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fine s-oirit of coo'oeratioii and -.-illint'^ness
to heln has '".one ruch to ad.vnce us on the
roed to our vilti ;at© achievewent.
Let us not lone si ht of our raission to "jreo
servo '■^e^'-ce o.nd strnd reary to carry out
T'hatever ts.sk •'"e rre cllecr vv^on to ner^^orm
in the service of our country', J?.nd m'^.y the
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December 1949
KEARNEY, LEJ.INGTON UNITS ATTEND DANCE
IH CELhBRATION OF CAP^S AI^TIVSHSARY
C A D E T S I N G R O U P 7 6 5 C Q i i r I I O R AT E 8 T H
ANNIVERSARY OF CAP: MYARD' HAS DANCE
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Civil
Air
Patrol
attended
a
dance
at the Kearney Air Base •,'^ednesday
evening^ xTovenber 30, to observe the
eighth anniversary of the founding '
of the organization®
,
At Scottsbluff, Nebraska a
Xeamey and Lexington members of
the
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special meeting of cadets was held
and all cadets rore their uniforms to
school all day December 1st to com
memorate Civil Air Patrol*s Eighth
A n n i v e r s a r y.
The Lexington CAP unit members A Radio Communications Element
vere guests. Approximately 60 persons has been formed in the Scottsbluff
attended* A barbershop quartet, the ^uadron under Sgt, Darrell E. ilurray
Phone Booth Pour, entertained with ■ (Cadet), and radio procedure, code,
songs, follov/ed by group singing and etc# is being conducted v/ithin the
dancing* Pie v;as served as refresh- Cadet Unit by cadets*
ments.
Special emphasis is being placed
The Kearney Flight has started on Drill and Military Courtesy and
planning a dance to be held, sometime Discipline,
in January or llarch, at which they
hope to raise the funds needed to pur- Joint ?:eeting'of Cadets Planned
chase nev; equipment for their unit,
A joint meeting:, of cadet units
The meeting of the Kearney Flight in the 765th Group v:ill be held
on -.ednesday night, December 7, opened at Bayard, Nebraska on Decer.iber 12,
V'ith a drill period follov/.ed by a A short movie v ill be follov.-ed by a
practice session v/ith field telephones. dance, with music to be supplied
An inventory of radio parts disclosed by the Bayard Highschool orchestra,
that the patrol v/as still short several
badly needed parts for putting the 522 1st Lt, Roti^rt Knox
portable ti*ansmitter into service, PIO, Group 765
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to
reppir
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to
service
the
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fourth valkie-tolkie unit. Interested personnel v^ho desire
to set up an active CAP Fli^^t at
Five new cadet applications have Beatrice net at the Beatrice Airnort
been received by the Kearney Flight. 1 December 1949. Staff officers
to be appointed are: Flight Comman-
2nd Lt. Theodore Benzler ..djutant, Enil H.
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Communications Officer, Clayton
riORTH PLA,TTE CAP iSI.ffiER FEATURED IM IIossj Training Officer, Bechen Hale;
OMAHA YfORLD HERAID and Public Relations Officer, Law• - rence R, Quinoski,
A CAP member v/ith an i^usual
hobby — making telescopes in his spare Meetings are to be held regularly
time — was featured in the Uagazine on Tuesday ni^ts at 2000, at the
Section of the Qnahn V;6rld Herald in Beatrice Airport Ac'mini strati on
the December 4th issue, Capt, H, 0« Building,
Bergstrom has been a CAP member since
1945 and has served as Commander of the The next meeting of the Beatrice
North Platte Squadron and'Engineering Flight will be held on December 13,
Officer on. the v^ng staff.
December
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7Ve hope that both cadet and senior
ilAril: ?^,andJ?ll Ilartin Bovnnan ("i^cndy")
members in Omaha are planning on
BORN* Friday, Deceni'ber 2nd - SrOO'AH
at Immanuel Hospital,•Omaha, Nebr
"attending the Christmas Party given
by the Ornah^ Squadron 3 cadets*
Remember thei
'.'.EIGIITj 7 lbs* 2^ ounces
PLACE - Druid Hall, VFIV Club
cacin. OF li/aR: Li^ht
24th
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The dance 7.'ill be open to the
It was early in the norning of
F r i d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 n d , 1 9 4 9 , v / h e n a l l
the city v/as awakening to another
public, and the admission charge is
fifty cents per person. Proceeds
V;dll go in the Cadet treasury*
dff.y of business as usual. But, Cap-
tain Fr£?nk.H, Bov.man, AF-CAP Liaison
Officer ivas already very nuch aimke-*-
Pop, potato chips and popcorn
vdll be available for hungry guests ?—
to the cries of a new-born soni
and
T/e
understand
the
cadets
are
d r e a m i n g u p a h o n e y o f a fl o o r s h o ^ v.
