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e ont h of Oct ober sa a rea at i on of t he prog a i nau urat ed t heprev o month to i prove the facilities of the uadron ving area.

Poat F chan e as opened on 6 October alon side ru 6 about onehu dred yar fro the inter ect .g

t strip. Th s PX is centra ly loated ith relation to the enl sted men's qua ers and t in easy wal ng

di s t ance of t he of f i cer s ' q a rt e rs . 3 n R. S.c

k , br a ch an ger , hasdone n excellent job of r n ng the excha ge with P s Anthon V. Sgroiand Herbert G. S th as assistants.

Hour s f or bus i ne s a re f ro 0 0 t o 2000 ev en d y s a eek . er i es ol d f rom 16 t o 1 9 ea ch we ek y an d f ro 1 t o 17 on nday s .As i de f om t he general mercha d e u s u l l y a s s oc at ed wi t h a br nch PX,9gt rrick ha arra ed to h n e asaorted, ready pr par d s n ches ndbake ry pr oduct s . - Thi s i s a v ery popul ar ne i t h t he e i s t ed en andapproxi tel two hundred d fifty aand iches a day are sold.

A ex pl e of t he ef f i c i ency t h hi ch t he ex cha ge i s r as s hoon the d y that the stock was i entoried. ather than posti g the classicwords, n osed for Inventory,' the nventory as co pleted successful a dthe P open for bu iness ten nutes past the regu ar t me for openin .Th a t pe of s e v c e a nd cons i derat i on f or t he e nl i s t ed men i s appre ci at e dgr ea t ] by t he m n .

outdoor notion picture th ater was auilt and started op ating .bout the middl of the mont . T e theater consiats of a si ple typeatage upon hich is attached a acreen of d a n sheet, pa nted white,t elve feet long and ten feet h : A prujection booth, re oved f oma other loeation, e been in ta led o that the projector lens is fiftyn e feet fr the acreen. The Victor Lotion Pict e Pro ector, assi nedto the, qu

d on ia used to o the fil . The Special 3er ice O fice atBe ows F eld d stributes feat e pictures to the quad n on es ay,F day and Sund y nights. As soon as the raterials bec me available ood-en benches w be in talled to accomadate the audience. At the pr sentti e the people sit in veh clea or ch rs of their o while atch ng thep ct re.

rther prove ents have been de on the Day oo , ly the addi-t i on of a .

l s h ck j oi ned at ri t a ngl es t o t he e s t i ng ay Roo ( t t ofull a acks jo ed end to end). pon conpletion of the new section, thepool table will be moved into it.

The qua n Officers' Ciub, hich had been undergoi g rep irs a dredecoration for about fou or five weeks, was opened on 0 pctober.

s o i n t he of f i e er s ' a r a t o ne s l ac a e near compl et i on hi ch ri lalleviate the cra ded con tions e stin in mo t of the officers' quarter .

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Of icers are housed in wooden shacks lo' x Q nd s me shack have b enoccupied by a ma as s x officers at one t me.

Th ough the effor s of C ptain Cr al $. es ing nd L tenant rrl . Ty l er t he qu l i t y of t he f oo d a nd t he deg ee of s a i t t i on i n t he Squaron mess has been i p oved.

The Squadr on rang up a ea t re cord of f ng t i e f or t he ont h asthey cont ued to c rry out their double function - the aint in .ng of astatus of av ilability for a co at assig ment as a un t and also a l rge

.training pro . 19 : 0 of P flying t ne xere acco p ®hed duringt he ont h . Count i ng t i ne i n A , A- ? ' s , UC 7S, and G-! 7 a t ot al t i nof 211 : 3 was f l o by quadr on pi l ot s .

Ther e wer t hr ee ai r craf t a c ci dent s o f maj or d age duri g t he ont h .

n Oct ober , 2d Li eut en t i l i a S . C e o , ?7 011., at t a he d t ot he 7t h f ro t he 31 h i ght e r Gr up , f i ng a P 7D 23 A, had an ac dentdur i ng l di ng . He appr oa che d l o r, and s t ruck a ,

ht pol e nd hi gh t ens i onri r e s caus ng da a ge t v t he l e f t i ng u d r udder , t h r i t l ndi ng gea rfa ring, and the r g t flap . The as no perscnal njury.

