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O ff i 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 W i n g — C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
W
ASPS MUSTERED OUT
COMFER ON CAP PROGRAMS
Decenrxber — 1944
CAP Planes Searcii
For Missing Parachutists
October 31 saw the end of one of the
major assignments of the Civdl Air Patrol,
the recruiting of Air Corps Enlisted Re»
Civil Air Patrol pilots were called up
on November 22 to search for two Army
s e r v e .
airmen who had parachuted from their
Now it is farewell to the WASPS, who
are completing their last month of Army
B-17 while over the sand hills area near
North Platte.
flying. Tn their two years of operation the
The plane, belonging to the Second
WASPS have flown over 500,000 hours
in every type of plane and have proved
they could handle the hottest fighters
and the biggest bombers with the ease
and skill of veteran flyers. One of their
group became the first woman to fly a jet
propelled airplane. The exacting jobs
taken over by the WASPiS included tow
ing targets for antiaircraft practice, fly
ing night searchlight and detection cali
bration mission, flying simulated bomb
ing and strafing runs by day and night,
testing engines, flying clothes and equip
ment, teaching instrument flying to AAF
students and flying weather missions for
t h e A A F ' s W e a t h e r Wa n g a n d m a k i n g
Ariny Air Force and based at Colorado
Springs, was on a routine flight when the
pilot turned the controls over to the
On his recent trip to Sioux Falls, CaptGarner conferred with Lt. Jimmy Barnett,
Commanding Officer of Sioux Falls Squa
dron, planning CAP training programs
and cross-country training flights.
Nebraska Wing Has New
Headquarters Office
November 28th. The offices occupy
r o o m s 5 11 - 5 1 2 o f t h e S t a n d a r d O i l B u i l d -
an integral part of the AAF as their civil
service status would permit and have not
only performed highly essential service
but also have established previously un
known facts concerning the capabilities of
women in highly specialized military fly
ing jobs. This knowledge will be of inestimible value should another national
by two of the men as the signal to
abandon the plane, and they jumped.
Both men landed uninjured, one near
Hyannis and the other near Mullen, and
made their ways to telephones to report
to their base.
The Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air
Patrol moved into new office quarters
izations.
G e n e r a l A r n o l d p r a i s e s t h e WA S P S
the crew compartment was mistaken
"Silk-Happy", their rhates called them.
courier flights for many air force organ
thus: "The WASPS have been as much
automatic pdlot. The resulting signal in
ijig at 18th and Howard Streets,
When Lt. Col. Harry. B. Sidles assumed
command in August, 1942, the original
headquarters office was moved from the
State Capitol in Lincoln to the Sidles
Building in Omaha, All this time the
Civil Air Patrol has had the use of office
space, furniture and equipment without
expense, as a donation from Colonel
S i d l e s . H o w e v e r, e x p a n s i o n o f t h e S i d l e s
Meanwhile Captain Paul Timm, Search
and Rescue Officer from Second Army
Air
Force
Headquarters,
Colorado
Springs, arrived at North Platte to direct
the search. Six Civil Air Patrol plane"
and pilots and their observers took psrt,
four
from
North
Platte
and
two
from
Scottsbluff.
New Stioulder Insignia
Strip Now Available
emergency arse. Together with the wo
men flyers of our Allies, the WASPS have
proved that women have the ability and
the capacity to perform the most difficult
jobs in flying."
Company for post-war planning neces
sitated the use of the rooms occupied by
the Wing, so new offices had to be found.
Presiding over the outer office is Sgt,
M a r y F r a n c e s M e y e r, W i n g S e c r e t a r y.
Civil Air Patrol uniform, a new identify
Striking a different note Walter Wdnchell sympathizes; "The wonderful
WASPS (they fly B-29, pursuit and other
heavy planes) will try to connect with
Sgt. Meyer lis an aviation enthusiast who
form of a small cloth arc one-half inch
devoted many hours to Squadron 2 before
taking her present post, She formerly
w i d e e m b r o i d e r e d " C I V I L A I R PAT R O L "
which is to be sewn immediately above
and adjoining the shoulder patch on the
the Red Cross, driving ambulances. They
are all miserable because the govern
lived in St. Louis and had flight training
there. A recent addition to her duties is
left sleeve.
the editdng of the CORNHUSKER. As
With the removal of the red shoulder
loops and sleeve braid which have been
the distinguishing characteristics of the
ing insiignia was required. This takes the
M a j o r M u e l l e r, W i n g S u p p l y O f fi c e r,
ment is inactivating them on December
sistant Secretary is W/O Helen Vlasak,
20, None can get a job at any plane plant,
has received a supply of these strips for
also a member of Omaha Squadron 2.
All members of CAP are cordially in
distribution to CAP merhbers at the cost
either. Fine way to reward these girls
(Continued on page 4.)
vited to drop in to the new office.
of ten cents each. Unit Supply Officers
are to make up their order immediately.
2
CORNHUSKER
CORNHUSKER
CAP
CAP
December — 1944
NEWS
OMAHA GETS NA
VIGA
TIONAL TRAINER
NEWS
Published each month by the Nebraska
Wing Civil Air Patrol, 504 South 18th
Street, Omaha 2, Nebraska.
