THE CLASS OF 44 - 3

ADVANCED NAVIGATORS

ELLINGTON FIELD, TEXAS

ASTRO-DOME

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 4 FEBRUARY, 1944

MAJOR WILUAM S. BOWEN T rainll'\g and Opuationt Off l«r

A Civil Enpttr in civilian life, Capt. Kuenning bccan !us auluary mining in 1933 in the Ruerve OlfocttS Tr.ouung Corps u Ohio State Un1vtn1ty, whert be w;u a member of Penhing RUies and Scab­ban:I B!Adt. bonon1ry military frun-ruues, becoming Rc~mtntal Commander of the First Regiment 1n the formtr orgiuuzat1on. Co"""'"ioned 2nd Le., lnfantry Reservt, Jo.nuary 5, 1938, and promoted 10 1st Lt., in Jan.....,,, 1941, he was called to active duty with Ju Atr Corps in Aul'Ut of 1941 and was Tan1C1l Olfocer and Adjuwn of ~e Flying Cadci Detach· ment ac Kell, F:da Applying for Navigation Train. i!:i, he rttuved his Prdl~ht training a1 Maxwell Field, Alabama, and Na.,igation T rauung at Mathtr Field, Cahfonu.., b..ng durururttd for phyoical dis­q...t.ftanon at the bner school. Since Junt of 1942 be bu OCCUpKd the pontions of Secnary, Scansucal Officer, Peroonncl OIJi<:ec, and Adiutant of the Group.

Major William S. Bowtn, Traming and Opentioru

Officer for rhe 66ath Advanced Navigation Group,

was commissioned in May, 1942. Attended. Office,.

Training School, M iami Buch, Florid.a. Major Bowtn

was then auigned to the Army Air Forces Wesrem

Flying Training Command, Santa Ana, CalifornQ.

Joining the 668th Navigation Training Group at

Mather Field, California, Major Bowen moved with

the Group to Ellington Field, T ea.u, in Novembu of 1943.

CAPT. W H . KUENNING Pe-rt0nn~I Off1ttr

75TH BASIC FL YING TRAINING SQUADRON

MAJOR J L. MITCHELL Squ•droo CommAOde.

7' B. F. T. Sq.

l 'T PHii.LiP H . HILL 0.u!.U '""3 o1nd 4-4-6

l T Cl-IAIU.llS H . HJNZ n~-. ..... ,

MILITARY TRAINING OFFICERS

l T Ii. l BlJl\TON a.... ... 1

CAPTAIN W R. CHADY !wt. T raiJUl'lg C.om Off it.If

1'th 8. F T. Sq.

LT CHESTiiR JABLONSKI c1a ......

LT J H GOltDON a.. .. «-8

JOHN P. CLEMENTS Chicago, Ill

FREDRICK A. DECKER Syrac.,..,, N. Y.

ALBERT G. ENCE Rich6eld, Utah

LT. JEROME T . WALSH St. Louis, Mo.

Jerome T. Walsh, John P. Clnnenls, Fredrick. A. Deck.er,

Albert G. Ence and Ke1111efh E. Fox . .. you 1Vere called by Him whore command is suprem e. Y ou have been graduated

to a much higher position than 11.wy mortal cart attain.

To you our class book. is dedicated.

ATHLETICS

INSTRUCTORS

"PUSH UP"

"TOSSUP"'

HISTORY OF CLASS 44-3

It 1_. .. id ch.a1. t•ttutory u nau1h< buc • rtte..rd o( th.t dtf'Cia

•nd 8'1.Jd.HCU of men.'' So b. 111 C...t c.h1s, then, be the h1.Jeory

o( a.u 44-l. (rom th« day• of 1t• bra-. .. Jmg infancy to adolt ...

ct-nl rn.atunty.

Th• cfa1s.. a• "''e knaw o( ic roday, did n.ot btgin ttf ont

trour, but ratbfr "* rwo d11tinct f4tctlo"'· \Vhile a great col'•

ffi<t reged t0 the ouctr world, )'tt another, •m.iller in Kole,

hut tqually •• 1n~ns1ve 1n 1p1n(, Rl\mitd wirhia the connne.1 ol S.nca Ana, Cal.Uotnift., the cradk of Oa• -«·J~

Htre, riw.·o .,q~dro""t 99 and 9) "'td with one another. The

on•, 91, wu (allto:gtdly) ch4' ttKn<t o( ell that iJ: dnt.rable 1n

• Cl\df't .-q'-Ll.dt0n. Nont ""'"'' '° p•infully ~ager-march1na like •ucomatoru, e.Jfc:tc1.11n.g w11h the ze.st of Olympian athle1t •,

