patrol
Wing
1 5 : 0 0 Tr a i n i n g D e m o n s t r a t i o n , e a c h s q u a d ron and detached flight allotted 15 minntes
for demonstration.
Here members of the caravan are shown
with members of the Hastings reception
committee. From left to right are: Capt.
Boritz, commanding the 74th college train
ing detachment at Hastings,Lt. Norm)
Adams, CAP pilot from Crete, CAP Cadet
Roland Reifschneider of Omaha, Cun
n i n g h a m , O m a h a , L t H o l t o f t h e a r m y,
Orville Kindig of Hastings, an air cadet re
cruit, LtGagne, L. C. Puckett of the Beebe
F l y i n g S e r v i c e a t H a s t i n g s , L t R o m i o n g e r,
a r m y p i l o t , a n d L t . F. 0 . K i m m e l , C A P
pilot of Lincoln.
C A P PA R T I C I PAT E S AT
ALLIANCE
Officials at the Alliance Air base especi
ally invited the CAP to attend their Au
gust 22 dedication and demonstration, and
many red shoulder loops were in evidence.
Maj. Sidles and the majority of the mem>
bers of his wing wore present So were
members from Omaha, North Platte and
other points. Scottsbiuff was also rep
resented by 18 cadets, and Omaha No. 1 by
seven
cadets.
The
latter
Three CAP planes were among the exhibits,
and a CAP recruiting booth for air cadets
was in operation.
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18:00
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This issue is made possible
11
Bombing
Flag-lowering
Competition
Ceremony
19:30
Banquet—Fremont
Municipal
Auditorium.
M O N D AY
8:00 Breakfast—round-table discussion
with Squadron Officers meeting with
Wing Officers.
10:30 Formation of entire wing for parade
probably Municipal Park, downtown
Fremont Pilots only will report at
at Fremont Airport for formation
fl i g h t o v e r c i t y.
11 : 0 0
by Firestone Tire & Rubber
' ^ Co. and their service stations.
and
R e t r e a t
"hitch-hiked"
their way out by army transport planes,
and were shown extra courtesies, including
some rides on operational' trips, while there.
n
16:30
Parade
12:30
Lunch
at
Airport
13:30 Competition in drill—each squadron
being lepreeented by one flight
15:00
Special
Air
Cventa
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
Page 6
July—August, 1948
JOHN SCHWINDT OF LINCOLy
SQUABBOX KILLED E7 CRASH
J o h n S c b w i n d t , J r. , L i n c o l n s q u a d r o n
member, was killed July 14, when his Taylorcraft airplane hit a power wire strung
a c r o s s t h e l a k e a t S o u t h b e n d , K e b r. , a n d
crashed Into the water.
S c h w i n d t ' s i n s t r u c t o r, M o r t o n F l t z p a t r l c k
ot the White and Jensen flylne school, es<
c a p e d w i t h o u t i n j i i r y. T h e t w o w e r e r e
turning from Omaha to the flying school at
6:30 p.m. when the crash occurred.
Au active member of the Lincoln squad
ron, Schwindt had accumulated about 30
hours of (lying time and a few weeks ago
purchased his own plane.
A military guard of 12 squadron members
attended Schwindt at funeral services July
17.
For intensive activity^ the training
program that (8 being carried out by
ibe cadets of Oniaha sqaadron Ko. 1
pots all senior groups to shame. The
cadets have classes five nights a week
—and each cadet Is required to attend
at least two meetings a week* In the
picture above tbey are learning abOQf'airplane construction from Instmctor
Bill Jefford, who spent nine months
As the air cadet reemlttng drire was opened in Omali& nie two boys seeted la
the centw are cadet ^pUcaats, GUff Bahel» left» aad Francis Fayne> At the type,
writer is Kiss Dorothy Gathers of the women^s squadron* who has Tolnnte^red a
great deal of time to tiie center. Others, left to rights are Cap& Frank T. Kent of the
army recmiUng sarice^ Capt. Earle L. Beynolds, wl^ transportation offictf» Lt, F.