Managing Editor Capt. Stanley B. Marsh
Editor Sgt. Mary Frances Meyer
Associate Editor .... Cpl. Dorothy Gathers
W i n g S t a ff
Com'd. Officer....Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles
Executive Officer Major M. M. Meyers
Adjutant Capt. Earle C, Reynolds
Medical Officer Capt. A. D. Cioyd
Operations Officer Maj, Vic M. Schroeder
Training Officer Capt. G. C. Follmer
Intelligence Officer....Capt. Stanley Marsh
Supply Officer Major Rudy Mueller
Comm.
Officer
Capt.
Harry
Burke
E n g . O f fi c e r C a p t . W m . A . E r a s e r, J r.
Special Duty Capt. Gould Dietz
Views and Reviews
By Our Wing Commander
At the end of each year most people
take an accounting of their losses and
gains. From a national viewpoint we
know that our losses have been great in
the lives of our young men, and before
ultimate victory many more will give
"the last full measure of devotion" to their
c o u n t r y. T h o u s a n d s o f o t h e r s — w o u n d e d
and crippled — have made their sacrifice
to keep America free from tyranny and
oppression. These men have faced the
<:nemy on the front line.
In order to keep our men supplied with
the wherewithal for battle the services of
at least five home front workers for every
Members of Omaha Squadron No. 1 InvesVfate mysteries of new trainer, as Lt.
J.
W.
Ewing
"checks
out"
as
navigrator.
tive. Our membership at present, inclu
ding cadets, is one thousand seven hun
d r e d a n d t w e n t y, O u r f u t u r e i n C i v i l
Air Patrol is very hopeful. Colonel
Earle C, Johnson, National Commander,
assures us of the best training program
we have yet had — one that will com
pletely satisfy those whose real interest
is flying. This program will be designed
in great part from suggestions and udeas
of CAP members from many states, in
cluding our own Operations Officer, Ma
fighting man are required. We of the
Civil Air Patrol have found a place
j o r V i c S c h r o e d e r.
among the ranks on the home front.
manent organization. It will have its
place in the future alongside other great
national organizations interested in avia
Thousands of young men have been re
cruited, trained and made ready for the
Army Air Forces. From every quarter
of the globe where members of this pow
erful fighting force are stationed comes
confirmation from the boys who were in
CAP, that our training was of great
value and help to them. Other hundreds
of thousands have caught the spirit of
aviation and so the foundation of a great
post-war flight program has been made.
Ta k i n g t o h e a r t t h e w o r d s o f G e n e r a l A r
nold, "that our nation may never again
have to gain an adr force the hard way,"
Civil Air Patrol is enlisting 15, 16 and 17
year old young men who have a desire to
be a part of the future of world aviation.
Our squadron gains have not been as
great as they could have been had we
the facilities to get out to the various
towns which showed an interest in the
CAP program, but we are proud of the
We feel that Civil Air Patrol is a per
tion. The result of our influence in bmld-
ing a great air age may never be recorded
in full, because our contacts have been
wide and great. We have a big job to do,
and must not neglect our opportunities as
CAP members to keep our home town
looking forward in aviation.
We have other responsibilities in train
ing and working with the youth of our
nation: enlisting the best men of the
community to cooperate with us in what
CAP is trying to do; enlisting the schools
.to aid in the instruction work of CAP;
availing ourselves of the training aids
furnished by the Army Air Force. Many
training films may be had for the asking.
—Photo
by
W/0
Gaskill
Working together, we can be hopeful of
bigger and better gains in the near future.
IOAAQARNN |
M SU O o
H D .3
Capt. W. C. Garner and F/O H. E.
Wohlford made a cross-country flight to
Sioux Falls, S. D. While there they visit
ed Squadron No. 3's former executive of
fi c e r, L t . J i m m y B a r n e t t , w h o i s n o w
commanding officer of Sioux Fail§ Squad
r o n , C A P.
Due to adverse weather conditions the
Observers' Course inaugurated recently
has mads little progress, but it is hoped
many more flights may be made next
month.
During the Sixth War Loan Bond Drive
five army planes put in at Omaha Air
port, and their pilots, all combat vet
erans, spoke at 26 public schools in the
interest of the campaign. Members of
Squadron 3 did guard duty at the air
port, where the planes were on display.
Capt. Garner and his staff have put in
a great deal of time setting up a training
schedule for their Squadron, which will
go into effect after January 1.
Glenn M. Fisher has been appointed
Executive Officer and promoted from
Flight Officer to Second Lieutenant.
material now available and thereby be
'The Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program
is the best preliminary training you can
in better position to go forward when the
gef4f-you hope some day to fly with the
We must do the best we can with the
new unfits at Kearney, Beatrice and Col
new training program comes to us,
The Wing Staff ds eager to help you
umbus, which are well organized and ac
with your problems, if you will but ask.
Army Air Forces "
General H. H. Arnold, Command
ing General, Army Air Forces.
December — 1944
GORNHUSKER
CAP
NEWS
3
CAP CADETS PREP
ARE FOR HOBBY SHOW
Lt. Ewing and his Transportation crew
were on the job again when the Wing
Headquarters office was moved. With
t h e a s r. i s t a n c e o f C o r p . Ve r n F i c h t e r a n d
Sgt. George Seibold, furniture was uncrated, trucked to the new location and
installed on the fifth floor of the Stand
ard Oil Building.