Qn 11 Qc t obe r , 2d L eut e ant i l li a r L . Doy l e , t a i of f i n a I 711 on r way 3 , Be lo s eld, had excessive vibration opy d

rea of the plane. Dayle cut the thrott e, unlocked the ta l wheel andattempted to ro nd loop to the left. The p ane veered the op ositedi c t i on and went about 1 0 t o t he ri ht . e ban ent on t he r i ghts i de of t he nort h e nd of rurn ay 3 s t oppe d t he pl ne . The pl ane wassever ly dam ged but sa vageable. There was no perso l injur .

O 1 Oct ober , 2d L e t en nt Da d S . al a k , 0- 770 133 , as on a pra c-tice bo bin saion over ahoolawe Bo b ng an e. Balak, f y g nu ber 4

position i a four ship flight, on his second run ovsr the t get at t eeh ndred and fifty iles per hour, released two 300 pound bo bs. ediatelafte w rds oke was observed to c me fr der the le t ving of his pla e.He chandel ed to about 45 0 fee in n attempt to stop the s ke and fla eand when th s f

.led he bailed out. lak parachuted to s fet on ahool we

Island an d suffered no apparent i jury.

There were a considerable nu ber of perso el changes the uadronduring the month.

o officers, 2d Lieutenant Luther S. a t, Jr., on 1 October, and 2dLi eut e ant Wi L i a S . Doyl e , on 2Z Dct ober , er e t rans f e r d t o t he 1 t hi er Gr up.

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pt t 4 . sen, t he qu c on n neer n c r , t ran -e ed on 11 e ober t o t h 31 t h Fi ,ht er G oup n t he ari an s -I s .and , ob v e s ing Of icer of th t G onp. 2d L euten t C lea . n ae

ssi gn d t o l l. t he ac n y o q dron i nee ng Of f i cer cr at d by Capt -

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Fo r nli ted e on l Oct ber left the quad n or r aesi n nt intates. h y re 1st. t dr G. Moor rho ad be n assi d over eas

sin e o b r 1939 nd 8 3 s Ha L. iley, eston T. Ee er, nd D n ia '

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a or a n . oeser, the adron Ope tion fieer, s tra sfer don ©c ober to t 318th F t r Group n the aria . C pta n Ja n A.Pi r, h h a iat nt op ra i o ic®r, bec e op ration o ic ro the ? h ts ua n. ,

f o .ng p ot , ne d f r t e St at es , r ssi e d o t edron on 2 O tober: 2d L euten s Ch rlee C. Dou ht , b Dibelka Jr.,

ob t d. r s, r el S. Jo es Jr., dr C. liott, Pa C Frick, a dJ o . t s r d.

] t Li eut e n P .pOr o s , t he q dron Co u i cat i on Of f i er , l e

t h® q ron or t y ght c y s t o at t end t he Fa ci f i c a e t a da i nt nc e 3o ol at Pe l or .

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Orderl oom personnel were kept busy during nuch of the onth prep i

appl cations for fu loughs and processing records for offic®rs and enlisted

en return ng to inland or r assig ent, furloughs, or school.

Fo enl i s t e d en re r e r et urne d f or r e- as s i g ent as el l as f i ve of f i ce sv ile ten enlisted en were processed for thirty d y }dainland furloughs. Records were also prepared for one en st d n ho transferred to Headquarteraand He adquar t e rs Sc,uad on , I I ` ght er Co: rnand a d f or s eve n nevr of f i ce rs whot rans f e rr ed i ut o t he ua dr on f r or t he mai nl and .

ue t o s or e s ec t i ons of t he e n i s t e d en ' s For be i n f i l l ed a nd t heca d be co g uns i ght l y gene ral , a pr o of r i t i ng t he s e car ds :asbe u du g t he ont h . Se rvi ce Re cords e re r e- che cked t t he s ar e t i e f ora errors that ght hav ssed prev ous detection .

The d ni s t rat i v e Tr a .i ng pr o m f or t he r.ont h cover d t he s ub e ct of

pay olls and the scussion was attended by all Orderly oo per onnel.

