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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
Vo l . 3 , N o . 2
February — 1945
Nebraska Civil Air Patrol
Otiicers Hold A Two-Day
Training Program Conference
•The special meeting announced in last
month's
CORNHUSKER
was
held
Feb
ruary 3 and 4 and was a great success,
both In attendance and in accomplish
ment of purpose. Most of Nebraska's
units were represented, and in addition
Wing Commanders and Staff Officers
from five other states attended, as well
£s Col. Earle L. Johnson, National Com
m a n d e r, C o l . H a r r y H . B l e e , N a t i o n a l
O p e r a t i o n s a n d T r a i n i n g O f fi c e r, a n d
Major Howard Sterne, Assistant Opera
tions
Officer.
A t t h e fi r s t m e e t i n g h e l d S a t u r d a y,
February 3, Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles,
Nebraska Wing Commander, opened the
session by welcoming those in attend
ance and introducing the special guests,
and then turned things over to Col. Blee,
.who presented the new co-ordinated
National CAP Training Program. He
explained the purpose of the program is
Lt. CO'I. Harry B. Sid'es> Nebraska Wing Commander, con^atuiates Lt.. Butters
aiter announcement by Col. Johnson, National Commander, that he will receive
to provide practical ground and preflight
instruction in aviation subjects and ele
a Merit Citation for his part in the rescue of pilot in crashed P-47.
—Photo by Maj; Paul Threlfall, Kansas Wing.
mentary military matters for cadet and
adult
members
of
CJivil
Air
Patrol
on
a
uniform basis throughout the United
Omaha Squadron 1 Member
T Gei Distinguished
o
Service Citation
States,
Blair Granted State Funds
— Will Improve Airport
Nebraskan
to
Receive
Honor
During his recent visit in Omaha, Col.
Earle L. Johnson, AC> National Com
Blair has become one of the most avi
through the influence of the local Civil
Air Patrol organization and through the
efforts of Lt. C. D. Howard, Command
m a n d e r, a n n o u n c e d t h a t a M e r i t C i t a
ing Officer, and Sgt. Emory Hunt.
At a meeting of the executive board
tion Av/ard will be presented to First
of the Nebraska State Aeronautics Com
Lieutenant Ernest V. Butters, Training
mission in Lincoln recently the Blair
Airport was given $4,000 in cash for use
in making immediate improvements on
the field. The money, which comes from
Officer of Omaha Squadron 1, for action
performed last October 26 at Norfolk,
Nebraska, during ceremonies dedicating
the new airport there.
Part of the program arranged for the
(Continued on page 4)
courses
of
instruction
in
dents a sound, practical working know
ledge of fundamentals necessary for ef
ation minded towns in Nebraska, largely
First
The
cluded are intended (a) to give the stu
fective service' to Civil Air Patrol in the
performance of its varied activities as
an auxili?ry of the Army Air Forces,
(b) to assist the students in laying the
groundwork for a successful career in
either military or civil aviation, and (c)
to prepare the students to work intelli
gently for the general promotion of avia
tion in all its phases. Upon completion
of the prescribed courses, students will
be encouraged to organize classes for
specialized training.
taxes collected on aviation gasoline, is
After this meeting everybody board
ed a large Army bus and were taken to
en outright grant to the Blair Airport
Te c h n i c a l H i g h S c h o o l w h e r e O m a h a
Committee
Squadron I has set up a display of all
(Continued on page 3)
and
does
not
have
(Continued on page 2)
to
be
2
CORNHUSKER
CORNHUSKER
CAP
NEWS
Published each month by tiie Nebraska
Wing Civil Air Patrol, 504 South 18th
Street, Omaha 2, Nebraska.
CAP
NEWS
February — 1945
Nebraska's Ground Flight
Program Is Launched
Lt.
Mary
Frances
were Lt. Howard, Sgt. Hunt and Ben
Meyer
Reeh, all Civil Air Patrol members, rep
Wing Staff
resenting the Chamber of Commerce and
the BlFir City Council.
Com'd. Officer....Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles
Executive Officer Major M. M. Meyers
Adjutant
Capt.
Earle
C.
Blair
Reynolds
Officer
Capt.
Harry
General Order No. 17
but
two
towns
in
Squadron,
Airport Improvements
The $4,000 will be spent as follows;
Csptain W. C. Garner, CO of Omaha
$2,550 for a cement apron to be bmlt in
front of the existing hangars, to be more
thgn 100 feet long; $1,000 for the drilling
Squadron 3 receives lesson number one
f r o m . M a j o r Vi c S c h r o e d e r. I n t e r e s t e d
of a deep well and the installation of
bystander is Lt. Ftederic Hoffman, CO
of new CAP unit at McCook, Nebraska^—
an electric pressure system, work on
which will start immediately; and $450
for a new type of sodded north-south
hereby accepted. He will retain assign
runway, supplanting the alfalfa runway.
The new type runway planting is to be
of grgss which is not subject to the bur-
2 4 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective this date, William G. Brown,
Second Lieutenant, is hereby appointed
Commander of Lincoln Squadron of the
Air
of
Phcto by W/0 H. E. Wohlford.