Sau?dron 1 has received the Naviga
tional Trainer and is enthusiastically
practicing with it. The Pilot's Sectdon as
sembled and put it in operation, and re
port it the most interesting and educa
tional piece of equipment to be assigned
to
C A P.
Squadron 1 invited Squadrons 2 and 3
to attend a special meeting at which
William Milner, pianager of Omaha Muni
cipal Airport, spoke on "Aviation in
Pictured are cadets of Omaha Squadron
Cadets shown (Isft to right) are: M<ike
Civil Air Patrol working on model air
Wo.Ipert, Bob Pallet,.. Bob Nielsen, Neil
planes which members plan to enter in
O ' C o n n o r, B i l l J e n k i n , . J a c k S t o k e s , H a r
the hobby show sponsored by the World-
ry Whiteside, Don Findone, Ben Howard
Herald and co-sponsored by the Exchange
and Carl Wells.
World-Herald
Club and YMCA,
Nebraska Wing Headquarters
Photo.
ORDER
NO.
23
NOVEMBER
1944
1. Pursuant to authority contained in
fi c e r, G r a n d I s l a n d S q u a d r o n S t a f f t o
Second Lieutenant.
signment, the following named officers
tenant.
quarters.
ABDOUCH, Ivan M., Second Lieuten
ant, Intelligence Officer, Omaha Squad
ron No. 3, to First Lieutenant.
M O R K , G i l b e r t T. , S e c o n d L i e u t e n a n t ,
F l i g h t L e a d e r, O m a h a S q u a d r o n N o . 3 , t o
First Lieutenant.
their first appearance and were a beau
Civil Air Patrol emblem on white silk.
S C H E P M A N , H e r m a n W. , E x e c u t i v e
Officer Tecumseh Flight, to Second Lieu
moted in grade as indicated effective on
official notification by National Head
A good showing of Cadets marched in
t h e p a r a d e A r m i s t i c e D a y. T h e n e w
flags ordered by the Nebraska Wing made
tiful s-ight—the Stars and Stripes, and the
CAP Rules, Personnel 19, Functional As
and n'on-cbmmiissioned officers'are pro
additional feature.
to Second Lieutenant.
Transportation and Communications Of
16
film "Memphis Belle" was shown as an
ply Officer, Grand Island Squadron Staff,
B A R R E T T, W i l l i a m A . , S e r g e a n t ,
GENERAL
Omaha — Past, Present and Future". The
SWAN, Conrad E.. Medical Officer,
Kearney Squadron Staff, to Second Lieu
tenant.
D O T Y, D w i g h t S . , T r a i n i n g O f fi c e r,
Kearney Squadron Staff, to Second Lieu
tenant.
THOMAS, Anson E., Intelligence Of
fi c e r. K e a r n e y S q u a d r o n S t a ff , t o S e c
ond Lieutenant.
SNELL, Rex, Supply Officer, Kearney
C L A R K , E d w a r d F. , Wa r r a n t O f fi c e r,
Operations Officer, Scottsbluff Squadron
Squadron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
Staff, to Se:ond Lieutenant.
The flying club incorporated from
Squadron 1 members has been named
Air Progress; temporary officers have
been named, and its first plane, a Taylorcraft. has been puixhased.
Squadrons 1 and 2 Cadets obsei'ved
their second anniversary at a dinner and
dance Saturday n.ight, December 16, at the
Fontenelle Hotel, with 150 persons at
tending.
First Sergeant Charles Schultz, Air
Corps Enlisted Reserve Cadet and Com
manding Officer of Cadet Squadrons 1
and 2 has entered the army and is taking
AAF basis training at Kessler Field, Biloxi. Miss. Roland Reifschneider, Chuck's
p r e d e c e s s o r, h a s fi n i s h e d b a s i c a n d i s n o w
in radio school at Scott Field, Illinois. He
sends Christmas greetings to all his
cations Officer, Kearney Squadron Staff,
D AV I S , D o n D . , Wa r r a n t O f fi c e r, A s
s i s t a n t F l i g h t L e a d e r a n d I n s t r u c t o r,
David City Flight, to Second Lieutenant.
POWELL,'Orlo T., Technical Sergeant,
Communications Officer, Lincoln Squad
ron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
M c C a r t h y, J o h n F. , s t a f f S e r g e a n t ,
I n t e l l i g e n c e O f fi c e r, L i i n c o l n S q u a d r o n
Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
S T E P H E N S , F r a n c i s W. , S t a f f S e r
geant, Intelligence Officer, Lincoln Squad
ron Staff, to Second Lieutenant,
CHAMBERS, Lester E., Sergeant, Sup
B R O C K E L S B Y, R u p e r t H „ C o m m u n i
f r i e n d s i n C A P.
FREMONT SQUADRON
to Second Lieutenant.
BARNEY, Ralph M., Adjutant, Kearney
Squadron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
HARRY B. SIDLES
LT.
COL.
COMDR.
CAP
NEBR.
WING.
This Issue Sponsored By
D H E C M A YI c
E N R O P N , n.