Clagne of the anny reciriiting sdrvlce, and Capt. H* U« Heyere, wing; execattre officer
and chairman of the air cadet drlye In the state.
i n E n g l a n d w i t h t h e B C A F.
Lt Roy Highfield reports an Increase of
twenty five cadets dttrittg the last month.
T h e e n r o l l m e n t i s n o w e i g h t y.
Shown at right are membebrs of Flight
No. 4 of the Martin-Nebraska squadron as
as they received Instruction on artificial
respiration methods from Lloyd Breeden
of the Red Cross. G. K. Anderson !s flight
commander.
--World-Herald
Photo.
Flctnred here are some of the 125 memhera of the new and energetic Martin*
Nebraska squadron, composed-of second-shlft employes at the &leiui L. B£artin>Ne*
br&skft ftircr&ft plAn^ ODd^f commaDd of Lt. William Garner. The squadron meets
three times each week at the Omaha Aircraft Goonpany, 2523 Famam Street*
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Vol. 1, No. 11
O f fi c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e N e b r a s k a A I R PAT R O L
July-August 1943
Wing Mobilizes at Fremont
Cong. SteUik to Spetk*
Air Cadet Recruiting
First state-wide mobolieati(m of the Neb
raska wing of the Civil Air Patrol will be
Is Praised by Army
held at the Fremont airport over the Labor
Day holiday, Sunday and Monday, Sept>
ember 5th and 6th.
Highlights of the two-day affair will
In recruiting cadets for tihe army aif corps
the Nebraska wing of Civil Air Patrol is
dude demonstratiotts by the various squad
handling one of Its most important assign
In the- Fremont auditorium, and a fuU dresa
rons and flights within the wing,a banquat
ments thus far with distinction.
parade through downtown Fremont There
will be aerial bombing competitions and
In a recent bulletin to CAP coinpiandeTB
in the nine states of the Seventh Service
infantry drill competition for oae flight
c o m m a n d , M a J . R . E , D a v i s , a i r. o f fi c e r e s pecially cited the Nebraska organization.
"Nebraska," he wrote, ''seems to have xe*
.2eived more applications than the other
wings combined.
C a p t F r a n k V. K e n t , a r m y r e c r u i t i n g o f >
ficer for Nebraska and South Dakota, told
the wing staff that he believed the Nebraska
wing is doing the outstanding Job in the
nation as far as this assignment Is con
cerned.
The Comhusker members have attacked
t h e j o b w i t h e n e r g y, d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d i m
agination.
Full time recruiting offices liave been es'
tafblished in Omaha and Lincoln, and part
time offices in smaller communities. The
state committee Is headed by Capt M. M.
M y e r s , w i n g e x e c u t i v e ' o f fi c e r.
Aerial recruiting caravans have been dis
patched to more than a score of communi
ties. At one place alone, McCook, 42 appli
cants were waiting when the caravan ar
rived. Some pictures of these activities
are contained in this issue. This portion
of the drive has been directed by Lt Roy
Highfleld, Omaha squadron No. 1, assigned
t o w o r k w i t h t h e c a d e t s a s l i a i s o n o f fi c e r.
(Nebraska's contribution in thi& sphere in
cluded one cracked-up airplane.)
CAP cadets have been working hard on
this program. At the Alliance air base
celebration recruiting was slow, and Lt
Highfleld instructed them to go out in
to the crowd and round up applicants.
They brought in 18 within a short time.
Continued on page 4
froin each squadron.
Congressman Karl Stefan of Norfolk wUl
Ist lit. Paul 6. Gord^ new Grand Iilnnd
comibander
Grand Islanders Buy
Building For Airport
be the .principal speaker at the banquet
Other government and military officials are
being Invited. Acceptance has already
been received from Congressman Howard
Buffett of Omaha.