1crubb1nlt Boon and w1ndow1 like profe.s1ion.al ch3rwomt'n

being pau;! \U:\.1on wagt.s. \Var1t o( all W3.J c.ht lusty 11.11gin3

(braying, 1t was referrH.I lO br 99) that accompanied all t-hc.st

earn.tout ac:ch-iriu:. It WAJ lattr d1.c:overed that all chis "hubba.

hubb••• aparlt wu m.anu.f•ccurtd for che sole purpOM of billung

tht1r C. 0. o( en.ra pnvihgu; 1, t ., aquadron partie1 1n town

and foim.ng .mch httk ple.u.ntnt.• as ''MM" and week-end

'"&rd duq onto 99. It "'&J. ol.o their task to "rule the roosc"

1n Lhc S.N 'Wing~ Rule u they did, with a mailed fiat .tnd

malu:t- of afottthoug_h~ 1nfutut1ng .-uch reform'S as they deemed

neces,.ary to Onng 99 i.nto Linet. Thtttin lay the chief cause of

dcJKn11on bt:twt'en the two. A quick glance $.t 99 would tell

the catual observer why!

Squ..,dron 99 w.s a l'-fluid" ocganiaarion of disorpniied

ad.u Here wre men who had ioared into the 1'w1ld blue

yondtt" v <~~ ..... but had their wings dipped in vanow

ph.-1 of the-. course. Uncle Sam once said they wt.re to become

ea.c,lea 0£ ch.e .s.kf; their uutructon " Id they looked and flew

rT\0~ li.Jt.e buuard•. The (ta.f\J!CiOn from ·~_pH tO nsptt it

pa..nfulty brit.f_, but the r'tpercuJtiona are many and vlolt-.n<,

ptomjnc-nr amonl thffC i• ch~ leek of an_y form of t•gerntfl

for •n>'!"hing unac.Jc.1ng of the mahtary. 99-uf were forever dt·

y,s::i_ng ln(tt:nious mechodt co evade detailt.. Bue for aJl their

l'Ul•• and wiJu, " MM" and 0<htr klndry d•taib clapnved cfw.m ol tht>u· ~~0-us. '•t&C.Jtt1me!• Ht-re ic may be nottd for

che- l>en.ithc of posteTity that ••taek erti.-ry" was developed to 1t1

b1chit1t fonn in Squ.acL:on 99.

S,vouac! At lat-t 99 and 9) were faced with th• 1ttnuna)y

impossible cuk of actually tleeplng. ea.tang a.nd 1weatiag to·

get'her. Th .. y tn.1dged up and down intutmounieble pealu in

the mid.day •un. fouah1 off deadly apidera, .corp1on1, inak.rs 'n jtuff, But before thl" brui1e1 gotten on btvouac had an op.

porcunlty to heal, the htrttoforf warring faction• were formal1y

declared to be one, ~nd w-thour furc.h.ec 111do, were trundled off' ro that de-seTt por•diw. Las Vegas.

L.s Vegas w-•s • Hrt•• of du.r SCOtJ'.IU, h•ar waves and pre.

1unri.1e PT. Th• C.I 50 machu\c gwu Wtte full of patfalU fo~ rhe unwafl' uder. The n~ of Indian_ Spnnp MC'Yb only to

rev1ve unple:a_aant mitmorits. Firing out of AT ..6'• and the.m 8·17's COl'lClvded th• not br1ef-e.nou.gb •tay,

Then lad• .ac.itttrrd to the four wi.nds, proudly di.1playlng

their newly.won gunnrr• wings. A six.day de.lay en l"OUtc provtd

to b·e a much needt.d :antidou, Na_vig.acion at la.at!

Tb.e r«e-ption nt Elltngton was anything but noteworc.hy.

In facr no one knew ol our i.mpenchng acnval and .wemed to

care. lude about at. San-1 fanfare, the '',gond'" commenct'd at

once. In tto tt.me ot all the clan was fioundenn1 about up to

1ts ean jn nav1g.1uon theory. When. oh whe:n would we gtt a

nighc off?

Timcl!? Wow! Nobody hod rnoogh rime to read letter• chiey

recelv.ed. much. ltsa write one-. Hall the week-cnd.1 were 1if)ent

sweating out bus fine•. lacer, 1weaciog out Kh~ultd 8-i,ghu

rook the WHOLE w .. k·•nd away!

Maps, charts, computers, ocran~ are: inpruou1 d.H'ice!

calculated ro fnastt•u~ budding navigators. All c.hac whtn we.

ltan:ed. Now we know rhitit wonh.