Sol di er s ' os l t 8 f or t he mont h a n unt ed t o O. UU a d Cl s s l ot -ent f oi• ar Honds f or t he ont h f or of f i cers and enl i st ed r en ount ed t o2,835•0 .

Chri s t a s i l beg n co . . i nt o t he 5quad on u r i r ; t he h s t h l f ofOct ober and t he a i l or de r l y , Pf c 3us h f ound hi e l f s o ewhat s w ped i t h

packages every nov and then.

lst S oore as one of the e wno retu ed to the ai nd on re-a s s i gnment . s dut i e s ere t aken ove r bv S S t i;r e as Act i ng l s t Sgt .Part of S S Ti lie's duties in preparation of statistical reports has beenas umed by Pfc ush.

Art i c l e s of ar and Sex 'or a i t y l e ct e s :er e de ve re d t o a l a r ge nwn-ber of inen due them d in Oetober.

All repo s on personnel a d other S u dron ratters ere i p tched i

regu ar good order. One report, the AF Form 127, a statistical r po ofS ua dr on pers o e l , t he i r dut i es , a s s i gr ent s , d S ' s a s chan d s ght

and t he f i r s t r evi e d r epo s s ub t t e d dur . g t obe r .

c t ober l s t s aw t he be gi nni ng of a ne revi s ed f o rr o or ni ng Repo tth changes it e-up to sho at a glance tle S uad on stren th by rank

or gra de and t o s ho us t how a of e ch a r pr e s ent f or d tt y , s i ck n hos -pital, on Detached Se vice, leave or fu lou h, etc.

o ot her per s onne l r epo t f orms , Fo a d 5 'e cha ged s l i t l ya d t he n t y pe w s s ub t t ed f o r t f i r s t t e i n Oct ober .

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- e Intelli ence Section was pr ari co ce ed with ou duties du ingthe onth - acco pl sh nt of required intell gence trainin for yin peraonnel , t he carryi ng out of act i t i es un ier t he i f ormat i on - educat i on pro-

ra , t he co pi at i on of t he mont hl y hi s t ory nd t e obser at i on of nor: alsecurity m sures.

I n cor pl i ance i t h VI I ght er Co nd M vrand n No . 50 -3, t ed 1 5Sept e ber 19 +, i

.nt e l l gence t r i i n ac compl ahed dur i ng t he t ont h a s as

f o l o s :

Geo rap c l Stud es, ap , T rget Cha ts - 7:00

actics, emy and F iend - : 0iefing terrogation, Observation and

eporting - 1: 0 plu prac-ticai app -ation

I s l and and Ju: g .ci t encc - Es pe p o cedu - 3 s10

Ee c o n t i on of r and Sur f a e Cr 't , . e y nd .Fri andl , - •Se curi t y of . .t ar I or at i on - 1 : 0Totr 23 3

e deaignaticn "O ent tian fficer s be en chang d to nfo m tion -duc t i on Of f i cc r ". The dut i e s r ua t he aa e . I u i n t he mo t h t he

S u on D y o t, s i t ua t i on c aps , ne rs s w mari es , and ne s pub c t i ons ereta ed fo the en of the quadron. ee y m etinge were held t hieh

a news s ary and a lectu on a feature topic, such as o Strong Is Jap n?

wer e gi v en , a d ea ch as f ol l o ed by a di s cus s i on . The U A educat i onaloppor t uni t i e s e e al s o ad e rt ed .

e pr paratiot of the qu d on . story for the nth was other dut

satisfactorily accompl shed. Cpl Lans g Pru n, of the Orderly o , is aa uable aid in it$ acco plis ent as h s ser ices are util zed in the typinof the monthl supplement.

A chec k of s ec .t mea s u es i t he qua dr on s h d t a no r nal s cu t yeasures a e in effect.