Our heartiest congratulations to
the Bov^iansi Randy v/ent home from
the hospital on i'Viday,. December 9th,
t o h i s t h r e e y e a r o l d b r o t h e r, . Te r r y
Michael, Vv'e are. glad to report that
both mother and son are doing fine
Committee in charge of the party
consists of senior members^ Il/Sgt.
Paul Berlin-and Sgt, Patricia Sires;
a n d C a d e t s , L t » B i l l Vo e r s t e r, S g t ,
^etty Dubas and Dolores Jensen,
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O I I A F i i C A D E T S I C T: E ^ V E T l i R E E F L I G H T S
The Omaha Cadets, i^ho nov/ have
three flights of anproximtely 40
cadets, rotate classes in their
regular .'evening meetings at Offutt
Field* This system has been in"
effect for aT)proximatoly a month^
according to Lt, Lavi'rence Dutpon,
Commandant of Cadets,- The meeting
is divided into three parts — a-drill
period, a film or demonstration, and ;
a lecture* Lt, Dutson, Lt, Carl
Yfcdel and senior member John E.Donahoe are instructors,
OI^IAHA SQUADRON 1 CPI^TFILBS REPORT
Omaha Squadron 1 has compiled a
Historical
and
Statistical
Rcnort
of
the Reorganization of their squadron.
This report is to continue from month
to month, and ^ill serve as a means of
measuring statistical advances and
serve as a general history of train
ing accomplishments.
December 1949
CORNHUSKER CAP IJEiTS
A E R O K A U T I C A L R AT I N G S - N E B R . W I N G
A S A L U T E TO T H E N AV Y
The members of (>naha Squadron 1
wigh to extend a special "thank you"
to the Naval Reserve Training Center, !
30th and Fort Streets, Omaha> Nebraska,
Through the efforts and.fine.co
operation of Commander Bedford andCapt,
Simpson, arrang.ements have been com
pleted for the members of Squadron' 1
The follcT-''ing CAP personnel have re
ceived aeronautical ratings, as in
dicated, in accordance v/ith the
provisions of CAP Regulation 50-1:
QOIEIAND PILOT
Capt, Charles Larsen, Gr^nd Island
SENIOR PILOT
to meet on Thursday evenings.at Build
ing ^'22 at the Naval Station, There
are parking facilities available on
C a p t , K e r m i t F, D a n n e h l , L e x i n g t o n
2 n d L t , T h e o d o r e R i n g , J r, , N o r f o l k
the r^remises, and for those members
who do not drive their own cars the
PILOT
Port streetcar goes directly by the
station,
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Omaha Squadron 1 set Dec^ber 2
as the deadline of a thirty day period
during viiich all members were required
to .secure proper uniform and insignia,
and the squadron now has almost 1009$
attendance
in
2nd Lt, Ti'ayne II, Frazier, No, Platte
I Va l t e r V, K r a m e r, S c o t t s b l u f f
2nd Lt, Darrell D, Beclcirrith, No, Platte
Lawrence L, Bigler, Bayard
Capt, Harold E. Dr.yer, Hastings
2 n d L t , C a r r o l l ] ! , F u l l e r, H a s t i n g s
Donald G, Higgins, Ainsworth
uniform.
Ralph E, Hilt, Omaha
2nd Lt^ Dale K,Holub, Grand island
v'^ATCH OltJHA 3C:UADR0N 1 . ■
Duane A,Hubka, Lexington
A three point landing v/as made
by the squadron at Fort Omaha Thursday
night, December 1,
The meeting started at 7:30 H!