Nebraska Wing Headquarters
Civil
one
town, and it also has a Civil Air Patrol
Burke
E n g . O f fi c e r C a p t . W m . A . P r a s e r, J r,
Special Duty ......Capt. Gould Dietz
was
Nebraska to receive money for airport
i m p r o v e m e n t s . Wa y n e w a s t h e o t h e r
Medical Officer Capt. A. D. Cloyd
Operations Officer Maj. Vic M. Schroeder
Tr a i n i n g O f fi c e r C a p t . G . C , F o l l m e r
Intelligence Officer....Capt. Stanley Marsh
Supply Officer Major Rudy Mueller
Comm.
(Continued from page 1)
matched by 2n equal amount by the
town. Appearing before the council
Manafing Editor Capt. Stanley B. Maxsli
Editor
BLAIR TO IMPROVE AIRPORT
m e n t a n d d u t i e s o f M e d i c a l O f fi c e r, a n d
vowinjg of gophers which are always
commission as First Lieutenant.
Effective as of dates indicated, the
Patrol.
Wiliam N. Kite, First Lieutenant, is
hereby relieved of his duties as Squad
ron Commander in order that he may
following officer promotions and func
tional assignments have been made by
official
notification
of
National
Head
quarters.
ficer of Group 762.
F I S H E R , G l e n n M . , F l i g h t O f fi c e r,
Executive Officer Omaha Squadron 3,
to Second Lieutenant, will retain as
signment and duties. Commission ef
fective as of 4 January, 1945.
non-commissioned officers are promoted
in grade as indicated by official notifica
tion of National Headquarters.
MURPHY, Jerald R., Second Lieuten
ant, Adjutant, Grand Island Squadron,
to First lieutenant, with assignment and
duties as Adjutant, Group 763, effective
JACKSON, Jack C., First Sergeant,
Adjutant Omaha Squadron 1, to Second
Lieutenant, will retain assignment and
^ s o f 1 4 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
WILSON, Dorothy M., Second Lieu
t e n a n t , C o m m a n d i n g O f fi c e r, O m a h a
Squadron No, 2, to First Lieutenant, will
Training Officer Grand Island Squadron,
retain assignment and duties, effective
ment and duties. Commission effective
a s o f 7 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
a s o f 4 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
MAPES, Andrew D., Executive Offi
cer, Norfolk Squadron, to Second Lieu
tenant, will retain assignment and du
MEYER, Mary F., Sergeant, to Sec
ond Lieutenant, with assignment as Ne
braska Wing Staff Officer. Commission
t i e s , e ff e c t i v e a s o f 1 4 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
e f f e c t i v e 1 8 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 ,
K E L S E Y, C h g r l e s H . , I n t e l l i g e n c e
O f fi c e r, N o r f o l k S q u a d r o n , t o S e c o n d
Lieutenant, will retain e^signment and
duties, effective as of 14 December, 1944.
Lieutenant with assignment as Com
General Order No. 18
8 F e b r u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective this date, Herbert O. BERG-
STROM, Second Lieutenant, is hereby
appointed Commandiing Officer of the
North Platte Squadron, Civil Air Patrol.
T h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f L i n v i l l e F, V A L
ENTINE, First Lieutenant, as Command
ing Officer of North Platte Squadron is
Field Municipally Owned
The airport field was purchased last
fall by the town through a bond issue
accept the assignment of Executive Of
The foUowing named officers and
throwing up dirt mounds "snd creating a
hezard on take-offs and landings.
d u t i e s . C o m m i s s i o n e f f e c t i v e a s o f 11
ROSS, Thurlo E., Second Lieutenant,
to First Lieutenant, will retain as^gn-
manding Officer of McCook Squadron
C o m m i s s i o n e f f e c t i v e 1 8 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective thiis date, Blair Flight will
be designated Blair Squadron.
Effective this date, Columbus Flight
will be designated Columbus Squadron.
Effective this date, David City Flight
will be designated David City Squadron.
HARRY B. SIDLES,
Col.
Commission appropriation makes good
a long standing promise from the Com
mission that Blair would receive the aid
if the field were purchased and all other
stipulations met.
CAP Squadron Very Active
The Civil Air Patrol Squadron at
Blair us ready to start on the National
Training Program. They have made ar
rangements for room in the high school
in which to set up and install the mech
anical training aids they expect to be
shipped to them soon. An all-out re
cruiting program is now being carried
on. The town newspaper carried a half
HOFFMAN, Frederic G., to Second
Lt.
of $15,000. the Nebraska Aeronautics
CAP
C o m d r. N e b r. W i n g .
page ad setting forth facts about the Civil
Air Patrol, announcing the time ol meet
ings, the course of study, etc., and in
vited the public to attend the meetings.
A free in-the-air lesson is promised by
B y r o n A p p l e b y, B l a i r A i r p o r t I n s t r u c
tor, to those who qualify in classwork,
based on attendance and grades. In the
high school a girls' Cadet unit is being
organized, and will be ready when the
first class in the training program is
called.
This Issue Sponsored By |
OMAHAA
THLETIC CLUB
CORNHUSKER
B'ebruary — 1945
TRAINING
PROGRAM
CAP
NEWS
3
CONFERENCE
(Continued from page 1)
mechanical training aids used in the CAP
program, including the Navigational
Tr a i n e r. A t r a i n i n g fi 5 m , " C a m o u fl a g e , "
was
shown.