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It c n be s id t t the entire Squadron person el did a onderful jobin conjunct on rith the ing ti e of the S u d on. he Sq dron broke itsr ecor d, endi ng i t h a t ot al f l

,i ng t i ue of 2 1 : 3 5. pf t h s f i ur e 1 9 : 50

a s f l own i n P 7 ' s . A- 2 t .r e f or t he r ant h t ot a ed :1 5 , n -6 t ot l t ewas 6 : 55 . I t i s al s o t o be not e d t hat 111 : 35 rer e f l o n i n i ns t ru ent r i d si n AT or i n 7 on t o : s s i s . Cons i e r i g t he t ot a .

t ue w'r c h t hequadr on had f l o n , n .ne er i ng di d a r e r k bl e j ob of keepi n t he ai r cra t

i n c o . .s s i on . Sq adr n t ot al ght t i r e f or Oct o e r w s av ra ge i n compa i -son ith previous months rost n ght t me bein otten durin dawn ert per-i ods and pos s i b one or t wo 7,ht f ng r i s s i ons . Tot a ni g t t i us or t he

ont h a s ?1 : . rs t i ht f l y i ng .s s on f or t he 47t h her e on Be ov sFi e l d a s conduct ed on 1 Oct ober 19 .

Five alert periads were pu ed by the qu dron of hich one hund ed ndf i t y ni ne i nt er c ept i ons er e made . hi s i s i n conj unct i on wi t h I . zar d con-trol. On the lbth of the month the quadron stood by on the a ert • th six-t e en a r cr f t .

A total of six hundred an d sixtaen arrob tic pilot d.ss

ions were per-f orme d t h a an d t ot al of 26 : f l o m on suc h i s f ons .

Due to the lir ted Link Tra ners ava able, it w s impossible for thepilots to co p th the required four hou s nk per pilot. It is hopedt t this it tion n be correctod.

Few cha ng es v er e made i n r craf t s t at u . Howeve r , t he Sq a dron dhave U 78 a s s i g ed t o i t . T e P- 1 7D 1 .i E ' v: ch t ie quadr on ha d be nus i ng f or t ow mi s s i ons on ae ri al unc ry we e t r an s f er red t he l at t er part ofthe month.

At the end of the mont.r the Sq a ron gles ieport sho ed si y pilotsa s s i ned t o t he qua on of v•h ch t hi r t y f v e wer e c a s i f i ed as t rai

. ed dt enty fiv untrained. Thr e pilots vrere on Detached Ssrvice in the Statesf o r s choo ng - apt ai ns Gr or ada , Pepi n , and Obens ai n . o t rai ne d pi l ot swe at s c hool at Hi cka Fi e l d - l s t Lt . res n d 2 Lt . O a a .

the thirteenth of the aonth the Squa on performed a pecial ssionat a hu i n hi c h s i x pl e s ar t i c i pat ed i n d oppi ng f i r e bo bs f r o ar -ious hei hts, approaches, tc. It w s a ve success and orthwhile

ssion and demonstration.

One Kahoo e ission was conducted durin •he month of October th

ajor ckey and jor R eser leading 2 pl es over Kahoo e r nge. E ch

pl an e as l o de d t h t wo hundr ed rounds of cal i ber . U r nun. t i on nd c er-ta ones on t e rission carr .e

d rockets, +hree hund ed five hundred oreleven hund ed pound bo bs.

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r and Na y a vers c e on t he 1 h of t he mont h i hi ch resc a bl d t tx ty four p n by controller. Ho r, t f ledt o s ho up due t o bad weat her concl3.t o s at t h® t a t he u er er ec l l ed of f a d o r a r cra ret d t o t he f i el d .

nus a v gation ope ere de o the 27th of tobe . T o l te

nt out on a ect or t a r rd s v , ch f l ht hav a d f f v t vect vrd upon ret ur . ig t o t he i a _a d t he ca v b ck on each ot er ' s t or .r e such isaion erv n on this type train .

Code c . sea, s eet clasaes and variou lectu es e iv n to thepilot th ou hout the onth. S l ott a e a lectu e on Fo No. 1to the p l t .

a o chang v de in per onnel in the eection duri g tob .a or r, the Op ations Cfficer, xas tran fe ed to a po t e o

ad anc d a a , and there e ao e ch nge n the As ist at Op ratiof .c r .

3 t nd rg as tran ferred to H adqusrtere nd Headqvarters q d oo t h ght er Corm nd. He xas r pl aced by C l H ard C. i t h xho hadbev on the s tchboard i t Co unicatio eec on.