M I L I TA RY O U T F I T T E R S
! UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
2059 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebr.j
John Siems and Delbert Jorgenson who
have been. inactive in CAP since 1942
are back in the Fremont Squadron. Both
of these men are holders of commercial
licenses and have instructor ratings. John
h a s 6 ,0 0 0 h o u rs i n th e a i r.
Cadets are meeting twice a week,
Thursday night is devoted to drill, code
and aircraft identification. Sunday after
noons they are flying on a map making
mission covering the area around Fre
mont.
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CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
December — 1944
WASPS MUSTERED OUT
TRAINING AIDS
(Continued from page 1)
who risked their lives for us all. Here's a
A great deal of training material has
been received at Nebraska Wing in the
salute to all of them."
last month. This includes mechanical
In the plane crash at Omaha Muni
cipal Airport December 7 in wMch seven
teen flyers lost their lives, three of them
were WASPS who had completed a ferry
ing job and were being flown back to
their base.
In the roster of WASPS are many for
mer Civil Air Patrol members. We are
training aids, manuals, and films, and
will be made available to the squadrons.
Distribution of the Cadet.PrerFight Man
uals was made recently and Cadst Squad
rons should be well established in their
courses based on this book.
In Omaha a co-operative arrangement
has been made with the Board of Educa
IO AASUDO N2I
MH QARN o
.
Squadron 2 girls looked very good,
swinging along in the Armistice Day
parade November II.
The Girls' Squadron has an cffic3 in
the Jewish Community Center. Classes
are held on the second floor, and drill
sessions in the auditorium.
Pvt. Bernice Shudinis has a wonderful
more than proud of them, and any who
come back to us will fand a royal welcome.
tion for space in Technical High School
the school at some ^ter date. Some of
will be sent to Alaska at tl\e completion
I P I AE L E S S
R T I NE
V C
the equipment to 1:^ used in this room
of the course.
for a complete aeronautics room to be
used by Civil Air Patrol and possibly by
is as follows:
98 Aircraft Identification Pictures on
OMAHA SQUADRON NO. 1
Lt. A1 Larson
the
wall.
Lt. Louis Cutler
W/0
A i r c r a f t N a v i g a t i o n a l P l o t t e r.
Gene
Holmes
W/O George Butler
W/0 William Bergstadt
Corp. Duane Stocker
Pvt. Ruth Cook, Pvt. Harriet Speight, and
Pvt. Betty Andreson,.
A Christmas party will be held Dec-
Synthetic Compass.
emi>er 21 to which members and cadets
Large Scale Electrically Operated Turn
of Squadrons 1 and 3, and the Wing Staff
a n d B a n k I n d i c a t o r.
have been invited.
Pfc. Louis Coleman
Pvt. Franklin Walter's
OMAHA SQUADRON NO. 3
Lt. Glenn M. Fisher
WING
S TA F F
Capt. Harry Burke, Communications Of
ficer.
SOLO
FLIGHTS
David City Flight
Pvt. Otto Holesovsky
Pvt. Louis Svoboda
Omaha No. 2 (Girls)
Pvt. Judy Jenninga
Pvt. Betty Andreson
Pvt. Ruth Cooke
Squadron 2 has a large group of stu
dent pilots. Observers Wings were earn
e d r e c e n t l y b y W / 0 L l o r e n e S c h r o e d e r,
Navy Mark IV Navigational Trainer.
Navigational Computer.
Plotting Board.
Lt. Henry Rentschler
new job as a control tower operator. Sh^
is now in training school in Seattle, and
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From—
^
Formerly a member of Squadron 2,
T5 Velva Sorensen writes from the WAC
Detachment, The Parachute School, Fort
Benning, Ga., "In November I was transfered to The Parachute School, and am
working as a court reporter. The WAC
Detachment here has 200 girls, and in ad
dition to the usual office workers, cooks
and drivers, there are parachute riggers
COLONJ^L SIDLES M
and a school for training them. The of
fice building I work in is near the air
WING
field, and I can at least watch the planes
S TA F F
®
OFFICE STAFF . &
CORNHUSKER
S TA F F
m
take off and come in when the Para
troopers go out to make jumps,
"Please give my regards to my friends
in the Civil Air Patroh"
Pvt. Harriet Speaght
Cadet Joanne Breedon
Cadet Mary Lou Kenwood
Cadet Darlene Caffrey
N E E D E D AT O N C E !
Blair
Cadet
Cadet
Cadet
Cadet
John McQuarrie, Blair
Marshall Turner, Blair
Leon Kuhr, Blair
Charles Hansen, Blair
LAUREL
FLIGHT
A former CAP cadet of Laurel Flight,
who is now in Navy training at Memphis,
lenn., as a radio gunner, has written to
22,GOO Wacs
to serve o$ medical technicions in
U. S. Army Hospifols
If you're trained, you con be
Forfull details^ go immedl*
assigned to an Army horpitat
Immediotdy after basic training.
otely to your neorest U. S.
If you've hod no training at ail,
Army Recruiting Station
friends "Thanks to CAPC Jor the training you gave me; It helped me a long way
but would like to serve in this
lown the road".
to a thrtse- or four-month tech
r.aurel Flight is socking new quarters
tor their rheetings.
vitally- important way, you con
be o'^igned, after basic training,
nician course ot Army expense.