Nebrasl&a Wing Staff Hosts at Banquet
S a t u r d a y n i g h t t h e N e b r a s k a Wa n g
Staff Officers were hosts at a banquet
which was attended by over 100 CAP
members and special guests. These in
c l u d e d L t . C o l . T. B . R o b e r t s , S o u t h D a
kota Wing Commander, Lt. Col. Clayton
N . Wu l ff , M i n n e s o t a W i n g C o m m a n d e r,
Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox, Kansas Wing
C o m m a n d e r, M a j o r R o y M i l l i g a n , M o n
t a n a D e p u t y W i n g C o m m s n d e r, a n d C a p t .
Stan Cowan, Intelligence Officer of the
North Dakota Wing, representing the
W i n g C o m m a n d e r. O t h e r g u e s t s w e r e
Col. Reed Davis and Major John Spald
ing, Air Liaison Officers of the Seventh
Service Command, Capt. James Soren-
Ron, Capt. Jack Norris and Lt. Joe Hart,
Training Liaison Officers of the Seventh
Training Area, AAF, Cspt. L. L. Brown,
Commander Detroit Lakes Squadron,
C A P, N o r t h D a k o t a , M a j o r H e n r y E g gers, CMP, Seventh Service Command,
Major A. G. Johnson, Seventh Service,
Command, Captain James R. Smith,
South Dfkota CAP Wing Staff, Major
Larry Brill, Minnesota Wing Staff, Ma
jor John Moodie, South Dakota Wing
Staff, Major Paul Threlfall, Kansas
Wing Staff, and 1st Lt. Jimmy Barnett,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Squsdron
Commander. Commanding and Staff Of
ficers from the Nebraska Wing included
those from the three Omaha Squadrons,
B l a i r, L i n c o l n , G r a n d I s l a n d , K e a r n e y,
North Platte, David City, Columbus, Be
atrice, and the new squadrons at McCook
and Clay Center. Group Commanders
Capt. M. J. Warren, Capt. Arthur Bald
win, Capt. Charles Larsen and Capt.
Kenneth Kimmel attended. Major Rudy
Mueller wes toastmaster and Col. Blee
principal speaker.
Major Schroeder's
Sunday morning
ed over a meeting
a n d A A F Tr a i n i n g
Program Introduced
Col. Johnson presid
of Wing Commanders
Liaison Officers. At
the same time the conference of Nebras
ka CAP Officers continued with Major
Vic Schroeder, Wang Operations Officer,
in charge. The Special Ground Flight
Program for the Nebraska Wing, which
will be supplementary to the National
National Officers and Commanders from five nei^hboringf Wingfs guests at
banquet during training program conference in Omalia. Left to right: Lt. Col.
Clayton N. Wulff, Minnesota; Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox, Kansas; Capt. Stan
Cowan, Nortli Dakota Wing Staff; MaJ. Rudy Mueller, Nebraska Wing Staff; Col.
Harry H. Blee, AC, National Headquarters; Lt Col. Harry B. Sidles, Nebraska;
M2*j. Roy Milligan, Montana; and Lt. Col. T. B. Roberts, South Dakota.—Photo by
Major Paul Threlfall, Intelligence Officer^ Kansas Wing.
CAP
will
increase
its
efforts
in
the
re
c r u i t i n g o f WA C s f o r m e d i c a l t e c h n i cicns. Aid in WAC recruiting is one of
the permanent assignments of the Civil
Col. Johnson Speaks
After the luncheon came Col. John
theirs
in
the
continued
interest
importance of the new training program.
what we pay for in time and labor is
He said: "The Cadet Training program
worth much to us. A purely voluntary
is the most important job Civil Air Pa
organization consisting of people inter
trol has ever undertaken, because every
ested in giving and not getting is what
member can participate, not just the few
who can serve in specialized ways as in
Civii Air Patrol is and will continue to
Coastal Patrol, Tow-Target Service, and
"CAP training will help our young
men realize the many other branches of
so forth.
"Civil Air Patrol in its training takes
in more and more youth who will chart
the future of aviation, and is spreading
the gospel of aviation not just to spe
cialized groups who are already in avi
ation, but to those who were not hereto
fore interested.
which the speaker was Major Irene
"Representatives of England's Cadet
Sweeney, WAC. Her talk was received
Training units who were here a short
with great intere.st and gravity, and the
than
of its Cadet members and the superior
son's address in which he discussed the
Patrol.
A luncheon was served at noon at
Meeting Continues Through Lujicheon
er
ity of its organizational background,
although they furnish uniforms and oth
er expenses of their members, while the
CAP Cadets pay for their own. What
we get for nothing is worth nothing,
Air
"If and when recruiting iin the Air
Corps Enlisted Reserve is opened up
again, the examinations will be based
on what CAP is teaching at this time.
Program, was presented.
ization said that our CAP is much sound
time ago to study Civil Air Patrol organ
be.
aviation which are available to them,
and they will "wash themselves out" as
pilots in favor of another phase, al
though in the beginning of their train
ing most of them think of no other goal
than becoming a pilot.
"We want people in the Civil Air Pa
trol who are interested in other things,
not necessarily in aviation. For instruc
tors we want radio men, mechanics, pho
tographers, school teachers, returned
service
men
and
women
.
"Civil Air Patrol is giving its Cadets
(Continued on Page 4)
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CORNHUSKER
TRAINING PROGRAM CONFERENCE
CAP
NEWS
February — 1945
ite Durbin, Adjutant. Others belong to
TO
GET
DISTINGUISHED
L t Va l e n t i n e , L t . B e r g s t r o m , a n d o n e
Continued from page 3)
a sample of aviiation, so that they can
make up, their own minds what part of
aviation they want to be in, or whether
SERVICE
C I TAT I O N
t o a c l u b c o m p o s e d o f L t . W , M . S t o r y,
Sgt. Guy Grimm, Sgt. Sydney Goodfellow
and Pvt. Paul Meltin.