Ralph JC. Matlack, Jr, Omaha
2nd Lt,'Henry S,'Miles, Ainsv/orth
L o r e n V / , I ^ u e l l e r, S c o t t s b l u f f
Clinton N, Nielsen, Lexington
Gray don A, Dill, Haslsi^gs.
Charles H# Evans, N'©rth-;.Platte
1. end ell A. Krpnberg, Omaha;' •.
James R, N^ton, Omaha \
in Building -^22 with nearly 100^ of
t h e ' a c t i v e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t . To s t a r t
off,. S/Sgt, James R, Newton gave ft
brisf talk on "Military Courtesy"^
OBSERVER
which Avas followed by a U,S, Army
trailing picture on the same subject.
1st Lt, Harold F. bright. No, Piatte
All in all,* the meeting was quite
brief, Iloyrever, v.-e did make several
plans for the future 'and are determined
to build a greater and- more "powerful
squadron,
1st Lt, Vern "l';. Puller, Omaha
P R O M O T I O N S -■ i r e S R A S K A V I N G
In accordance with Personnel Orders
Pvt, Donald J, Viheeler
• PIO, ^kaha Sqdn* 1
issued by National Headquarters, the
following promotions are announced:
TO 2nd-Lieutenant;
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Theodore R, Ring; Supply p.> Norfolk Sq,
Dale K, Holub,. Operations 0, Gr, Island
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Everett L, Haxby, Air." Insp, Grp 765
* CAP Lip.ison Office staff, *
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IS December 1949
There will be no comnunicntions
bulletin issued this month (duo to
Tventy five cadets and five senior
r.enl^ers from the Lexington Flight
attended fi porty and dance given by
fact
the -.earney Fli~ht on 30 ITovonber 1CC9,
!' very jood ti'^ e "ns enioyed by all,
r-Yifl at tlie present tine the Lexington
tlmt
the
ditto
machine
has
broken dov.'n)*
K U L R is ter'Dorarily out of
service, as r^e are doin,^ some exten
sive
modific."tion
on
it,
Plight is ir.alcing plons for a drnce and
•^r^rty in the near future#
Captain Her^chel iurxine, Comanding
Offf.cer p.nd Lt, John Hinds, Operations
Officer attended the regular" meeting
of the A^orth Platte Squadron on
Ve r n F u l l e r, 1 s t L t »
Wing Communications 0,
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The Lexington Flight's senior men' ors and cndots have bc^n hcloin,^ Capt*
Duty as instructors vith the
C i v i l A i r P a t r o l i s o n e r. i c n n s b y
r l n e r. s s e n b l e a n d f i n i c h t h e L - 4 » s t h a t
verc received last montn» A lot of
which USi.F reserviftc and Air I'ational
v/orlc has to be don© as assembling,
{;uardsrr.en nay -serfom inactive-duty
tr?anin,: and accumulate points tcwfird
';^.':rating, cleaning, s.inding and checlc-
promotion and retirement*
-.orth Platte's L~<- v:ill be finish
ed in the very near future,,
".ithin the next tv/o ivecks Lo?cin:jton
Con/X hPs beon directed in a Kq
mecsngc d^' <.7 ''cptor.ber 1949 concerninjc t!is traininr of VM*:TU cf-i-
v:ill have it*s L-4 in operntion. Cur
cerc to attach such l;eserve persorjiel
i-ciis have already arrived# For
c o r. i r u n i c a t i o n s , a i r c r a f t w i l l b e e r u i n i : > e d
" i l h 5 11 » s f o r 5 5 0 0 K c , R C . ^ - A W -
for inaotive-duty training on a volun
112A»s, /VR-29A for 2:574 ICc, nnd vith
all of these iio v;ill have a very ,',ood
1
set up for Air-Ground Communication,
CP.BTE FLIGHT IXI'TS OH DECEITFR 13
'=ajor L# J, Heinsen, '.-/inr Air In-
ppector and Captain Prank K, 3o'7 man,
A.^-C;,p Liaison Officer met v;ith Lt,
Richard Buck, Crete Flight Co::inand.er
and r.cnbers of his staff on T^usday
cvenin^., December 13,
The Crete Plight is formulating
"lens to build a larger unit, txn.'': r^lp.ns
tc hol d another meeti ng v.l thi n the next
thirty days i^hich v/ill be attended by
intr^rested senior members, as T'ell as
prospective cadets and their parents#
:ier- staff appointments for the Crete
Flif-;ht'are to be announced in the near
future.