GOCD SQLOIERS
TE
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Wamvn'i Army Corpo
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W
ASPS MUSTERED OUT
COMFER ON CAP PROGRAMS
Decenrxber — 1944
CAP Planes Searcii
For Missing Parachutists
October 31 saw the end of one of the
major assignments of the Civdl Air Patrol,
the recruiting of Air Corps Enlisted Re»
Civil Air Patrol pilots were called up
on November 22 to search for two Army
s e r v e .
airmen who had parachuted from their
Now it is farewell to the WASPS, who
are completing their last month of Army
B-17 while over the sand hills area near
North Platte.
flying. Tn their two years of operation the
The plane, belonging to the Second
WASPS have flown over 500,000 hours
in every type of plane and have proved
they could handle the hottest fighters
and the biggest bombers with the ease
and skill of veteran flyers. One of their
group became the first woman to fly a jet
propelled airplane. The exacting jobs
taken over by the WASPiS included tow
ing targets for antiaircraft practice, fly
ing night searchlight and detection cali
bration mission, flying simulated bomb
ing and strafing runs by day and night,
testing engines, flying clothes and equip
ment, teaching instrument flying to AAF
students and flying weather missions for
t h e A A F ' s W e a t h e r Wa n g a n d m a k i n g
Ariny Air Force and based at Colorado
Springs, was on a routine flight when the
pilot turned the controls over to the
On his recent trip to Sioux Falls, CaptGarner conferred with Lt. Jimmy Barnett,
Commanding Officer of Sioux Falls Squa
dron, planning CAP training programs
and cross-country training flights.
Nebraska Wing Has New
Headquarters Office
November 28th. The offices occupy
r o o m s 5 11 - 5 1 2 o f t h e S t a n d a r d O i l B u i l d -
an integral part of the AAF as their civil
service status would permit and have not
only performed highly essential service
but also have established previously un
known facts concerning the capabilities of
women in highly specialized military fly
ing jobs. This knowledge will be of inestimible value should another national
by two of the men as the signal to
abandon the plane, and they jumped.
Both men landed uninjured, one near
Hyannis and the other near Mullen, and
made their ways to telephones to report
to their base.
The Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air
Patrol moved into new office quarters
izations.
G e n e r a l A r n o l d p r a i s e s t h e WA S P S
the crew compartment was mistaken
"Silk-Happy", their rhates called them.
courier flights for many air force organ
thus: "The WASPS have been as much
automatic pdlot. The resulting signal in
ijig at 18th and Howard Streets,
When Lt. Col. Harry. B. Sidles assumed
command in August, 1942, the original
headquarters office was moved from the
State Capitol in Lincoln to the Sidles
Building in Omaha, All this time the
Civil Air Patrol has had the use of office
space, furniture and equipment without
expense, as a donation from Colonel
S i d l e s . H o w e v e r, e x p a n s i o n o f t h e S i d l e s
Meanwhile Captain Paul Timm, Search
and Rescue Officer from Second Army
Air
Force
Headquarters,
Colorado
Springs, arrived at North Platte to direct
the search. Six Civil Air Patrol plane"
and pilots and their observers took psrt,
four
from
North
Platte
and
two
from
Scottsbluff.
New Stioulder Insignia
Strip Now Available
emergency arse. Together with the wo
men flyers of our Allies, the WASPS have
proved that women have the ability and
the capacity to perform the most difficult
jobs in flying."
Company for post-war planning neces
sitated the use of the rooms occupied by
the Wing, so new offices had to be found.
Presiding over the outer office is Sgt,
M a r y F r a n c e s M e y e r, W i n g S e c r e t a r y.
Civil Air Patrol uniform, a new identify
Striking a different note Walter Wdnchell sympathizes; "The wonderful
WASPS (they fly B-29, pursuit and other
heavy planes) will try to connect with
Sgt. Meyer lis an aviation enthusiast who
form of a small cloth arc one-half inch
devoted many hours to Squadron 2 before
taking her present post, She formerly
w i d e e m b r o i d e r e d " C I V I L A I R PAT R O L "
which is to be sewn immediately above
and adjoining the shoulder patch on the
the Red Cross, driving ambulances. They
are all miserable because the govern
lived in St. Louis and had flight training
there. A recent addition to her duties is
left sleeve.
the editdng of the CORNHUSKER. As
With the removal of the red shoulder
loops and sleeve braid which have been
the distinguishing characteristics of the
ing insiignia was required. This takes the
M a j o r M u e l l e r, W i n g S u p p l y O f fi c e r,
ment is inactivating them on December
sistant Secretary is W/O Helen Vlasak,
20, None can get a job at any plane plant,
has received a supply of these strips for
also a member of Omaha Squadron 2.
All members of CAP are cordially in
distribution to CAP merhbers at the cost
either. Fine way to reward these girls
(Continued on page 4.)
vited to drop in to the new office.
of ten cents each. Unit Supply Officers
are to make up their order immediately.
2
CORNHUSKER
CORNHUSKER
CAP
CAP
December — 1944
NEWS
OMAHA GETS NA
VIGA
TIONAL TRAINER
NEWS
Published each month by the Nebraska
Wing Civil Air Patrol, 504 South 18th
Street, Omaha 2, Nebraska.