A
number
of
(Continued from page 1)
day was formation flying of P-47's from'
members
have
their
the Bruning Army Air Base. One of the
they want to be in it, at all; and is mak
ing new customers for aviation opera
tors, as CAP members become flyiing
students and private plane owners, and
the demand for more airports and more
Third Class Radiotelephone Operator's
communications projects should be given
by all units, with WERS in mind..
The Squadron has made all prepara
first to reach the scene. He found the
landing fields will increase.
tions and is ready to begin classes based
He applied a splint to the broken arm
on the new National program. Plans
are to purchase a 16mm projector, in
stead of renting one as heretofore.
and rendered other first aid, then helped
remove the flyer from the wreck, and
"In 1944, 81 airports in the United
States were either built or caused to be
kept in operation by Civil Air Patrol.
licenses.
knowledge gained from experience will
be of great value in our class work, and
in their case they may get satisfaction
out of still serving their country by
passing their experience and training on
to the young people who may some day
take their place."
Captain Reynolds Adjourns Meeting
Following Col. Johnson's address,
Capt. Earle C. Reynolds of the Nebraska
Wing Staff presided over a question and
answer session, with the Squadron Officers presenting the problems and Col.
Johnson and Col. Blee supplying the an
s w e r s .
NORTH
P L AT T E
North Platte Squadron has a new
Commanding Officer. Lt. Valentine,
former CO, resigned' but remains on the
staff as Medical Officer. Lt. H. O. Bergstrom, former Operations Officer, is the
new
CO.
Four planes are owned by Squadron
members, one by a woman, Lt. Marguer
attention
to
radio
and
planes crashed when coming in for a
landing, and Lt, Butters was one of the
pilot, Lt. Joe Steiner, suffering fi'om a
broken arm and leg, and cuts on the face.
accompanied him in the ambulance to
the hospital.
"Civil Air Patrol should make a def
inite effort to contact returned service
men and women, to invite them into
CAP to help us and work with us. Their
More
GRAND
ISLAND
In getting set to put the new National
a n d N e b r a s k a Tr a i n i n g P r o g r a m s t o
work. Grand Island Squadron Command
er Captain Paul G. Gordon has instructed
Lt, Steiner, the pilot who was in
jured, is now fully recovered and is
again flying.
PROIMOTION FOR AAF CHIEF
TRAINING LIAISON OFFICER
his staff officers to prepare and submit
in 'Writing their own various programs as
they pertain to the individual olficesi,
When this is done a public meeting will
be held April 30, before the start of the
new progiram, and the new training pro
cedure will be presented, explained and
discussed.
Captain Gordon has also prepared an
outline enumerating the duties of each
staff officer. It is very complete and is
an idea which could be copied to advan
tage by every unit. In this way each of
ficer will know just what is expected
of him, and what duties he is responsible
J a m e s H . S o r e n s o n , J r. , C h i e f Tr a i n
ing Liaison Officer, Seventh Trsiining
Area, has been promoted from Captain
t o M s j o r. T h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t
ing in Omaha February 3 and 4 know
him as the genial officer from "deep an
the
heart
of."
Before his assignment as Training
Liaison Officer, Major Sorenson saw ac
tive service with the Air Corps in Eng
land and North Africa, and has the Pur
ple Heart,
f o r. C a p t a i n G o r d o n o ff e r s h i s a s s i s t
D AV I D
CITY
a n c e t o a n y o f fi c e r, b u t w i s h e s t o e n
courage initiative, and wants each staff
member to plan his own phase of work,
following the general outline.
Five members of Grand Island Squad
David City Squadron has a flying
club within its members, owning a Cub
ron own planes. They are Lt. B. L.
"ham" and has. a Class A Amateur radio
T h o m p s o n , L t . T. E . R o s s , L t . S t o v e r
Deats, Art Edmunds and Sam Ross.
license. Haying a man with, this back
plane.
Sgt. Otto Holesovsky ds a former radio
ground, we hope to hear soon that David
City has a CAP-WERS unit.
"It just isn't safe on the ground", de
I'VE DONNED . . .
This New Uniform
. . . . the uniform of my country! I've put
aside all normal peace-time activities, for as
important as they may seem, they no longer
matter.
After a few short weeks, I'll be trained as a Medical Technician
in the Women's Army Corps and serve at. Fitzsimmons General
Hospital, Denver, Colorado, in one of Nebraska's "Purple Heart"
platoons. This is the least . , , and yet the most I can do.
More women are urgently needed. Contact the nearest Army Re
cruiting Office for full details or write 224 Post Office Bldg., Omaha,
c i d e d M / S g t . R u s s e l l Va n d e r k o l k . Va n derkolk, who holds a commercial license
and an instructor rating, suffered a bro
ken leg recently when a horse fell on
him.
Former members of David City
Squadron have been in the hottest fight
ing of the war. Marvin Stier, on a Navy
destroyer, was recently wounded during
battle in the Pacific. Fred Forney is
missing in action in Germany and Nor
man Davis is with the 8th Army in Ger
many.
Since being redesignated from Flight
to Squadron, Lt, Lloyd Ragan is pre
paring to fill several vacancies on his
staff.