The Fremont squadron, under command
of Lt Arthur Baldwin, is going to a great
deal of .effort and making extensive plans
The Grand Island squadron has purchased
a building which will be moved to the new
to carry out the role of host
airport for use as headquarters, according
to a report from the new squadron com-
the Seventh Defense Region, is contacting
mander^ Lt Paul Gordtm.
It was purchased from contractors at the
air base there, and the money which en
abled a speedy transaction was furnished by
Lt Stover Dats. Members are making up
the sum with ^donations. The structure is
72 feet long and 22 feet wide. The Com
husker CAP News congratulates the squad
ron on its enterprise in the matter—and
hopes the ccogratulations wiH be rewarded
with a photograph for the next issue.
Lt Gordon, the new commander has been
active in CAP since the Grand Island squad*
ron was organized. He was appointed ad
jutant last December, aftdr aerving aa sup
ply officer for several months. He's an av
i a t i o n e n t h u s i a s t , a h a r d w o r k e r, a n d b i s
appointment provides assurance that he
will keep clicking.
Ul. Gordon reports that the squadron is
preparing to organize a cadet unit.
Y O U H AV E A " M U S T ' D AT E
Gvery CAP member in Nebraska sbpold
Continued on page 2
Col. Joseph Leedom, acting director of
army ordnance officials to determine wheth
er it is possible to hold an ordnance show
in connecUon with the event If so It will
be In the hangar at the Fremont airport
Cong. Stefan, who is close to the CAA la
Wa s h i n g t o n , I s j o i n i n g w i t h t h e C A P i n a n
effort to obtain special and interesting air*
craft for mobilization.
Arrangementa for the affair are in chage
of a genenal committee consisting of Capt
Rudy Mueller, wing supply officer, Capt
Crawford Pollmer, wing training officer*
Capt Vic Schroeder, wing operations offi
c e r, C a p t . O s c a r C o o k e , c o m m a n d e r o f O "
maha squadron No. 1, Lt Baldwin and Lt
Bill Brown, commander ' of the Lincoln
squadron.
A tentative program and certainly sub
ject to considerable revision) baa been set
up as follows;
S U l f B AT
9:00 Registration untU 12:00 noon
12:00
Lunch
at
Airport
Continued on page 5
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
Pa^e 2
July-August, 1943
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
B J 8 G T. W I N H N E L S O N
Published each month by the Nebraska Wing
(Picture on Page 4)
Lt William O. Brown, new commanding
officer of Lincoln's CAP squadron, was hon
ored Sunday, June 27, with a banquet in the
Cornbusker hotel, attended by the wing
staff, several army officers, and 36 squadr
Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol. Offices
at M3 South Nineteenth Street. Omaha, Neb.
Extra copies may be obtained by writing
to Wing Headquarters. Five cents eacb.
Wing Staff
Commanding Officer Harry B. Sidles
Ex^calite
Officer'
ron members.
Meyers
M a j o r H a r r y B . S i d l e s , w i n g c o m m a n d e r,
lauded the choice ot Lt Brown as head of
Adjntant ^ - Dorothy 6. Orr
OpexaUons Officer -Vic M. Schroeder
the Lincoln squadron, to eucceM Xt Ray
Training Officer 6. Crawford FoUmer
Ramsey, now on duty for the USO in the
Intelllg«nce Officer Lawrence Youngman
Panama Canal Zone.
Snpply Officer _....Budy Mueller
Transportation Officer Earle C« Beynolds
Major Sidles ouUihed the work of the
CAP In Nebraska, praising its effectiveness
in training men and women for jobs in the
Commanlcationa Officer Harry Burke
Engineering Officer ....Wiiliam A. Fraseri Jr.
Liaison
Editor
Officer
-
Lawrence
Gould
W»
w a r ,
Diet*
*'The Lincoln Air Base," he said, "has de
rived a great deal of service from the two
loangman
CAP courier fllghta that transport air corps
Assistant Editor Dorothy Catliers
Photo
Editor
Bobort
C«
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The CAP NEWS is printed by the Citizen
Printing Co., 2308-10 N Street, Omaha, Nebr.