tary bar is to OA? org^'nizations as
follc.vs: " ith each of the 61 ZI-P '..ings
senior
air
instructor
and
2
assis-
tont instructors; * ith each of the
11 7 C A P g r o u p s , 1 s e n i o r a i r i n s t r u c
tor and 1 assirl'.nt; and r*ith each
of the 609 CAP snifT^rons, 1 air ins t r v ^ c t o r, " T h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f i n s t r u c
tor s"n"ces, therefore is 1086 through
o u t t h o c o u n t r y,
Reservists
interested
in
local
inactive-duty training opportunities
vith the CA? should ; ontact the
l i a i s o n o f fi c e r, d r a i n i n g a u t h o r i
zations for this type of service muut
c o m e f r o m t h e r e s e r v i s t ^ s u n i t , o r,
in the case of persons 'Ithout train
ing assignments, the appropriate
CorJiC AP headq-.^arters, Cap Re^ul^ticn
45-2, dated 17 HoYT.bcr 1949, covoring
this subject h?is been sent to all IrJt
Comri'inders, as v.'ell as a form letter to
be 3u' r.itted by the Reservist nnd
sent to '.'ing H*"., through the CAP ^Mt,
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/t this t'Lne of •''e'M-, it is rith genuine
th^t
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AS
M£Vy YEAR
A / j
pleasure
\
I
er^tencl
sincere
*
ishcs
for
O r i s t n A s e n d o . J o y o u s i ; o v ' Ye ^ r
f r o n " t h e . - e i n h e r f s o x t h e i Tc b r & s ^ ' G " i n ; j s t a f f ,
I p.n p^r?*toful to have the •orlvile. e of rervinj
v i t h t h e r. ' ^ n b e r s o f C i v i l A i r p f ^ ^ . t r o l , ' i l o s c
fine s-oirit of coo'oeratioii and -.-illint'^ness
to heln has '".one ruch to ad.vnce us on the
roed to our vilti ;at© achievewent.
Let us not lone si ht of our raission to "jreo
servo '■^e^'-ce o.nd strnd reary to carry out
T'hatever ts.sk •'"e rre cllecr vv^on to ner^^orm
in the service of our country', J?.nd m'^.y the
Vle£sin^;s of 'oer.ce nd j^ood vill "^revo.il
t h r o u h o u t t h e c o n i n , v e p r,
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December 1949
KEARNEY, LEJ.INGTON UNITS ATTEND DANCE
IH CELhBRATION OF CAP^S AI^TIVSHSARY
C A D E T S I N G R O U P 7 6 5 C Q i i r I I O R AT E 8 T H
ANNIVERSARY OF CAP: MYARD' HAS DANCE
Ml
Civil
Air
Patrol
attended
a
dance
at the Kearney Air Base •,'^ednesday
evening^ xTovenber 30, to observe the
eighth anniversary of the founding '
of the organization®
,
At Scottsbluff, Nebraska a
Xeamey and Lexington members of
the
■
I
special meeting of cadets was held
and all cadets rore their uniforms to
school all day December 1st to com
memorate Civil Air Patrol*s Eighth
A n n i v e r s a r y.
The Lexington CAP unit members A Radio Communications Element
vere guests. Approximately 60 persons has been formed in the Scottsbluff
attended* A barbershop quartet, the ^uadron under Sgt, Darrell E. ilurray
Phone Booth Pour, entertained with ■ (Cadet), and radio procedure, code,
songs, follov/ed by group singing and etc# is being conducted v/ithin the
dancing* Pie v;as served as refresh- Cadet Unit by cadets*
ments.