F I N I S H
T H E
J O B
B U Y
C O
C" A
M O K E
W A R
B O N D S
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
Vo l . 3 , N o . 2
February — 1945
Nebraska Civil Air Patrol
Otiicers Hold A Two-Day
Training Program Conference
•The special meeting announced in last
month's
CORNHUSKER
was
held
Feb
ruary 3 and 4 and was a great success,
both In attendance and in accomplish
ment of purpose. Most of Nebraska's
units were represented, and in addition
Wing Commanders and Staff Officers
from five other states attended, as well
£s Col. Earle L. Johnson, National Com
m a n d e r, C o l . H a r r y H . B l e e , N a t i o n a l
O p e r a t i o n s a n d T r a i n i n g O f fi c e r, a n d
Major Howard Sterne, Assistant Opera
tions
Officer.
A t t h e fi r s t m e e t i n g h e l d S a t u r d a y,
February 3, Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles,
Nebraska Wing Commander, opened the
session by welcoming those in attend
ance and introducing the special guests,
and then turned things over to Col. Blee,
.who presented the new co-ordinated
National CAP Training Program. He
explained the purpose of the program is
Lt. CO'I. Harry B. Sid'es> Nebraska Wing Commander, con^atuiates Lt.. Butters
aiter announcement by Col. Johnson, National Commander, that he will receive
to provide practical ground and preflight
instruction in aviation subjects and ele
a Merit Citation for his part in the rescue of pilot in crashed P-47.
—Photo by Maj; Paul Threlfall, Kansas Wing.
mentary military matters for cadet and
adult
members
of
CJivil
Air
Patrol
on
a
uniform basis throughout the United
Omaha Squadron 1 Member
T Gei Distinguished
o
Service Citation
States,
Blair Granted State Funds
— Will Improve Airport
Nebraskan
to
Receive
Honor
During his recent visit in Omaha, Col.
Earle L. Johnson, AC> National Com
Blair has become one of the most avi
through the influence of the local Civil
Air Patrol organization and through the
efforts of Lt. C. D. Howard, Command
m a n d e r, a n n o u n c e d t h a t a M e r i t C i t a
ing Officer, and Sgt. Emory Hunt.
At a meeting of the executive board
tion Av/ard will be presented to First
of the Nebraska State Aeronautics Com
Lieutenant Ernest V. Butters, Training
mission in Lincoln recently the Blair
Airport was given $4,000 in cash for use
in making immediate improvements on
the field. The money, which comes from
Officer of Omaha Squadron 1, for action
performed last October 26 at Norfolk,
Nebraska, during ceremonies dedicating
the new airport there.
Part of the program arranged for the
(Continued on page 4)
courses
of
instruction
in
dents a sound, practical working know
ledge of fundamentals necessary for ef
ation minded towns in Nebraska, largely
First
The
cluded are intended (a) to give the stu
fective service' to Civil Air Patrol in the
performance of its varied activities as
an auxili?ry of the Army Air Forces,
(b) to assist the students in laying the
groundwork for a successful career in
either military or civil aviation, and (c)
to prepare the students to work intelli
gently for the general promotion of avia
tion in all its phases. Upon completion
of the prescribed courses, students will
be encouraged to organize classes for
specialized training.
taxes collected on aviation gasoline, is
After this meeting everybody board
ed a large Army bus and were taken to
en outright grant to the Blair Airport
Te c h n i c a l H i g h S c h o o l w h e r e O m a h a
Committee
Squadron I has set up a display of all
(Continued on page 3)
and
does
not
have
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to
be
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CORNHUSKER
CORNHUSKER
CAP
NEWS
Published each month by tiie Nebraska
Wing Civil Air Patrol, 504 South 18th
Street, Omaha 2, Nebraska.
CAP
NEWS
February — 1945
Nebraska's Ground Flight
Program Is Launched
Lt.
Mary
Frances
were Lt. Howard, Sgt. Hunt and Ben
Meyer
Reeh, all Civil Air Patrol members, rep
Wing Staff
resenting the Chamber of Commerce and
the BlFir City Council.
Com'd. Officer....Lt. Col. Harry B. Sidles
Executive Officer Major M. M. Meyers
Adjutant
Capt.
Earle
C.
Blair
Reynolds
Officer
Capt.
Harry
General Order No. 17
but
two
towns
in
Squadron,
Airport Improvements
The $4,000 will be spent as follows;
Csptain W. C. Garner, CO of Omaha
$2,550 for a cement apron to be bmlt in
front of the existing hangars, to be more
thgn 100 feet long; $1,000 for the drilling
Squadron 3 receives lesson number one
f r o m . M a j o r Vi c S c h r o e d e r. I n t e r e s t e d
of a deep well and the installation of
bystander is Lt. Ftederic Hoffman, CO
of new CAP unit at McCook, Nebraska^—
an electric pressure system, work on
which will start immediately; and $450
for a new type of sodded north-south
hereby accepted. He will retain assign
runway, supplanting the alfalfa runway.
The new type runway planting is to be
of grgss which is not subject to the bur-
2 4 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective this date, William G. Brown,
Second Lieutenant, is hereby appointed
Commander of Lincoln Squadron of the
Air
of
Phcto by W/0 H. E. Wohlford.