Managing Editor Capt. Stanley B. Marsh
Editor Sgt. Mary Frances Meyer
Associate Editor .... Cpl. Dorothy Gathers
W i n g S t a ff
Com'd. Officer....Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles
Executive Officer Major M. M. Meyers
Adjutant Capt. Earle C, Reynolds
Medical Officer Capt. A. D. Cioyd
Operations Officer Maj, Vic M. Schroeder
Training Officer Capt. G. C. Follmer
Intelligence Officer....Capt. Stanley Marsh
Supply Officer Major Rudy Mueller
Comm.
Officer
Capt.
Harry
Burke
E n g . O f fi c e r C a p t . W m . A . E r a s e r, J r.
Special Duty Capt. Gould Dietz
Views and Reviews
By Our Wing Commander
At the end of each year most people
take an accounting of their losses and
gains. From a national viewpoint we
know that our losses have been great in
the lives of our young men, and before
ultimate victory many more will give
"the last full measure of devotion" to their
c o u n t r y. T h o u s a n d s o f o t h e r s — w o u n d e d
and crippled — have made their sacrifice
to keep America free from tyranny and
oppression. These men have faced the
<:nemy on the front line.
In order to keep our men supplied with
the wherewithal for battle the services of
at least five home front workers for every
Members of Omaha Squadron No. 1 InvesVfate mysteries of new trainer, as Lt.
J.
W.
Ewing
"checks
out"
as
navigrator.
tive. Our membership at present, inclu
ding cadets, is one thousand seven hun
d r e d a n d t w e n t y, O u r f u t u r e i n C i v i l
Air Patrol is very hopeful. Colonel
Earle C, Johnson, National Commander,
assures us of the best training program
we have yet had — one that will com
pletely satisfy those whose real interest
is flying. This program will be designed
in great part from suggestions and udeas
of CAP members from many states, in
cluding our own Operations Officer, Ma
fighting man are required. We of the
Civil Air Patrol have found a place
j o r V i c S c h r o e d e r.
among the ranks on the home front.
manent organization. It will have its
place in the future alongside other great
national organizations interested in avia
Thousands of young men have been re
cruited, trained and made ready for the
Army Air Forces. From every quarter
of the globe where members of this pow
erful fighting force are stationed comes
confirmation from the boys who were in
CAP, that our training was of great
value and help to them. Other hundreds
of thousands have caught the spirit of
aviation and so the foundation of a great
post-war flight program has been made.
Ta k i n g t o h e a r t t h e w o r d s o f G e n e r a l A r
nold, "that our nation may never again
have to gain an adr force the hard way,"
Civil Air Patrol is enlisting 15, 16 and 17
year old young men who have a desire to
be a part of the future of world aviation.
Our squadron gains have not been as
great as they could have been had we
the facilities to get out to the various
towns which showed an interest in the
CAP program, but we are proud of the
We feel that Civil Air Patrol is a per
tion. The result of our influence in bmld-
ing a great air age may never be recorded
in full, because our contacts have been
wide and great. We have a big job to do,
and must not neglect our opportunities as
CAP members to keep our home town
looking forward in aviation.
We have other responsibilities in train
ing and working with the youth of our
nation: enlisting the best men of the
community to cooperate with us in what
CAP is trying to do; enlisting the schools
.to aid in the instruction work of CAP;
availing ourselves of the training aids
furnished by the Army Air Force. Many
training films may be had for the asking.
—Photo
by
W/0
Gaskill
Working together, we can be hopeful of
bigger and better gains in the near future.
IOAAQARNN |
M SU O o
H D .3
Capt. W. C. Garner and F/O H. E.
Wohlford made a cross-country flight to
Sioux Falls, S. D. While there they visit
ed Squadron No. 3's former executive of
fi c e r, L t . J i m m y B a r n e t t , w h o i s n o w
commanding officer of Sioux Fail§ Squad
r o n , C A P.
Due to adverse weather conditions the
Observers' Course inaugurated recently
has mads little progress, but it is hoped
many more flights may be made next
month.
During the Sixth War Loan Bond Drive
five army planes put in at Omaha Air
port, and their pilots, all combat vet
erans, spoke at 26 public schools in the
interest of the campaign. Members of
Squadron 3 did guard duty at the air
port, where the planes were on display.
Capt. Garner and his staff have put in
a great deal of time setting up a training
schedule for their Squadron, which will
go into effect after January 1.
Glenn M. Fisher has been appointed
Executive Officer and promoted from
Flight Officer to Second Lieutenant.
material now available and thereby be
'The Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program
is the best preliminary training you can
in better position to go forward when the
gef4f-you hope some day to fly with the
We must do the best we can with the
new unfits at Kearney, Beatrice and Col
new training program comes to us,
The Wing Staff ds eager to help you
umbus, which are well organized and ac
with your problems, if you will but ask.
Army Air Forces "
General H. H. Arnold, Command
ing General, Army Air Forces.
December — 1944
GORNHUSKER
CAP
NEWS
3
CAP CADETS PREP
ARE FOR HOBBY SHOW
Lt. Ewing and his Transportation crew
were on the job again when the Wing
Headquarters office was moved. With
t h e a s r. i s t a n c e o f C o r p . Ve r n F i c h t e r a n d
Sgt. George Seibold, furniture was uncrated, trucked to the new location and
installed on the fifth floor of the Stand
ard Oil Building.