' tion c e , S gt .l ott, rec ived his trav l order d g the'

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The qua dr on s e nt t he l as t mont h a ki n g t i e nece s a r a d us t me nt s t of ac i t a t e b e t t, e r an d ea s i e r a .n

t ena nce . Al t hou gh mo s t equi nt a un-p cke d u n t he pr e ou s r ont h i t ha s t aken c o s i d r a 'ul e t e t o s e t upa r:o e or l e s s e r a nent .n e . A n ber of i p r ov e nt s ha v a been a det hr ou ghaut t he n e . A n p ar a ch ut e bui l d n a s put u i a muc h or edesira le position. The old p::rachute b • d n s converted i to a co -bi na t i on or k s hop a nd ma i nt en c e e u p ent s t or a s s h e d .

The Squa d on wel de r copi e a t e t ool be n g us ec b on e of t he o he rquad ons and it has proven to be a much better tool t n the one n u 2ct-ur d bv H, A. D.

p o cy of' f i i a r i za t i on o f he a i r pl an e s f or a l l pi l ot s ha s b e nds i ed an d i s n own a s n i n eer i n g Ai ds . Un de r t h i s s v s t e r s x i l ot r e-p or t t o t h e l ne ev e f t e r n oon a n d a r e a s s i ne d f or wor t s p s u dergoi n i ns p e ct i ons an d ra i n ena n c e . r i s s h ou d t hor ou ghl a c u i nt t h ep l ot wi t h a l p a r of hi s a i r pl n e and ; i ve hi a f a i r or k:i g c l edge .

Ye n e hav e t hi r t y t hr e e 23 ' s and on e 2o . : e a cqui r ed a C- ?8 c hi s g oi n t o be on e r, r e i t of o d r i nt enan c e . ; e t r a n s f r r our s i xD l s to the Sub-1 pot hich released s x more men o work on the D-23 s.

Th e r. e r of r .nt enance p er s or n e l on t h e ne i co s on t o t hen nber of ai planes i lo but has not quite reached the e itical oi t.

' e l os t t o m n on r ot a t i on a nd s en on i ur l oug . Tl ha s be enone of t h e be s t or a l e f a c t or s f or t h e en . Th e r e c t i on t o t l s on er en s t o v or k mor e t ha n a f s e t s t he ha n ca p . i he r ot a t i on a d u •-Iough o .c

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The issuin of or radio equip ent, an F Set AN/ R 1 (Frequen1odul tion), arked the bigge t dev lop ent in the Co uni ation Section.This equ pment is desi ned for telephonic o munication ithin the Sq ad onand p rhapa the Group . The section has yet to experiment th this pa t c-ular type of eq p ent. Four c plete sets vere issued intact conta n ngei ht boxes to a set. Gne generat r - P 7 T - is included .

th each FSet.

The a d i t i on of t hre e n w men a s s i gr d t o t he s e c t i on b ught t he t ot lt o t i r t y t hr ee . The ne r en a q a l .

f i ed as radi o me c au .cs . The i r r anki s bel o t he f i r s t f our ad s - Cp Ya r d, Pf c Ros ne r , and Pvt Yhe l er .

S S t Corressel re-arranged forty per cent of the section s packinboxes. Some ere ound to have been d aged y te a bit. very ece ofra o equi ent or such equip n belon ng to the Co uni tions Sectionhad a pac ng oox r eady f or s hi pp .ng .

Gene lly, the hole of the Co u cations Section's set up as con-sidered in ve e e ent cond tion.

ore than kel the five aldest men in the section wo ld be sent tothe Main and on the r 's rotation pla d r g the onth of ov ber. Theyare S St sa, T 3 t Streb r, T Sgt Pittacora , T S Ste a a d S S tScheer. These men .

ll have co pleted forty ei ht month overs as..Lt. O onsl , section head, obtained per ission to atte d the Pacific

F eet da School at Pe rl rbor. The co se runs throu a period ofai x we eks . D i n t he Li eut enant s abs ence , ar r t Of f i c er e i r f r oG oup is to check on the section's activities. IS t Staysa achieves cocand as Section Head on atters p rtain g dir ctly to all cleric l ork