Nebraska Wing Headquarters
Civil
one
town, and it also has a Civil Air Patrol
Burke
E n g . O f fi c e r C a p t . W m . A . P r a s e r, J r,
Special Duty ......Capt. Gould Dietz
was
Nebraska to receive money for airport
i m p r o v e m e n t s . Wa y n e w a s t h e o t h e r
Medical Officer Capt. A. D. Cloyd
Operations Officer Maj. Vic M. Schroeder
Tr a i n i n g O f fi c e r C a p t . G . C , F o l l m e r
Intelligence Officer....Capt. Stanley Marsh
Supply Officer Major Rudy Mueller
Comm.
(Continued from page 1)
matched by 2n equal amount by the
town. Appearing before the council
Manafing Editor Capt. Stanley B. Maxsli
Editor
BLAIR TO IMPROVE AIRPORT
m e n t a n d d u t i e s o f M e d i c a l O f fi c e r, a n d
vowinjg of gophers which are always
commission as First Lieutenant.
Effective as of dates indicated, the
Patrol.
Wiliam N. Kite, First Lieutenant, is
hereby relieved of his duties as Squad
ron Commander in order that he may
following officer promotions and func
tional assignments have been made by
official
notification
of
National
Head
quarters.
ficer of Group 762.
F I S H E R , G l e n n M . , F l i g h t O f fi c e r,
Executive Officer Omaha Squadron 3,
to Second Lieutenant, will retain as
signment and duties. Commission ef
fective as of 4 January, 1945.
non-commissioned officers are promoted
in grade as indicated by official notifica
tion of National Headquarters.
MURPHY, Jerald R., Second Lieuten
ant, Adjutant, Grand Island Squadron,
to First lieutenant, with assignment and
duties as Adjutant, Group 763, effective
JACKSON, Jack C., First Sergeant,
Adjutant Omaha Squadron 1, to Second
Lieutenant, will retain assignment and
^ s o f 1 4 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
WILSON, Dorothy M., Second Lieu
t e n a n t , C o m m a n d i n g O f fi c e r, O m a h a
Squadron No, 2, to First Lieutenant, will
Training Officer Grand Island Squadron,
retain assignment and duties, effective
ment and duties. Commission effective
a s o f 7 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
a s o f 4 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
MAPES, Andrew D., Executive Offi
cer, Norfolk Squadron, to Second Lieu
tenant, will retain assignment and du
MEYER, Mary F., Sergeant, to Sec
ond Lieutenant, with assignment as Ne
braska Wing Staff Officer. Commission
t i e s , e ff e c t i v e a s o f 1 4 D e c e m b e r, 1 9 4 4 .
e f f e c t i v e 1 8 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 ,
K E L S E Y, C h g r l e s H . , I n t e l l i g e n c e
O f fi c e r, N o r f o l k S q u a d r o n , t o S e c o n d
Lieutenant, will retain e^signment and
duties, effective as of 14 December, 1944.
Lieutenant with assignment as Com
General Order No. 18
8 F e b r u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective this date, Herbert O. BERG-
STROM, Second Lieutenant, is hereby
appointed Commandiing Officer of the
North Platte Squadron, Civil Air Patrol.
T h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f L i n v i l l e F, V A L
ENTINE, First Lieutenant, as Command
ing Officer of North Platte Squadron is
Field Municipally Owned
The airport field was purchased last
fall by the town through a bond issue
accept the assignment of Executive Of
The foUowing named officers and
throwing up dirt mounds "snd creating a
hezard on take-offs and landings.
d u t i e s . C o m m i s s i o n e f f e c t i v e a s o f 11
ROSS, Thurlo E., Second Lieutenant,
to First Lieutenant, will retain as^gn-
manding Officer of McCook Squadron
C o m m i s s i o n e f f e c t i v e 1 8 J a n u a r y, 1 9 4 5 .
Effective thiis date, Blair Flight will
be designated Blair Squadron.
Effective this date, Columbus Flight
will be designated Columbus Squadron.
Effective this date, David City Flight
will be designated David City Squadron.
HARRY B. SIDLES,
Col.
Commission appropriation makes good
a long standing promise from the Com
mission that Blair would receive the aid
if the field were purchased and all other
stipulations met.
CAP Squadron Very Active
The Civil Air Patrol Squadron at
Blair us ready to start on the National
Training Program. They have made ar
rangements for room in the high school
in which to set up and install the mech
anical training aids they expect to be
shipped to them soon. An all-out re
cruiting program is now being carried
on. The town newspaper carried a half
HOFFMAN, Frederic G., to Second
Lt.
of $15,000. the Nebraska Aeronautics
CAP
C o m d r. N e b r. W i n g .
page ad setting forth facts about the Civil
Air Patrol, announcing the time ol meet
ings, the course of study, etc., and in
vited the public to attend the meetings.
A free in-the-air lesson is promised by
B y r o n A p p l e b y, B l a i r A i r p o r t I n s t r u c
tor, to those who qualify in classwork,
based on attendance and grades. In the
high school a girls' Cadet unit is being
organized, and will be ready when the
first class in the training program is
called.
This Issue Sponsored By |
OMAHAA
THLETIC CLUB
CORNHUSKER
B'ebruary — 1945
TRAINING
PROGRAM
CAP
NEWS
3
CONFERENCE
(Continued from page 1)
mechanical training aids used in the CAP
program, including the Navigational
Tr a i n e r. A t r a i n i n g fi 5 m , " C a m o u fl a g e , "
was
shown.
