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NATIONAL HSADQUARTERS
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■C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
500 Fifth Avenue, Nev/ York, N. Y.
June 23, 1943
S U B J E C T: C o o r d i n a t i o n o f Av i a t i o n ' C a d e t R e c r u i t m e n t
TO: All
CAP Unit
Conunandera
1. \Yith reference to GM-88, requesting the all-out cooperation of
a l l C A P u n i t s i n t h e r e c r u i t m e n t - o f Av i a t i o n C a d e t s f o r t h e A r m y A i r F o r c e s ,
this v/ill explain further details of procedure.
2. You should already have a supply of pamphlets from the Army Air
Forces togeth'3r vdth a list of the Aviation Cadet Examining Boards throughout
the country. V/hen you issue any rjaterial regarding recruitment, it is desirable
that you stamp it "Civil Air Patrol" and, if you v-dsh, identify it by the Wing
or local unit name. In this v/ay, it will be possible to check the effectiveness
of CAP in this undertaking.
3. There are about 340 of the Examining Boards in the country, each
composed of Army Officers includj.ng a medical officer. The Boards at air bases
include Air Officers; many at other points do not. But a number of additional
Air Officers are being assigned so that at least one v^ill be serving with each
Board in most localities. Some of these now officers v/ill be on the road to make
local contacts and appearances.
4. 'Vings and local CAP units vdll
ing Boards as set forth in GM-88, An official
last week regarding CAP's part in recruitment
through official channels. In addition to your
cooperate directly mth the ExairdnV/ar Department release was issued
and the lioards vdll be advised
aid to them, you can help any
Air Officers who are on the road. It is especially important that CAP Wing Head
quarters offices and local unit offices or assembly rooms be placed at their
disposal. If they vdsh, it may be desirable to have applicants come in to the
local CAP headquarters for interview. You can put a banner across the street in
viting applicants tO'call and can place appropriate local publicity. Meetings,
mobilizations, and aerial exhibitions may be held.
5. In each of the 9 Service Commands, the program is coordinated by
t h e A i r L i a i s o n O f fi c e r. T h e n a m e a n d a d d r e s s o f e a c h o f t h e s e 9 O f fi c e r s i s
given on the back of this pag^^.
6. vVinr. Cofr.manders—It is requested that the Wing Commanders in each
of the 9 Service Co:rj:;ands mutually agree on one CAP Officer to coordinate CAP's
part of the program in the refjpective Service Command and thus conserve the time
of the Air Liaison Officer. V/ith the list of the Air Liaison Officers on the
back of this sheet is a list'of the V/ing COiTjnanders in the States where the Air
Liaison Officers are located. These designated V/ing Commanders are requested
to get in touch inunediately vdth the other Wings in the respective Service
Commands, make arrangements for designating coordinating officers, and report
th e n a m e s o f th e s e o ffi c e r s to N a ti o n a l H e a d q u a r te r s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
EARLE L. JCJHNSON
National Commander
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List of Air Liaison Officers Assigned to the Service Com
mands and CAP Wing Commanders in the Respective States
First Service Command (Conn-., Me,, Mass., N. H,, R, I., Vt.)
Lt,
Col,
Howard
W.
Nester
Major
John
Shennett,
CAP
1065 Commonwealth AvenUe Rm, 716, 18 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Second Service Command (Del,, N, J., N, Y.)
Lt. Col. John G. Whytlaw
Headquarters
Major Stuart C. Welch, CAP
Second Service Command
B u ff a l o , N e w Yo r k
11 0 8 R a n d B u i l d i n g
Governors Island, New York
Third Service Command (Dist. of Columbia, Md., Pa., Va.)
Major Arthur C. Hyde, CAP
Major Dunn
Headquarters
Rm. 8, 7649 Georgetown Road
Third Service Command
Bethesda, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Fourth Service Command (Ala., Fla., Ga., iiiss., N. C., S. C,, Tenn.)
M a j o r C . S . P o r t e r M a j o r W i n s h i p N u n n a l l y, C A P
Headquarters
Fourth
Service
Atlanta, Georgia
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Command
Box
Atlanta,
1516
Georgia
Fifth Service Command (ind., Ky., Ohio, VI. Va.)
Major George A. Stone, CAP
L t . C o l , E ; F. B a s k e y
Room 501
Headquarters
Wyandotte Building
Columbus, Ohio
Fifth Service Command
* Fort Hays, Columbus, Ohio
Sixth Service Command (111., Wis,, Idich.)
Major Lauris Eek
Civic Opera Building
Major C. W. H. Schuck, CAP
Room 2175
Sangamo Club Building
5th and Capitol Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Seventh Service Command (Colo., Iowa, Kan., Minn., lio., Nebr., N. D., S. D., Wyo.)
Major R. E. Davis Major Harry B. Sidles, CAP
Headquarters
502
S.
19ta
Street
Seventh Service Command Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Eighth Service Comraand (Ark., La,, N. M., Okla., Texas)
Lt, Col. Frederick H. Cheplain Major D. Harold Byrd, CAP
Headquarters
White
Plaza
Hotel
E i g h t h S e r v i c e C o m m a n d D a l l a s , Te x a s
D a l l a s , Te x a s
Ninth Service Command (Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash.)