Soon, «P1lot t-o First N•vagaror, go ahead!' "Go a.hitad. Sir,"

became rouont:, but "What is you-r ETA?"---.. Du·u-uh,

'21201" Sir-Wair • minute--Du·u·h_, 1uat a tru.nutt, Sir • . :•

W{ls not c.he "preK'ribHI'' answer.

After air the toil• and rrou.bles, the great d.ty com~_. Wnh

shiny new bratJ batt and wingJ we prouc:lly pcocWm to rh~

world at large that we are Navaga.tors. •·oh Yu.hr-• ann tha­

insuuaor•. m the.ir uaual pau-rnal ~gac1ovs rn.&t'lMt' lrffD

wnh t:ovy as they ~1ch us march off tbe f;eld cowatd combaf.

A/C HOUKAL. H C.

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340TH NAVIGATION

TRAINING SQUADRON

LT I' L. BAMBERG Ech1:1on Cornmandtr

LT J A GODFREY A11t. Ethdon Comma.ode.r

LT DONALD G~ATIUX Jauruaor

LT. U . S. ADAIR ln.tU'l.l.C:lOr

LT J , T KEELER lturructot

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LT, t.. S DAHL lrutructnr

LT. M. H. SHUMAN fruttuttot-

STE\'EN J. ..... WLIX.Cl F.~Mmit

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liAl<l.AN J. AJ<M>I 0 H•""<Y· N tl

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VlCTOlr fl • .NDEJl<;os

a born navigator

<:HAllL FS 8 IF.'-.~CR H .......... c..J.,f

J, I! LIDC

iuov.~n \ llETill'\l ;.. A.I Ml. c.lol

RA\< lll\l ~'fOCK '-r_.ni.-, \\ atb

ROllUT S R ISTON ~ ......

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ROBERT A. BLACKWELL 1-o. A"Etkt., c..s.L

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JA .\l:ES " tlONO Nah.,.W

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fOM H. PAI. c;ARDlN Wtch.u::a. FaU., Tir..u•

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WAITERS. 111..'NKER CM:dUU.b, Oh'°

WILLIAM T llLRl'O£Li SrlJtvWf', \l7,111Ji_

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MAJOR WlLLiAM E. SUTl'ON $1,,J.tt,t O{finr Langkv. Ky.

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LT. WILUAM M. SIMPSON s;n,,,1 <Jjfiu.r T~a,,"4'~·

LT. JAMES F (:HIPMAN

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1.T. JOHN ). SPElGHT $J11JUf.t Off("' 0Mfk; Al&.

LT. FRANCISCO A. CUADRA St111'1NI 0//utr H 11v,1nA, Cuha

LT. KE.YORK GHOURDJ IAN St1ul,11J Offi«r

Phlladelphlll, P.a.

LT. SUCENE ~l<IFl TON Il•JW Offi•"''

San A.nrOl\•O, T e.!Qt

L'L WAL l "FR A. \'VALL J(JtWI' Qfliur

Se,lt:r Ci1y, N. C.

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LT. JAMES T DORI.AND Jr";/1111 Oj}m

N('lt"'.in, Oli;b

J.T WlNSTON J ROflFRTS' Srwdm llU­

Mortt0t, N C

LT THO~IAS S. SH£Vl.IN J1.Jtt11 o, . .,,.

Co.luff.'l-. Oh19

W O. R08ENT K MrCONNELL St..l.t•t Offi.,,

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341ST

NAVIGATION

TRAINING

SQUADRON

LT. J. R. NIMOCKS Ecbelon Commandu

LT . .K . W ALEXANDER lnttl'u.«Or

LT. R L MATHESON ""' ~h•lon Commander

LT ) N CAROTHERS I"-' ru.cu.tt

FRANK E. DA VJDSON s.tt l..al« Cuy. V,.h

~WO: Ii. DEAlllNG, ) R. Toe-. T C1JU

WILLIAM H. DAVIES Rom.t. Neow York

JOHN V DEAVER fficredwia Cala!

WALTER S. Oll.LMAN ~lfo,,j, luu

0.ARENCE E. CROSS, JR. Ounbu, W VL

WILUA>'•I D DALE, JR. eLncr, Mo.

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CARL I( Ol NLAP L1'uhbu1~. s. ~1

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DAVID G. FORD a......., JD.

WIU IAM 8. ELIC fCA"q• Cnr~ .Mo

JOAN Q. ERICKSON Curr1r, M1on,

LAWRENc.6 W . FARMER AJ.lc>, io:....