Nebrasl&a Wing Staff Hosts at Banquet
S a t u r d a y n i g h t t h e N e b r a s k a Wa n g
Staff Officers were hosts at a banquet
which was attended by over 100 CAP
members and special guests. These in
c l u d e d L t . C o l . T. B . R o b e r t s , S o u t h D a
kota Wing Commander, Lt. Col. Clayton
N . Wu l ff , M i n n e s o t a W i n g C o m m a n d e r,
Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox, Kansas Wing
C o m m a n d e r, M a j o r R o y M i l l i g a n , M o n
t a n a D e p u t y W i n g C o m m s n d e r, a n d C a p t .
Stan Cowan, Intelligence Officer of the
North Dakota Wing, representing the
W i n g C o m m a n d e r. O t h e r g u e s t s w e r e
Col. Reed Davis and Major John Spald
ing, Air Liaison Officers of the Seventh
Service Command, Capt. James Soren-
Ron, Capt. Jack Norris and Lt. Joe Hart,
Training Liaison Officers of the Seventh
Training Area, AAF, Cspt. L. L. Brown,
Commander Detroit Lakes Squadron,
C A P, N o r t h D a k o t a , M a j o r H e n r y E g gers, CMP, Seventh Service Command,
Major A. G. Johnson, Seventh Service,
Command, Captain James R. Smith,
South Dfkota CAP Wing Staff, Major
Larry Brill, Minnesota Wing Staff, Ma
jor John Moodie, South Dakota Wing
Staff, Major Paul Threlfall, Kansas
Wing Staff, and 1st Lt. Jimmy Barnett,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Squsdron
Commander. Commanding and Staff Of
ficers from the Nebraska Wing included
those from the three Omaha Squadrons,
B l a i r, L i n c o l n , G r a n d I s l a n d , K e a r n e y,
North Platte, David City, Columbus, Be
atrice, and the new squadrons at McCook
and Clay Center. Group Commanders
Capt. M. J. Warren, Capt. Arthur Bald
win, Capt. Charles Larsen and Capt.
Kenneth Kimmel attended. Major Rudy
Mueller wes toastmaster and Col. Blee
principal speaker.
Major Schroeder's
Sunday morning
ed over a meeting
a n d A A F Tr a i n i n g
Program Introduced
Col. Johnson presid
of Wing Commanders
Liaison Officers. At
the same time the conference of Nebras
ka CAP Officers continued with Major
Vic Schroeder, Wang Operations Officer,
in charge. The Special Ground Flight
Program for the Nebraska Wing, which
will be supplementary to the National
National Officers and Commanders from five nei^hboringf Wingfs guests at
banquet during training program conference in Omalia. Left to right: Lt. Col.
Clayton N. Wulff, Minnesota; Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox, Kansas; Capt. Stan
Cowan, Nortli Dakota Wing Staff; MaJ. Rudy Mueller, Nebraska Wing Staff; Col.
Harry H. Blee, AC, National Headquarters; Lt Col. Harry B. Sidles, Nebraska;
M2*j. Roy Milligan, Montana; and Lt. Col. T. B. Roberts, South Dakota.—Photo by
Major Paul Threlfall, Intelligence Officer^ Kansas Wing.
CAP
will
increase
its
efforts
in
the
re
c r u i t i n g o f WA C s f o r m e d i c a l t e c h n i cicns. Aid in WAC recruiting is one of
the permanent assignments of the Civil
Col. Johnson Speaks
After the luncheon came Col. John
theirs
in
the
continued
interest
importance of the new training program.
what we pay for in time and labor is
He said: "The Cadet Training program
worth much to us. A purely voluntary
is the most important job Civil Air Pa
organization consisting of people inter
trol has ever undertaken, because every
ested in giving and not getting is what
member can participate, not just the few
who can serve in specialized ways as in
Civii Air Patrol is and will continue to
Coastal Patrol, Tow-Target Service, and
"CAP training will help our young
men realize the many other branches of
so forth.
"Civil Air Patrol in its training takes
in more and more youth who will chart
the future of aviation, and is spreading
the gospel of aviation not just to spe
cialized groups who are already in avi
ation, but to those who were not hereto
fore interested.
which the speaker was Major Irene
"Representatives of England's Cadet
Sweeney, WAC. Her talk was received
Training units who were here a short
with great intere.st and gravity, and the
than
of its Cadet members and the superior
son's address in which he discussed the
Patrol.
A luncheon was served at noon at
Meeting Continues Through Lujicheon
er
ity of its organizational background,
although they furnish uniforms and oth
er expenses of their members, while the
CAP Cadets pay for their own. What
we get for nothing is worth nothing,
Air
"If and when recruiting iin the Air
Corps Enlisted Reserve is opened up
again, the examinations will be based
on what CAP is teaching at this time.
Program, was presented.
ization said that our CAP is much sound
time ago to study Civil Air Patrol organ
be.
aviation which are available to them,
and they will "wash themselves out" as
pilots in favor of another phase, al
though in the beginning of their train
ing most of them think of no other goal
than becoming a pilot.
"We want people in the Civil Air Pa
trol who are interested in other things,
not necessarily in aviation. For instruc
tors we want radio men, mechanics, pho
tographers, school teachers, returned
service
men
and
women
.
"Civil Air Patrol is giving its Cadets
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TRAINING PROGRAM CONFERENCE
CAP
NEWS
February — 1945
ite Durbin, Adjutant. Others belong to
TO
GET
DISTINGUISHED
L t Va l e n t i n e , L t . B e r g s t r o m , a n d o n e
Continued from page 3)
a sample of aviiation, so that they can
make up, their own minds what part of
aviation they want to be in, or whether
SERVICE
C I TAT I O N
t o a c l u b c o m p o s e d o f L t . W , M . S t o r y,
Sgt. Guy Grimm, Sgt. Sydney Goodfellow
and Pvt. Paul Meltin.