Special emphasis is being placed
The Kearney Flight has started on Drill and Military Courtesy and
planning a dance to be held, sometime Discipline,
in January or llarch, at which they
hope to raise the funds needed to pur- Joint ?:eeting'of Cadets Planned
chase nev; equipment for their unit,
A joint meeting:, of cadet units
The meeting of the Kearney Flight in the 765th Group v:ill be held
on -.ednesday night, December 7, opened at Bayard, Nebraska on Decer.iber 12,
V'ith a drill period follov/.ed by a A short movie v ill be follov.-ed by a
practice session v/ith field telephones. dance, with music to be supplied
An inventory of radio parts disclosed by the Bayard Highschool orchestra,
that the patrol v/as still short several
badly needed parts for putting the 522 1st Lt, Roti^rt Knox
portable ti*ansmitter into service, PIO, Group 765
A
45
minute
drill
on
walkie-talkie
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s;
#
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operation was followed by preparations BEATRICE FLIGHT RT^OilGANIZES DEC. 1
to
reppir
and
return
to
service
the
:—
fourth valkie-tolkie unit. Interested personnel v^ho desire
to set up an active CAP Fli^^t at
Five new cadet applications have Beatrice net at the Beatrice Airnort
been received by the Kearney Flight. 1 December 1949. Staff officers
to be appointed are: Flight Comman-
2nd Lt. Theodore Benzler ..djutant, Enil H.
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Flight Mares; Operations Officer, Krrold L.
Communications Officer, Clayton
riORTH PLA,TTE CAP iSI.ffiER FEATURED IM IIossj Training Officer, Bechen Hale;
OMAHA YfORLD HERAID and Public Relations Officer, Law• - rence R, Quinoski,
A CAP member v/ith an i^usual
hobby — making telescopes in his spare Meetings are to be held regularly
time — was featured in the Uagazine on Tuesday ni^ts at 2000, at the
Section of the Qnahn V;6rld Herald in Beatrice Airport Ac'mini strati on
the December 4th issue, Capt, H, 0« Building,
Bergstrom has been a CAP member since
1945 and has served as Commander of the The next meeting of the Beatrice
North Platte Squadron and'Engineering Flight will be held on December 13,
Officer on. the v^ng staff.
December
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OiaHA. CArET SQUArUOH CHRISTIES PARTY
7Ve hope that both cadet and senior
ilAril: ?^,andJ?ll Ilartin Bovnnan ("i^cndy")
members in Omaha are planning on
BORN* Friday, Deceni'ber 2nd - SrOO'AH
at Immanuel Hospital,•Omaha, Nebr
"attending the Christmas Party given
by the Ornah^ Squadron 3 cadets*
Remember thei
'.'.EIGIITj 7 lbs* 2^ ounces
PLACE - Druid Hall, VFIV Club
cacin. OF li/aR: Li^ht
24th
D AT E
TW
GOLOU OF L'YES : Dlue
-
17
and
Ames
December
8:00
1949
Rvl
The dance 7.'ill be open to the
It was early in the norning of
F r i d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 n d , 1 9 4 9 , v / h e n a l l
the city v/as awakening to another
public, and the admission charge is
fifty cents per person. Proceeds
V;dll go in the Cadet treasury*
dff.y of business as usual. But, Cap-
tain Fr£?nk.H, Bov.man, AF-CAP Liaison
Officer ivas already very nuch aimke-*-
Pop, potato chips and popcorn
vdll be available for hungry guests ?—
to the cries of a new-born soni
and
T/e
understand
the
cadets
are
d r e a m i n g u p a h o n e y o f a fl o o r s h o ^ v.
Our heartiest congratulations to
the Bov^iansi Randy v/ent home from
the hospital on i'Viday,. December 9th,
t o h i s t h r e e y e a r o l d b r o t h e r, . Te r r y
Michael, Vv'e are. glad to report that
both mother and son are doing fine
Committee in charge of the party
consists of senior members^ Il/Sgt.
Paul Berlin-and Sgt, Patricia Sires;
a n d C a d e t s , L t » B i l l Vo e r s t e r, S g t ,
^etty Dubas and Dolores Jensen,
*
(and that Capt, Bov-Tnan is recuperating
!)t
>is
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O I I A F i i C A D E T S I C T: E ^ V E T l i R E E F L I G H T S
The Omaha Cadets, i^ho nov/ have
three flights of anproximtely 40
cadets, rotate classes in their
regular .'evening meetings at Offutt
Field* This system has been in"
effect for aT)proximatoly a month^
according to Lt, Lavi'rence Dutpon,
Commandant of Cadets,- The meeting
is divided into three parts — a-drill
period, a film or demonstration, and ;
a lecture* Lt, Dutson, Lt, Carl
Yfcdel and senior member John E.Donahoe are instructors,
OI^IAHA SQUADRON 1 CPI^TFILBS REPORT
Omaha Squadron 1 has compiled a
Historical
and
Statistical
Rcnort
of
the Reorganization of their squadron.