ONE MORE CHANCE FOB PILOTS
Commander of Squadron 2, all women
squadron organized May 29,1943 Is Lt. Belle
H e t z e l . T h e s t a ff c o n s i s t s o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
E x e c u t i v e O f fi c e r, 2 n d L t B e a t r i c e M a c k ,
S-1 Adjutant^nd Lt Lavonne Uiller: S-2
National headquarters of the CAP has ac
Intelligence, 2nd Lt Gwen Hess; S-3 Train*
cepted the responsibility of certifying for
flight instruction pilots and student pilots
wiho are not eligible for training under CAA
Ing, 2nd Lt Margaret Broderlck; S-4 Sup
ply and Transportation, 2nd Lt Dorothy
Moore Anderson; Operations, 2nd Lt Alice
relations but who, with some further in
struction, could quickly qualify for war-ef
fort jobs requiring a high degree of skill.
Riss: and CommtmicaUons, 2nd Lt Made
line Kranda.
status; must be ab^e to qualify for CAP
active duty within six months, and must be
free to leave his nonnal duty to spend a
minimum of two months per year on active
d u t y.
confident the Lincoln squadron was on solid
ground and ready to go ahead with a new
training program. He told the memloers
that their newly recruited CAP cadets would
look to them for guidance.
Army Capt Frank Kent, coordinator of
air cadet recndtment for Nebraska ^d
South Dakota, discussed tJie CAP'S recent
assignment of recruiting aviation cadets for
the army air forces. Lieut James E. Miller,
aviation recruiting officer at the Lincoln air
To be eligible for CAP certification a pilot
must have long draft deferment or no draft
Issue for the base's sub-depot
Lt Brown spoke briefly, saying he was
base, said his aviation cadet board Is equip
PILOTS—SEBP
THIS
IN
MIND
C a p t W m . A . E r a s e r, J r. , w i n g e n g i n e r i n g o f fi c e r, r e m i n d s p i l o t s t h a t F r e m o n t
airport regulations prescribe a RIGHT
HAND turn in event of a southerly wind.
ped to handle all examinations given cadet
candidates.
Others who spoke were Capt Crawford
Poilmer, wing training officer; Capt Harry
Burke, wing communicaUons officer; Capt
l^wrence W. Youngman, wing intelligence
officer; and Capt £^rle C. Reynolds, wins
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f fi c e r.
Lt Raymond Case, Lincoln squadron in
t e l l i g e n c e o f fi c e r, w a s t o a s t m a s t e r.
OFFICEBS OF ^HOST* SQUADBON
Listed
here
are
the
men^rs
ot
Lt
Arthur Baldwin's Fremont squadron staff,
who will assume the role of hosts to the
state wing on September 5-6:
Executive officer. Bob McDonald; adju
tant, Mrs. Bessie Spangler; intelligence,
Stephan Spangler; medical Dr. Lloyd Rag-
On Angnst Ifiy 85 jMtlntersy members of Omaha District CoeaccII No. 7, AFL, patated
the two CAP bnUdhkgs at the airport in a remarkably fast time of 1 hoar aad 2& mlaates.
The painters helped because they figured
that, with their brushes, they were taking
a few extra swipes at the axis.
Equipment with "srhicb the painters work
ed was furnished by five Omaha firms:
0. A. Steinheimer company, Swan Painting
a n d D e c o r a t i n g C o m p a n y, F e l d m a n P a i n t
ing and Decorating Company, C. H. Hendrikson and bons. Hansen Painting and Dec
orating Company and Isard Painting and
Decorating Company.