Sau?dron 1 has received the Naviga
tional Trainer and is enthusiastically
practicing with it. The Pilot's Sectdon as
sembled and put it in operation, and re
port it the most interesting and educa
tional piece of equipment to be assigned
to
C A P.
Squadron 1 invited Squadrons 2 and 3
to attend a special meeting at which
William Milner, pianager of Omaha Muni
cipal Airport, spoke on "Aviation in
Pictured are cadets of Omaha Squadron
Cadets shown (Isft to right) are: M<ike
Civil Air Patrol working on model air
Wo.Ipert, Bob Pallet,.. Bob Nielsen, Neil
planes which members plan to enter in
O ' C o n n o r, B i l l J e n k i n , . J a c k S t o k e s , H a r
the hobby show sponsored by the World-
ry Whiteside, Don Findone, Ben Howard
Herald and co-sponsored by the Exchange
and Carl Wells.
World-Herald
Club and YMCA,
Nebraska Wing Headquarters
Photo.
ORDER
NO.
23
NOVEMBER
1944
1. Pursuant to authority contained in
fi c e r, G r a n d I s l a n d S q u a d r o n S t a f f t o
Second Lieutenant.
signment, the following named officers
tenant.
quarters.
ABDOUCH, Ivan M., Second Lieuten
ant, Intelligence Officer, Omaha Squad
ron No. 3, to First Lieutenant.
M O R K , G i l b e r t T. , S e c o n d L i e u t e n a n t ,
F l i g h t L e a d e r, O m a h a S q u a d r o n N o . 3 , t o
First Lieutenant.
their first appearance and were a beau
Civil Air Patrol emblem on white silk.
S C H E P M A N , H e r m a n W. , E x e c u t i v e
Officer Tecumseh Flight, to Second Lieu
moted in grade as indicated effective on
official notification by National Head
A good showing of Cadets marched in
t h e p a r a d e A r m i s t i c e D a y. T h e n e w
flags ordered by the Nebraska Wing made
tiful s-ight—the Stars and Stripes, and the
CAP Rules, Personnel 19, Functional As
and n'on-cbmmiissioned officers'are pro
additional feature.
to Second Lieutenant.
Transportation and Communications Of
16
film "Memphis Belle" was shown as an
ply Officer, Grand Island Squadron Staff,
B A R R E T T, W i l l i a m A . , S e r g e a n t ,
GENERAL
Omaha — Past, Present and Future". The
SWAN, Conrad E.. Medical Officer,
Kearney Squadron Staff, to Second Lieu
tenant.
D O T Y, D w i g h t S . , T r a i n i n g O f fi c e r,
Kearney Squadron Staff, to Second Lieu
tenant.
THOMAS, Anson E., Intelligence Of
fi c e r. K e a r n e y S q u a d r o n S t a ff , t o S e c
ond Lieutenant.
SNELL, Rex, Supply Officer, Kearney
C L A R K , E d w a r d F. , Wa r r a n t O f fi c e r,
Operations Officer, Scottsbluff Squadron
Squadron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
Staff, to Se:ond Lieutenant.
The flying club incorporated from
Squadron 1 members has been named
Air Progress; temporary officers have
been named, and its first plane, a Taylorcraft. has been puixhased.
Squadrons 1 and 2 Cadets obsei'ved
their second anniversary at a dinner and
dance Saturday n.ight, December 16, at the
Fontenelle Hotel, with 150 persons at
tending.
First Sergeant Charles Schultz, Air
Corps Enlisted Reserve Cadet and Com
manding Officer of Cadet Squadrons 1
and 2 has entered the army and is taking
AAF basis training at Kessler Field, Biloxi. Miss. Roland Reifschneider, Chuck's
p r e d e c e s s o r, h a s fi n i s h e d b a s i c a n d i s n o w
in radio school at Scott Field, Illinois. He
sends Christmas greetings to all his
cations Officer, Kearney Squadron Staff,
D AV I S , D o n D . , Wa r r a n t O f fi c e r, A s
s i s t a n t F l i g h t L e a d e r a n d I n s t r u c t o r,
David City Flight, to Second Lieutenant.
POWELL,'Orlo T., Technical Sergeant,
Communications Officer, Lincoln Squad
ron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
M c C a r t h y, J o h n F. , s t a f f S e r g e a n t ,
I n t e l l i g e n c e O f fi c e r, L i i n c o l n S q u a d r o n
Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
S T E P H E N S , F r a n c i s W. , S t a f f S e r
geant, Intelligence Officer, Lincoln Squad
ron Staff, to Second Lieutenant,
CHAMBERS, Lester E., Sergeant, Sup
B R O C K E L S B Y, R u p e r t H „ C o m m u n i
f r i e n d s i n C A P.
FREMONT SQUADRON
to Second Lieutenant.
BARNEY, Ralph M., Adjutant, Kearney
Squadron Staff, to Second Lieutenant.
HARRY B. SIDLES
LT.
COL.
COMDR.
CAP
NEBR.
WING.
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M I L I TA RY O U T F I T T E R S
! UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
2059 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebr.j
John Siems and Delbert Jorgenson who
have been. inactive in CAP since 1942
are back in the Fremont Squadron. Both
of these men are holders of commercial
licenses and have instructor ratings. John
h a s 6 ,0 0 0 h o u rs i n th e a i r.