Captain Gerald M. Sullivan Major Joseph D. Bergin^
Headquarters State Aeronautics Commission
Ninth Service Command 439 State Capitol Building
Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
M-7959
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■C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
500 Fifth Avenue, Nev/ York, N. Y.
June 23, 1943
S U B J E C T: C o o r d i n a t i o n o f Av i a t i o n ' C a d e t R e c r u i t m e n t
TO: All
CAP Unit
Conunandera
1. \Yith reference to GM-88, requesting the all-out cooperation of
a l l C A P u n i t s i n t h e r e c r u i t m e n t - o f Av i a t i o n C a d e t s f o r t h e A r m y A i r F o r c e s ,
this v/ill explain further details of procedure.
2. You should already have a supply of pamphlets from the Army Air
Forces togeth'3r vdth a list of the Aviation Cadet Examining Boards throughout
the country. V/hen you issue any rjaterial regarding recruitment, it is desirable
that you stamp it "Civil Air Patrol" and, if you v-dsh, identify it by the Wing
or local unit name. In this v/ay, it will be possible to check the effectiveness
of CAP in this undertaking.
3. There are about 340 of the Examining Boards in the country, each
composed of Army Officers includj.ng a medical officer. The Boards at air bases
include Air Officers; many at other points do not. But a number of additional
Air Officers are being assigned so that at least one v^ill be serving with each
Board in most localities. Some of these now officers v/ill be on the road to make
local contacts and appearances.
4. 'Vings and local CAP units vdll
ing Boards as set forth in GM-88, An official
last week regarding CAP's part in recruitment
through official channels. In addition to your
cooperate directly mth the ExairdnV/ar Department release was issued
and the lioards vdll be advised
aid to them, you can help any
Air Officers who are on the road. It is especially important that CAP Wing Head
quarters offices and local unit offices or assembly rooms be placed at their
disposal. If they vdsh, it may be desirable to have applicants come in to the
local CAP headquarters for interview. You can put a banner across the street in
viting applicants tO'call and can place appropriate local publicity. Meetings,
mobilizations, and aerial exhibitions may be held.
5. In each of the 9 Service Commands, the program is coordinated by
t h e A i r L i a i s o n O f fi c e r. T h e n a m e a n d a d d r e s s o f e a c h o f t h e s e 9 O f fi c e r s i s
given on the back of this pag^^.
6. vVinr. Cofr.manders—It is requested that the Wing Commanders in each
of the 9 Service Co:rj:;ands mutually agree on one CAP Officer to coordinate CAP's
part of the program in the refjpective Service Command and thus conserve the time
of the Air Liaison Officer. V/ith the list of the Air Liaison Officers on the
back of this sheet is a list'of the V/ing COiTjnanders in the States where the Air
Liaison Officers are located. These designated V/ing Commanders are requested
to get in touch inunediately vdth the other Wings in the respective Service
Commands, make arrangements for designating coordinating officers, and report
th e n a m e s o f th e s e o ffi c e r s to N a ti o n a l H e a d q u a r te r s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
EARLE L. JCJHNSON
National Commander
S" ^ ^ 5 o v p r
r9
",
^
K ^ o v e rD S
ECOK ;
M A N A GC A P N U S A D I V I S I O N
EME- T
F
List of Air Liaison Officers Assigned to the Service Com
mands and CAP Wing Commanders in the Respective States
First Service Command (Conn-., Me,, Mass., N. H,, R, I., Vt.)
Lt,
Col,
Howard
W.
Nester
Major
John
Shennett,
CAP
1065 Commonwealth AvenUe Rm, 716, 18 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Second Service Command (Del,, N, J., N, Y.)
Lt. Col. John G. Whytlaw
Headquarters
Major Stuart C. Welch, CAP
Second Service Command
B u ff a l o , N e w Yo r k
11 0 8 R a n d B u i l d i n g
Governors Island, New York
Third Service Command (Dist. of Columbia, Md., Pa., Va.)
Major Arthur C. Hyde, CAP
Major Dunn
Headquarters
Rm. 8, 7649 Georgetown Road
Third Service Command
Bethesda, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Fourth Service Command (Ala., Fla., Ga., iiiss., N. C., S. C,, Tenn.)
M a j o r C . S . P o r t e r M a j o r W i n s h i p N u n n a l l y, C A P
Headquarters
Fourth
Service
Atlanta, Georgia
P,
0,
Command
Box
Atlanta,
1516
Georgia
Fifth Service Command (ind., Ky., Ohio, VI. Va.)
Major George A. Stone, CAP
L t . C o l , E ; F. B a s k e y
Room 501
Headquarters
Wyandotte Building
Columbus, Ohio
Fifth Service Command
* Fort Hays, Columbus, Ohio
Sixth Service Command (111., Wis,, Idich.)
Major Lauris Eek
Civic Opera Building
Major C. W. H. Schuck, CAP
Room 2175
Sangamo Club Building
5th and Capitol Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Seventh Service Command (Colo., Iowa, Kan., Minn., lio., Nebr., N. D., S. D., Wyo.)
Major R. E. Davis Major Harry B. Sidles, CAP
Headquarters
502
S.
19ta
Street
Seventh Service Command Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Eighth Service Comraand (Ark., La,, N. M., Okla., Texas)
Lt, Col. Frederick H. Cheplain Major D. Harold Byrd, CAP
Headquarters
White
Plaza
Hotel
E i g h t h S e r v i c e C o m m a n d D a l l a s , Te x a s
D a l l a s , Te x a s
Ninth Service Command (Ariz., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash.)
Captain Gerald M. Sullivan Major Joseph D. Bergin^
Headquarters State Aeronautics Commission
Ninth Service Command 439 State Capitol Building
Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
M-7959