A
number
of
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day was formation flying of P-47's from'
members
have
their
the Bruning Army Air Base. One of the
they want to be in it, at all; and is mak
ing new customers for aviation opera
tors, as CAP members become flyiing
students and private plane owners, and
the demand for more airports and more
Third Class Radiotelephone Operator's
communications projects should be given
by all units, with WERS in mind..
The Squadron has made all prepara
first to reach the scene. He found the
landing fields will increase.
tions and is ready to begin classes based
He applied a splint to the broken arm
on the new National program. Plans
are to purchase a 16mm projector, in
stead of renting one as heretofore.
and rendered other first aid, then helped
remove the flyer from the wreck, and
"In 1944, 81 airports in the United
States were either built or caused to be
kept in operation by Civil Air Patrol.
licenses.
knowledge gained from experience will
be of great value in our class work, and
in their case they may get satisfaction
out of still serving their country by
passing their experience and training on
to the young people who may some day
take their place."
Captain Reynolds Adjourns Meeting
Following Col. Johnson's address,
Capt. Earle C. Reynolds of the Nebraska
Wing Staff presided over a question and
answer session, with the Squadron Officers presenting the problems and Col.
Johnson and Col. Blee supplying the an
s w e r s .
NORTH
P L AT T E
North Platte Squadron has a new
Commanding Officer. Lt. Valentine,
former CO, resigned' but remains on the
staff as Medical Officer. Lt. H. O. Bergstrom, former Operations Officer, is the
new
CO.
Four planes are owned by Squadron
members, one by a woman, Lt. Marguer
attention
to
radio
and
planes crashed when coming in for a
landing, and Lt, Butters was one of the
pilot, Lt. Joe Steiner, suffering fi'om a
broken arm and leg, and cuts on the face.
accompanied him in the ambulance to
the hospital.
"Civil Air Patrol should make a def
inite effort to contact returned service
men and women, to invite them into
CAP to help us and work with us. Their
More
GRAND
ISLAND
In getting set to put the new National
a n d N e b r a s k a Tr a i n i n g P r o g r a m s t o
work. Grand Island Squadron Command
er Captain Paul G. Gordon has instructed
Lt, Steiner, the pilot who was in
jured, is now fully recovered and is
again flying.
PROIMOTION FOR AAF CHIEF
TRAINING LIAISON OFFICER
his staff officers to prepare and submit
in 'Writing their own various programs as
they pertain to the individual olficesi,
When this is done a public meeting will
be held April 30, before the start of the
new progiram, and the new training pro
cedure will be presented, explained and
discussed.
Captain Gordon has also prepared an
outline enumerating the duties of each
staff officer. It is very complete and is
an idea which could be copied to advan
tage by every unit. In this way each of
ficer will know just what is expected
of him, and what duties he is responsible
J a m e s H . S o r e n s o n , J r. , C h i e f Tr a i n
ing Liaison Officer, Seventh Trsiining
Area, has been promoted from Captain
t o M s j o r. T h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t
ing in Omaha February 3 and 4 know
him as the genial officer from "deep an
the
heart
of."
Before his assignment as Training
Liaison Officer, Major Sorenson saw ac
tive service with the Air Corps in Eng
land and North Africa, and has the Pur
ple Heart,
f o r. C a p t a i n G o r d o n o ff e r s h i s a s s i s t
D AV I D
CITY
a n c e t o a n y o f fi c e r, b u t w i s h e s t o e n
courage initiative, and wants each staff
member to plan his own phase of work,
following the general outline.
Five members of Grand Island Squad
David City Squadron has a flying
club within its members, owning a Cub
ron own planes. They are Lt. B. L.
"ham" and has. a Class A Amateur radio
T h o m p s o n , L t . T. E . R o s s , L t . S t o v e r
Deats, Art Edmunds and Sam Ross.
license. Haying a man with, this back
plane.
Sgt. Otto Holesovsky ds a former radio
ground, we hope to hear soon that David
City has a CAP-WERS unit.
"It just isn't safe on the ground", de
I'VE DONNED . . .
This New Uniform
. . . . the uniform of my country! I've put
aside all normal peace-time activities, for as
important as they may seem, they no longer
matter.
After a few short weeks, I'll be trained as a Medical Technician
in the Women's Army Corps and serve at. Fitzsimmons General
Hospital, Denver, Colorado, in one of Nebraska's "Purple Heart"
platoons. This is the least . , , and yet the most I can do.
More women are urgently needed. Contact the nearest Army Re
cruiting Office for full details or write 224 Post Office Bldg., Omaha,
c i d e d M / S g t . R u s s e l l Va n d e r k o l k . Va n derkolk, who holds a commercial license
and an instructor rating, suffered a bro
ken leg recently when a horse fell on
him.
Former members of David City
Squadron have been in the hottest fight
ing of the war. Marvin Stier, on a Navy
destroyer, was recently wounded during
battle in the Pacific. Fred Forney is
missing in action in Germany and Nor
man Davis is with the 8th Army in Ger
many.
Since being redesignated from Flight
to Squadron, Lt, Lloyd Ragan is pre
paring to fill several vacancies on his
staff.