This report is to continue from month
to month, and ^ill serve as a means of
measuring statistical advances and
serve as a general history of train
ing accomplishments.
December 1949
CORNHUSKER CAP IJEiTS
A E R O K A U T I C A L R AT I N G S - N E B R . W I N G
A S A L U T E TO T H E N AV Y
The members of (>naha Squadron 1
wigh to extend a special "thank you"
to the Naval Reserve Training Center, !
30th and Fort Streets, Omaha> Nebraska,
Through the efforts and.fine.co
operation of Commander Bedford andCapt,
Simpson, arrang.ements have been com
pleted for the members of Squadron' 1
The follcT-''ing CAP personnel have re
ceived aeronautical ratings, as in
dicated, in accordance v/ith the
provisions of CAP Regulation 50-1:
QOIEIAND PILOT
Capt, Charles Larsen, Gr^nd Island
SENIOR PILOT
to meet on Thursday evenings.at Build
ing ^'22 at the Naval Station, There
are parking facilities available on
C a p t , K e r m i t F, D a n n e h l , L e x i n g t o n
2 n d L t , T h e o d o r e R i n g , J r, , N o r f o l k
the r^remises, and for those members
who do not drive their own cars the
PILOT
Port streetcar goes directly by the
station,
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Omaha Squadron 1 set Dec^ber 2
as the deadline of a thirty day period
during viiich all members were required
to .secure proper uniform and insignia,
and the squadron now has almost 1009$
attendance
in
2nd Lt, Ti'ayne II, Frazier, No, Platte
I Va l t e r V, K r a m e r, S c o t t s b l u f f
2nd Lt, Darrell D, Beclcirrith, No, Platte
Lawrence L, Bigler, Bayard
Capt, Harold E. Dr.yer, Hastings
2 n d L t , C a r r o l l ] ! , F u l l e r, H a s t i n g s
Donald G, Higgins, Ainsworth
uniform.
Ralph E, Hilt, Omaha
2nd Lt^ Dale K,Holub, Grand island
v'^ATCH OltJHA 3C:UADR0N 1 . ■
Duane A,Hubka, Lexington
A three point landing v/as made
by the squadron at Fort Omaha Thursday
night, December 1,
The meeting started at 7:30 H!
Ralph JC. Matlack, Jr, Omaha
2nd Lt,'Henry S,'Miles, Ainsv/orth
L o r e n V / , I ^ u e l l e r, S c o t t s b l u f f
Clinton N, Nielsen, Lexington
Gray don A, Dill, Haslsi^gs.
Charles H# Evans, N'©rth-;.Platte
1. end ell A. Krpnberg, Omaha;' •.
James R, N^ton, Omaha \
in Building -^22 with nearly 100^ of
t h e ' a c t i v e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t . To s t a r t
off,. S/Sgt, James R, Newton gave ft
brisf talk on "Military Courtesy"^
OBSERVER
which Avas followed by a U,S, Army
trailing picture on the same subject.