" To b o t h p a i n t e r s a n d c o n t r a c t o r s , t h e
Omaha CAP is grateful," said Capt Oscar
O. Cooke, commander of squadron 1.
an: supply and thansportation, Forrest
Rose; operations, Eugene Dierrs; training
suppy land transportation, Forrest Rose;
GEbert EX Brayton.
Must Date
Work on the building Is moving apace..
Omaha squadrons No. 1 and 3 have roofed
bear In mind that attendance at the CAP
(he buildings.
mobilization
Continued trom page 1
in
Fremont
is
a
"must"
and
Sgt Louis Cutler, an architect, has drawn
only the best of reasons will be accepted
up some very fancy plans for the transient
airmen's lounge and thd CAP activities
as excuse for failure to attend. This Is our
building.
good one.
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Page 4
July-August, 1943
Air Cadet Becmltiog
Continued from page 1
Praise for the CAP effort Is contained
In a letter which Capt Kent sent to Capt
Meyers about a month ago,
"In compliance with your request that
this headquarters furnish you with a report
of the number of Aviation Cadet applicants,
qualified and disqualified, for which the
Civil Air Patrol hw been directly respon
s i b l e d u r i n g t h e m o n t h o f J u l y, w e s u b m i t
the following information.
"Our
records
Indicate
that
there
have
been 72 Aviation Cadet applicants pro
cessed by our Omaha Board during this
period. Of this number fifteen (15) have
been completely qualified and processed,
ten (10) have been rejected, the balance
are pending completion of their examina
tions. These figures most certainly do not
reflect In any sense of the word the true
picture of your efforts to assist our Avia
tion Cadet campaiga In the first place,
regulations prohibit us from requesting re
ports from other Aviation Cadet Boards In
the state, of which there are seven in num
ber, hence we have no way of knowing how
many men the Civil Air Patrol has secured
for such other boards. We have heard in
formally from many of the Boards, all indi
cate the fact that Civil Air Patrol Is co
operating fully In the campaign. In the
second- place, any attempt to measure the
good which your organization is doing for
this campaign on the basts of number of
applicants actually processed falls so far
s h o r t w h a t s o e v e r. A s a n e x a m p l e w e c i t e
the fact on the present recruiting flights
which are covering almost the entire State
of Nebraska, will result in men applying in
—Jack Bailey, Phota
Elks, Legtonitalres and Teterans of Foreign Ware Welcome CAP*
E l k s , L e g i o n n a i r e s a n d Ve t e r a n s o f F o r ^
Mks aviation cadet committee; Qus Kallos,
e i g n Wa r s s h a r e d h o n o r s w i t h t h e G r a n d
Island squadron of the Civil Air Patrol the
Legionaire; Lt Stover Deats, CAP execu
tive officer; Lt Ray Russell, Omaha CAP
I^ast week when a traveling recruiting
party of CAP and army offlcerrs visited
p i l l o t , a n d S e c o n d L t F. G a g n e , S e v e n t h
S e r v i c e C o m m a n d r e c r u i t i n g o f fi c e r. B a c k
Grand Island.
r o w, l e f t t o r i g h t : B i l l D e l a n e y, L e g i o n
commander: Lt Paul Gordon, CAP squad
r o n c o m m a n d e r ; L t J e r r y M u r p h y, C A P
An explanation of the army air corps
enlisted reserve requirements and proced
ures was made to a group of 17 central
Nebraska youths previously contacted by
the Elks lodge under its aviation cadet
sponsorship program.
Members of the group left to right, front
row; Eldon Cunningham, chairman of the
squadron adjutant; County Judge Paul
Kirk, representing the Elks; Lt Rex Lathen, CAP; Second Lt M. J. Kramer, local ca«
det recruiting officer and Lt S. B. Marsh
Omaha CAP pilot
the future who could not in any way be
identified as having been recruited by such
flights. Any attempt to estimate the pub
licity value In thla flying campaign would
be futile.