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October found the Squad on trainin schedule in hi gear once o .A total of even h nd d and seventy ai ht p lot issions ere flo cosisting of aerial gunn ry, dive a d s p bo bzn , ,

d d rocket unn-ery . x t y t hous and f uu hundr ed a d f i f t rounds of c ber . 0 : :un -t o , th e hun ed and tl rty five 1 0 pound bombs, t elve 1100 pounddemol tion bombs, twelve ou d deno tion bo s, a d a 00 poundd moli tion bo bs and one hundred and seventy rockets were expended.

e bi g r i s s i on of t he on wa s a t went y f our i p s s i oa t o a t ar-g et appro xi at e l one .

d ed l e s f ro t he f i e l d . I t i a i mpor t a t t o t hepilot as it simu ates co at conditions as nearly as possible. F th

a ent a le it was also good training and experi nce as there were s xships th rocket tubes plus twenty five rounds of u ition per n, s xships with two 3 pound d mo tion bom s each lus am tion, s shipri t h t wo 1100 pound de ol t i on bo b each pl us a u i t i on ar d s i x s hi psith one 5 po nd de.olition bomb hung on the belly shac le plu u -tion.

he ssion as a success except for punctured flaps caused by therockets. To e .

irinate t is we oved the tube clu ter bac until with lapsdo n there is only one and one quarter inch clear ce betwee tube and flap.On recent s ivns the f aps have become da aged regardless so we have venu r ocket s s i on unt i . s o ae f urt her modi f i ca t i on can Ue ade .

he new bore-sight ran e was fin shed and e are ready to re-check allthe ships again th s month as it has been appro ate y thr e to four onthss ce it was last done.

The Squad on l os t l s i x t ov s hi ps s o whi l e wai t i ng f or r at er i al t oi re s hi ps on hand t he ew mo t h i l l f i nd u u e s t ar t i g a bi t s l .

Th ee ne ar Orers oined us the n nth of the month, S t '. R. R fner,fro uroc, Cal forn a where he had been in a P-39 o tfit, Cpl H. . R sberg,fro . a r eld, Colorado where he was an nst uctor in the s ent School

and P J. A. R ley.

S S H. L. aile ret rned to the .ainland on re-a si ent as he had

be e n out h re i n t he Sev nt h Ai r For c e f or f ort y- s i ont hs . He was a f : ec a d a dependaol e a mor r . . ie al l hope he i l l f i n d a new out f i t i n t eS tes equal to his abi ties.

T S . J. Rooney left for a vell deserved thirty day furlough on theai nl and af t er f or t y- ei ght mont hs of s e rvi ce i n t he POA.,

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u t he mont h o t ober t .s Sq adron had an t e f ve t r i ni gpro Di ve o bi ng and Ae i al ( ne .

On t he 1 t h of Oct ober , t nt y f our a ps a i c pat ed t h -ool a re m si on nd t he f ol l o ri a n .t i on:

C ridge, c lib .50 - 055ockets, H - 33o b, d o tion, 00 lb - ?_omb, demolition, 00 lb - 6 •b, de ol tion, 110 lb - 1

her ae alao a g ound tr i g pro r in ef ct d ri the nth.Th rt of f i cers wer q l i f i ed i t h t he o son sub- ach ne gu . G ou sof of f i cer have l sa been out on t he skeet ran e i r ng . _ ,

he r ®a n xpe tu s for the month a e quoted a fo lo a:

ell, hot u , 1 a. 5Pi ge on , c ] y 17C ri g , ba l , li ber . 5 5amb, practice, 1 lb. A 335

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The f r t of t he mont h a rat h r s l due t o t he c of t er i- t e Photo Lab. It s l . bro ht to the b i ng b a t o hu red

f oot pi p ] nd . op at i on be n n a eet . T u out t he ont happ o t el hundr d f eet of .

6 . i i g p t f i ere procesa d, ost oi t s a aerial n fil h ch is a e t sid n theai g of n p ots. S pointe out their l d nd li e e or -tion t the target.