1st Lt, Harold F. bright. No, Piatte
All in all,* the meeting was quite
brief, Iloyrever, v.-e did make several
plans for the future 'and are determined
to build a greater and- more "powerful
squadron,
1st Lt, Vern "l';. Puller, Omaha
P R O M O T I O N S -■ i r e S R A S K A V I N G
In accordance with Personnel Orders
Pvt, Donald J, Viheeler
• PIO, ^kaha Sqdn* 1
issued by National Headquarters, the
following promotions are announced:
TO 2nd-Lieutenant;
■ l' THE CCRNHUSKER C.A.P NE'AfS *
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Theodore R, Ring; Supply p.> Norfolk Sq,
Dale K, Holub,. Operations 0, Gr, Island
* p u b l i s h e d m o n t h l y. b y t h e ' A F - *
Everett L, Haxby, Air." Insp, Grp 765
* CAP Lip.ison Office staff, *
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Deoemher 1949
5
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IS December 1949
There will be no comnunicntions
bulletin issued this month (duo to
Tventy five cadets and five senior
r.enl^ers from the Lexington Flight
attended fi porty and dance given by
fact
the -.earney Fli~ht on 30 ITovonber 1CC9,
!' very jood ti'^ e "ns enioyed by all,
r-Yifl at tlie present tine the Lexington
tlmt
the
ditto
machine
has
broken dov.'n)*
K U L R is ter'Dorarily out of
service, as r^e are doin,^ some exten
sive
modific."tion
on
it,
Plight is ir.alcing plons for a drnce and
•^r^rty in the near future#
Captain Her^chel iurxine, Comanding
Offf.cer p.nd Lt, John Hinds, Operations
Officer attended the regular" meeting
of the A^orth Platte Squadron on
Ve r n F u l l e r, 1 s t L t »
Wing Communications 0,
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8 lecrriber 1949,
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Ilir:TRl'CT0R3 FAR:: IFACTnT-lITY
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The Lexington Flight's senior men' ors and cndots have bc^n hcloin,^ Capt*
Duty as instructors vith the
C i v i l A i r P a t r o l i s o n e r. i c n n s b y
r l n e r. s s e n b l e a n d f i n i c h t h e L - 4 » s t h a t
verc received last montn» A lot of
which USi.F reserviftc and Air I'ational
v/orlc has to be don© as assembling,
{;uardsrr.en nay -serfom inactive-duty
tr?anin,: and accumulate points tcwfird
';^.':rating, cleaning, s.inding and checlc-
promotion and retirement*
-.orth Platte's L~<- v:ill be finish
ed in the very near future,,
".ithin the next tv/o ivecks Lo?cin:jton
Con/X hPs beon directed in a Kq
mecsngc d^' <.7 ''cptor.ber 1949 concerninjc t!is traininr of VM*:TU cf-i-
v:ill have it*s L-4 in operntion. Cur
cerc to attach such l;eserve persorjiel
i-ciis have already arrived# For
c o r. i r u n i c a t i o n s , a i r c r a f t w i l l b e e r u i n i : > e d
" i l h 5 11 » s f o r 5 5 0 0 K c , R C . ^ - A W -
for inaotive-duty training on a volun
112A»s, /VR-29A for 2:574 ICc, nnd vith
all of these iio v;ill have a very ,',ood
1
set up for Air-Ground Communication,
CP.BTE FLIGHT IXI'TS OH DECEITFR 13
'=ajor L# J, Heinsen, '.-/inr Air In-
ppector and Captain Prank K, 3o'7 man,
A.^-C;,p Liaison Officer met v;ith Lt,
Richard Buck, Crete Flight Co::inand.er
and r.cnbers of his staff on T^usday
cvenin^., December 13,
The Crete Plight is formulating
"lens to build a larger unit, txn.'': r^lp.ns
tc hol d another meeti ng v.l thi n the next
thirty days i^hich v/ill be attended by
intr^rested senior members, as T'ell as
prospective cadets and their parents#
:ier- staff appointments for the Crete
Flif-;ht'are to be announced in the near
future.
tary bar is to OA? org^'nizations as
follc.vs: " ith each of the 61 ZI-P '..ings
senior
air
instructor
and
2
assis-
tont instructors; * ith each of the
11 7 C A P g r o u p s , 1 s e n i o r a i r i n s t r u c
tor and 1 assirl'.nt; and r*ith each
of the 609 CAP snifT^rons, 1 air ins t r v ^ c t o r, " T h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f i n s t r u c
tor s"n"ces, therefore is 1086 through
o u t t h o c o u n t r y,
Reservists
interested
in
local
inactive-duty training opportunities
vith the CA? should ; ontact the
l i a i s o n o f fi c e r, d r a i n i n g a u t h o r i
zations for this type of service muut
c o m e f r o m t h e r e s e r v i s t ^ s u n i t , o r,
in the case of persons 'Ithout train
ing assignments, the appropriate
CorJiC AP headq-.^arters, Cap Re^ul^ticn
45-2, dated 17 HoYT.bcr 1949, covoring
this subject h?is been sent to all IrJt
Comri'inders, as v.'ell as a form letter to
be 3u' r.itted by the Reservist nnd
sent to '.'ing H*"., through the CAP ^Mt,