"There
are
not
sufficient
words
at
our
command to express our appreciation to
the Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
for their help tti our recruiting drive. It
is the writers desire to personally commend
a l l o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e W i n g S t a ff , a n d
Lt Roy HIghfteld, for their part in this
program.In my entire experience with the
Recruiting Service I have never found an
organization who cooperated more heartedly or who entered .Into an assignment
m o r e e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y.
Cbadron was ''bombed^ Aa^st S, by an army—CAP recmiting camvan.
"1 sincerely hope that this communication will serve as a substitute for the actu
al facts and figures which it is impossible
to give you.
Front row, left to right Lt L. J. Heinsen,
C _ A . P. ; C a p t a i n V i c S c h r o d e r, C . A . P. ; L t .
Carl Lang, CA.P; Lt. A. M. Downes, C.E.C.;
Lt F. Gagne and Lt Ray Russell, C>A.P,
Very truly yours,Frank V. Kent, Captain,
I n f . m t r y, A s s t . R c t g . & I n d O f fi c e r.
Back row left to right, N. C. Brown, Pres
ident
Cbadron
Chamber
of
Commerce;
George Babcock, chairman airport commit
tee Chamber of Commerre; H. C. Jones,
Mayor; Judge Frnest M. Johnson, Secretary
Of Chamber of Commerce and secretary of
of BIks Lodge; Homer M. Brown, exalted
r u i l e r E J k s L o d g e ; L . Wo r l e y.
Bage 5
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
July—August, 1943
On ibis pace are pictures made by the
G o m b u s k e r C A P N e w s p h o t o e d i t o r, L t .
Robert Fl^, while on one of the sev^
special flights conducted b^ the Nebraska
wing to boost recruiting of army air corps
cadets In Nebraska.
The official delegation which met
the caravan at the Imperial airport is
s h o w n w i t h L t F. G a g n e , ( e x t r e m e r i g h t )
of the U. S. army recruiting service. The
o t h e r s , l e f t t o r i g h t , a r e : D r. F a y S m i t h ,
H e n r y W . C u r t i s , D a v i d P. M e e k e r , J . C .
Naylor, U Claus, Mayor C. G. Adams and
Archie h. Smith.
Another cpember of the committee is 2&d
l i t . A r t h u r L u h r s o f t h e C A P.
The picture above shows the group that
was waiting when the caravan arrived at
Imperial.
C A P G I R L S C A N B U Y WA C
A P P A R E L
Here's good news for the girls. Nation
al headquarters announces that the air
corps has given approval for female CAP
m e m b e r s t o p u r c h a s e WA C u n i f o r m s ( e x
cept caps) from authorized army ex>
change stores.
HoUUie at Fremost
Continued from page 1
13:30
Formation
of
all
Civil
Air
Patrol
Squadrons.
Flag-raising ceremony
General orders
14:00
Inspection
of
Squadrons
14:30
Infantry
Drill
Review of complete Ciyil Air Patrol
Wing
1 5 : 0 0 Tr a i n i n g D e m o n s t r a t i o n , e a c h s q u a d ron and detached flight allotted 15 minntes
for demonstration.
Here members of the caravan are shown
with members of the Hastings reception
committee. From left to right are: Capt.
Boritz, commanding the 74th college train
ing detachment at Hastings,Lt. Norm)
Adams, CAP pilot from Crete, CAP Cadet
Roland Reifschneider of Omaha, Cun
n i n g h a m , O m a h a , L t H o l t o f t h e a r m y,
Orville Kindig of Hastings, an air cadet re
cruit, LtGagne, L. C. Puckett of the Beebe
F l y i n g S e r v i c e a t H a s t i n g s , L t R o m i o n g e r,
a r m y p i l o t , a n d L t . F. 0 . K i m m e l , C A P
pilot of Lincoln.
C A P PA R T I C I PAT E S AT
ALLIANCE
Officials at the Alliance Air base especi
ally invited the CAP to attend their Au
gust 22 dedication and demonstration, and
many red shoulder loops were in evidence.