1 ne contaat p inter a r c ved which ia uch or leteit th n th® one the section b lt a it is a G. I. modsl.

a d . c] a i ' R e f or t he e eri Sect i on ee ral.photo of bro en or d fective equ pment were ta en by the P o v Lab a d

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Che l r ar e ce i n Oct ober a f ol l +red i t e ro t e p o d ro tr ia n d a ioue other ac i ties. It ie qu te e d®nt t t re andmore peraon el are a di b the re u ation on t s poat of aring t e gas

sk ach on ay orn n b t en nine-thirty and ten A. . T e reason for theinc eased peration on the pa of the quad on pereo nel i att ibuted tothe act t at the Ch c l 3ectio has been a e to obtain a u ber of lo a-c et ophenone ( t e r ga ) pot , one or t' o of whi ch ar e r e l as ed ch ondmorning du ng the above mentioaed ap ci ied t e. These ar r l a ed on thup rind side of the Sq d on area and quite a he v conc t tion en elopes theentire a a. There ar fe , if ny, o d ot ask d i g th s perivd. T ed pr ced the attack sig s ar posted t rou hout th ar a atin that

s k ri l l be ro n on t he f ol l i ng mor ng . The e s i ns l ao s t at e t hat t heti ll be et en nin thirt and t . T u , no one as a logical zcu ef or not ea i hi s mas k .

The deconta ation truck ( 3A1) tris onth as in the p at has off ®d: usef ul se vi ces t o t he qu dron not onl , t o t he ben f i t o t he qu d on

but al s o a a orm o t r i ni ng o t ho e x ho op rat e i t . a t es i t asproved ts f l value as a bor savi g device.

A or on occu rence ch tim rpl ne ia out of co ssion, is o aits ater n ection syst n washed and d ain d. ere is no a ail bl mea odoing this ob other than b the uae o the de on. 1hen t e pla es r onceag in i co m 8sion the ater in ection syst is filled. T ia r qui es appro -imately ifteen g llons of water, agai a oo per o by thi vehicle.

n intenaive training progra on decon amination is bain d a n up thten per cent of the q d on trai ed i all p a es of thi ub ect. T e raults cipated to be attained hen the courae is co let d ia a ell rounded,pol hed and e f f i ci ent cr t horoug t r ned, reac t o eet rg nci eat at y ari .

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The month of October brou ht about a sl t c n e n the ._ .e he qu on dra s i t s eq .p e t f or i t s ai pl a e i t e e . The

2 5t o t he mont h w t he c t i on of upp es be i dra f r a t he 1 tub- pot and the 3 6th er ce G o p recent mo d onto Bella s Field,

bec the aou ce of suppl .

e 3 bth rvice Gro p geta it supp e ro a b rg chor d o fBe o F eld; the barge in t rn d a s its stock of suppl es fr the dep tat c F eld on its trip to ick Pi r on var ous ay of the eek.

T s y te at preeent is not too conv nient as fa the q d on isconce n d s .nce it takes some hat longer for the q dron to reeei e testock. Ho ve , it i good ez ence for th q adr to lea to vperate

.t h t hi e t pe of ser i ce Group e nce t h o l d be t h ones t o ae i t heSq dron in r ad anced ar aa.

T e t enty ay p ek-up kit rith w ich the uadron d bee p d®din ticipation of its ove in pte er a d which r b o ght back toB l l o s F el d f t er t he mov e as cance l ed , a ov ed t o t he a a . rDapot during the onth. he equip ent h s been stored n a b nker andcovered .

th tarpau in to k ep it fr the weather. T.$ aa not a sati

f a ct o s t or ag e p ce but i t h been pos s i bl e t o do ar h ng el s e .t h

it ri ht at the t e it as oaded fro the sh p. Bsll t n and otherequi pment re r e o ed on a f or t f oot t r i l er s e cured f r om t he Ser i ce Gr p .