Cadets are meeting twice a week,
Thursday night is devoted to drill, code
and aircraft identification. Sunday after
noons they are flying on a map making
mission covering the area around Fre
mont.
4
CORNHUSKER CAP NEWS
December — 1944
WASPS MUSTERED OUT
TRAINING AIDS
(Continued from page 1)
who risked their lives for us all. Here's a
A great deal of training material has
been received at Nebraska Wing in the
salute to all of them."
last month. This includes mechanical
In the plane crash at Omaha Muni
cipal Airport December 7 in wMch seven
teen flyers lost their lives, three of them
were WASPS who had completed a ferry
ing job and were being flown back to
their base.
In the roster of WASPS are many for
mer Civil Air Patrol members. We are
training aids, manuals, and films, and
will be made available to the squadrons.
Distribution of the Cadet.PrerFight Man
uals was made recently and Cadst Squad
rons should be well established in their
courses based on this book.
In Omaha a co-operative arrangement
has been made with the Board of Educa
IO AASUDO N2I
MH QARN o
.
Squadron 2 girls looked very good,
swinging along in the Armistice Day
parade November II.
The Girls' Squadron has an cffic3 in
the Jewish Community Center. Classes
are held on the second floor, and drill
sessions in the auditorium.
Pvt. Bernice Shudinis has a wonderful
more than proud of them, and any who
come back to us will fand a royal welcome.
tion for space in Technical High School
the school at some ^ter date. Some of
will be sent to Alaska at tl\e completion
I P I AE L E S S
R T I NE
V C
the equipment to 1:^ used in this room
of the course.
for a complete aeronautics room to be
used by Civil Air Patrol and possibly by
is as follows:
98 Aircraft Identification Pictures on
OMAHA SQUADRON NO. 1
Lt. A1 Larson
the
wall.
Lt. Louis Cutler
W/0
A i r c r a f t N a v i g a t i o n a l P l o t t e r.
Gene
Holmes
W/O George Butler
W/0 William Bergstadt
Corp. Duane Stocker
Pvt. Ruth Cook, Pvt. Harriet Speight, and
Pvt. Betty Andreson,.
A Christmas party will be held Dec-
Synthetic Compass.
emi>er 21 to which members and cadets
Large Scale Electrically Operated Turn
of Squadrons 1 and 3, and the Wing Staff
a n d B a n k I n d i c a t o r.
have been invited.
Pfc. Louis Coleman
Pvt. Franklin Walter's
OMAHA SQUADRON NO. 3
Lt. Glenn M. Fisher
WING
S TA F F
Capt. Harry Burke, Communications Of
ficer.
SOLO
FLIGHTS
David City Flight
Pvt. Otto Holesovsky
Pvt. Louis Svoboda
Omaha No. 2 (Girls)
Pvt. Judy Jenninga
Pvt. Betty Andreson
Pvt. Ruth Cooke
Squadron 2 has a large group of stu
dent pilots. Observers Wings were earn
e d r e c e n t l y b y W / 0 L l o r e n e S c h r o e d e r,
Navy Mark IV Navigational Trainer.
Navigational Computer.
Plotting Board.
Lt. Henry Rentschler
new job as a control tower operator. Sh^
is now in training school in Seattle, and
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From—
^
Formerly a member of Squadron 2,
T5 Velva Sorensen writes from the WAC
Detachment, The Parachute School, Fort
Benning, Ga., "In November I was transfered to The Parachute School, and am
working as a court reporter. The WAC
Detachment here has 200 girls, and in ad
dition to the usual office workers, cooks
and drivers, there are parachute riggers
COLONJ^L SIDLES M
and a school for training them. The of
fice building I work in is near the air
WING
field, and I can at least watch the planes
S TA F F
®
OFFICE STAFF . &
CORNHUSKER
S TA F F
m
take off and come in when the Para
troopers go out to make jumps,
"Please give my regards to my friends
in the Civil Air Patroh"
Pvt. Harriet Speaght
Cadet Joanne Breedon
Cadet Mary Lou Kenwood
Cadet Darlene Caffrey
N E E D E D AT O N C E !
Blair
Cadet
Cadet
Cadet
Cadet
John McQuarrie, Blair
Marshall Turner, Blair
Leon Kuhr, Blair
Charles Hansen, Blair
LAUREL
FLIGHT
A former CAP cadet of Laurel Flight,
who is now in Navy training at Memphis,
lenn., as a radio gunner, has written to
22,GOO Wacs
to serve o$ medical technicions in
U. S. Army Hospifols
If you're trained, you con be
Forfull details^ go immedl*
assigned to an Army horpitat
Immediotdy after basic training.
otely to your neorest U. S.
If you've hod no training at ail,
Army Recruiting Station
friends "Thanks to CAPC Jor the training you gave me; It helped me a long way
but would like to serve in this
lown the road".
to a thrtse- or four-month tech
r.aurel Flight is socking new quarters
tor their rheetings.
vitally- important way, you con
be o'^igned, after basic training,
nician course ot Army expense.
GOCD SQLOIERS
TE
H
Wamvn'i Army Corpo