ROllERT A GAGE P .. ~na. CaLf

HliNkY F ELLIS s.u,,,,,, s. c.

f'RANK L li\IF.RTZ jo!1ct,. MonL

! WILLIAM P. MAAIS

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)AME.'i l HM'oG!.At>U Sir-.. tt ... V:Wr,,

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¢~~ "I'LL DO TH'GIGCrlN' f J 11 LIP(

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H-r Mt lO"'•~ &h.- tif'Ar o( thir left hand t'O'W

of cliff\:., bc-1 Or'C' fhty c:h.mged M"au that fa»t .-Sm«-. and then he wa1 about hal(.w.,_y vp ,,, •h~ middle row, nl!Jl't 10 whn.1'1·h11·n;;amt:, the !Jud r rom up north

Tholl' firtt wttk-end.t, in O<:tobc-c aa.d No. "'"~1', h~ d1Cln't fc4VC" on o~n pou utlbl the wrctdy """'~ :t.heet W,t.• wrtl am:w.nod ~ .. f~ly 1udtod 1n h1• tnnd.cr, l>c,a:t be liu..n..ked. J.hc rounh ph.ue: es-•m

H" 'W1'f ru.Uy SW't<lrtn' 01,1.1 th" cn:uqu~ O"­

that onr: OR M.:r.aighc ljtg--damo grids ort thc-8-l kepL slipping ouc of si.Jtht A.n.d it WOJ.n't 1HI they'd topp~ Hous.ron r:tdto rbat he rtotnt'm• b•m he d1dn'• ;,., .. •h• 1ogl1 ,..,.,.,, tllffle<I en

He- worritd for ~ m1nur~. <oo. tlsc a, Hill walk.d 1nco cM PX dunn;o PT e,., who d>d Lke chat cb.rnn Nnn1n~ -.round the blodt?

There ._.._. the u~ h.e- found l-nJ. iwotroHnl GS, on the last l.e-g o( thllt comba1 tn1s.sion, w,;, .Jow and h.e ~cs~ " ten.mile 1nen:aw would <lo it. It did

AJJ one wcelt la .c:umbfed •round awcauna Ovt S..tv.rd.ay .. ica.me ha was suppoi.ed to ahow (or a c:L.w: h-1: we- cl1dn "t Av • ..,,.,.....,.

And ht" wu t~e lad-J"OU <ot.1td .tw.ya. count on .lum.-w.ho popP"f ~p. m the la.c m.uurcn. with:

'"St_r, wh.11 wt'~ thOR BHJRJ11UleJ, w,iAln ,,.

K E. FOX

342ND

NAVIGATION

TRAINING

SQUADRON

LT .R C. McNBILL Echelon Comm-.nd,~r

~T R BOUGHTON lnur:u.ctor

LT. J. R. BROWNING Aue# Echelon Cotn.mandet

L'T. J. G. ROBERTS ln•.tn.JCt~H"

LT. H. AISLEY I.nst:ruc:cor

MOOLW S JACKSON", JR­H(lo(aton. T r.u•

ALOYSJUS J KELLY Ph'daddphia. P • .

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' HAIWBY J JAAA,.,.'TOSICl ~1.ahr;\\llttt, W1-.

AL VLN M. lc:IBl.ER Su.ff' a.lo, N Y.

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ROOF.RT E. J RWELL IAk<wood, 01>.o

THOMAS 8.10NG Sin An:u1mo, T eut

TELSA I JOH>lSON. JR. U ~lea CaL.f

~IYRON fl.L LOYFT Tray, UL

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THOMAS J M<Kl-OWl'I Lyndhunt, N J

j FLOYD l), MAHL

PrtlW:on, An1. Q!ARLroS ll. MASSEY

Ge-otgt. Wet:t, 1"ea:.u

JAMES S. MERRl'IT Lt.bt-rry, Mo.

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HORACE E orr. JI<. PMf Arthur, Tf'.n.t

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LOVJS C. MASTEN ~n o.~.11::0, Cal,r

W!LLIAM G i'IEWLON lo< Aogde., CM

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MORRIS ~ TODO OUaho~ cu-.·. OldL

THOMAS 6. SCOTT. JR. ron :>. c;11t-, Kllll

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ABRAHAM STEINBl!RG Ni:. Yortc. N. Y.

HARVRY H TROM8l.Y Tt'Oy, N, Fl

OONAJ.O H VL"'r..1:2',. Dor(Jw..d'. M.lllf.

JOllN IL SHEL TON Jo1\ttJx,ro, Ark.

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5 TANTON H SMAil Va1'«tUv,.r, R. C, C"'...:.n.aJJ

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PAUL L. ZUMKELLER Councnvdlc, Ind .

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