Maj. Sidles and the majority of the mem>
bers of his wing wore present So were
members from Omaha, North Platte and
other points. Scottsbiuff was also rep
resented by 18 cadets, and Omaha No. 1 by
seven
cadets.
The
latter
Three CAP planes were among the exhibits,
and a CAP recruiting booth for air cadets
was in operation.
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18:00
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This issue is made possible
11
Bombing
Flag-lowering
Competition
Ceremony
19:30
Banquet—Fremont
Municipal
Auditorium.
M O N D AY
8:00 Breakfast—round-table discussion
with Squadron Officers meeting with
Wing Officers.
10:30 Formation of entire wing for parade
probably Municipal Park, downtown
Fremont Pilots only will report at
at Fremont Airport for formation
fl i g h t o v e r c i t y.
11 : 0 0
by Firestone Tire & Rubber
' ^ Co. and their service stations.
and
R e t r e a t
"hitch-hiked"
their way out by army transport planes,
and were shown extra courtesies, including
some rides on operational' trips, while there.
n
16:30
Parade
12:30
Lunch
at
Airport
13:30 Competition in drill—each squadron
being lepreeented by one flight
15:00
Special
Air
Cventa
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
Page 6
July—August, 1948
JOHN SCHWINDT OF LINCOLy
SQUABBOX KILLED E7 CRASH
J o h n S c b w i n d t , J r. , L i n c o l n s q u a d r o n
member, was killed July 14, when his Taylorcraft airplane hit a power wire strung
a c r o s s t h e l a k e a t S o u t h b e n d , K e b r. , a n d
crashed Into the water.
S c h w i n d t ' s i n s t r u c t o r, M o r t o n F l t z p a t r l c k
ot the White and Jensen flylne school, es<
c a p e d w i t h o u t i n j i i r y. T h e t w o w e r e r e
turning from Omaha to the flying school at
6:30 p.m. when the crash occurred.
Au active member of the Lincoln squad
ron, Schwindt had accumulated about 30
hours of (lying time and a few weeks ago
purchased his own plane.
A military guard of 12 squadron members
attended Schwindt at funeral services July
17.
For intensive activity^ the training
program that (8 being carried out by
ibe cadets of Oniaha sqaadron Ko. 1
pots all senior groups to shame. The
cadets have classes five nights a week
—and each cadet Is required to attend
at least two meetings a week* In the
picture above tbey are learning abOQf'airplane construction from Instmctor
Bill Jefford, who spent nine months
As the air cadet reemlttng drire was opened in Omali& nie two boys seeted la
the centw are cadet ^pUcaats, GUff Bahel» left» aad Francis Fayne> At the type,
writer is Kiss Dorothy Gathers of the women^s squadron* who has Tolnnte^red a
great deal of time to tiie center. Others, left to rights are Cap& Frank T. Kent of the
army recmiUng sarice^ Capt. Earle L. Beynolds, wl^ transportation offictf» Lt, F.
Clagne of the anny reciriiting sdrvlce, and Capt. H* U« Heyere, wing; execattre officer
and chairman of the air cadet drlye In the state.
i n E n g l a n d w i t h t h e B C A F.
Lt Roy Highfield reports an Increase of
twenty five cadets dttrittg the last month.
T h e e n r o l l m e n t i s n o w e i g h t y.
Shown at right are membebrs of Flight
No. 4 of the Martin-Nebraska squadron as
as they received Instruction on artificial
respiration methods from Lloyd Breeden
of the Red Cross. G. K. Anderson !s flight
commander.
--World-Herald
Photo.
Flctnred here are some of the 125 memhera of the new and energetic Martin*
Nebraska squadron, composed-of second-shlft employes at the &leiui L. B£artin>Ne*
br&skft ftircr&ft plAn^ ODd^f commaDd of Lt. William Garner. The squadron meets
three times each week at the Omaha Aircraft Goonpany, 2523 Famam Street*