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1 - 31 Oct ober 19 '

T e month of Uc ober was an ceptiona ,busy one for the personnel

of the Squ dron 3uppl ction. In ad tion to the routin ork d ser-vices, a add tio a duties ere acco pl shed. Not the least of theseas the ork on a Un t Personnsl and Tonnage Table for the quad on. R

cent d rectiv requir ng severa chan as in form from pre io tables adt o be co pl e d t h . Af t er y day s and even a f e t s t i e a s coplet d. hi

.le all pereo u e in the ection did treir aha e in comput ng

this table, o l Kenneth E. 3chock, who did the typ g, ust go thecredit or fact that the finished work as co ended as x mpla y bhigh r echelon.

n l ef t t he Squadr on f or t he ai l and duri . g t he ont h dert he ne r ot at i on r l oug s y s t . 0 . D. c l ot hi x a s d a f ou r er ster a d ie ued to the , nd adju t ents made .

Clothi g d

quip ent cord ( 1. D. For 32) to co p ith . D. Circul No. 0.

T e x e e l s hoe i ns pe ct i on by t he s upp o f i c er s cha n e d romThu d to Saturd a ternoon, and shoes ere tu ned i for r pai s ach

eek i tead of e e t o r e ae prev ously done.

To ards the end of the onth the ource of all S uad on supplies e

ah d fro Base upply to bl th Ser ice qu d on, bth 9e ice G oup,also located on this f eld. 1 perso u el n the section had to f aize therselves th a ne operati g p cedur , as r quisition for e pables and other suprl es for the co g onth had to e sub tted to thi

ne group . It re ins to be seen hether the acquieition of this newso e of procu e ent ill i pl fy or ake more comp ted the p obl mo f obt i ni r. s upp e a .

,There rere no chan s i the section s personnel during the month.

l t Lieutenant g e A. Broadbent rounded out a ysar as Suppl Of icer and

. T othy J. Gly con inued as supp]v sergeant, sisted by Cpl en yM. Ervin and Ken eth . 5chock.

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Du i g Octo r a reefer was i st lled n r the ess ll and puti to op ration. is is the ch e t t wae aaei ned t t e q on

,at he ti e ite ntici ated ove.

e ef er ad much t o t he conv ni ence of t he es s o .it ffo d better sto ge sp ce for m ts, v getablea, etc., th th® 's a .l

i c b x t hat d been us or t he e l c t ri c r e r era t or . ot hof t hese ho e r ar t i l be n ed ad t i on t o t he e®f er ., ,

ew p at orm a t t he r door of t he k t chen was l u l t , a n rc s n pl aced on t he veget abl e bi n , d i ndov s and door s w e r pai

e d wher e ne ded .

T e es s Hal l pass ed a l i peet ons a u n gener ]. con . u t oadeqv t e y f eed a Sg ad o of hun en. 9 t R bbi a d 1

. c atu ned o t nu erou pies, coo ie , dou h ut , cake , o a d u

du i g the mont w ch added uch to everyone's en o ent o the m l..

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1 - 31 Oct ober 1 ;

A new a u ance a s i s s ued t o t he Squa on t i s r ont h f r orn t he1. 28t h Or d nce S & pl y Compan d f our new l t t r s f rora t he51 s t ed c l Suppl y Company at i cka . F e l d .

Ther e wa s an pi de u .c of na s o ha r;y .t i s , l d i n l uen , t heSquadron curing the onth. At this d te it h s practicall subsided,due t o t r eat me nt co s i s t ng of s pra i n t he s l p .s s a e s r t h ne o-s ephr .ne and a t i ni s t e ri ng PC ca cs ul es oral y .

The Fl i ght :r eon , Ca }t ai Dan e l . Oungs t , c ; ounded t ro f o -ul as f o r t he t r ea t ent of t hl e t e s Foot ', a cl ot he r f n us i n ect i ons .Qne f or ul a cont a ns bez zoi c a ci d , a c e t one ar d cot t vn s ee d oi l . Theother conta:ns iod e, sa cy c acid, ben oic acid, c phor nd alco-hol . ot h f orr ul a s h ve n oved v ery ef f e c t i ve i n t he t r eat ment of f u -

us i n e ct i ons .

Duri g t he ont h of Oct obe r , a t ot al of event y- f our e n ere •i v en t ro hu cr e d a nd s ev e n t rea nt s i n t he D s pens ar . Sevent y

ei ht r en e r e .v en f ood- ndl e r s ex t i ons and f i v e hund ed a ndt o v ener eal e m t i on . Si x y day s : er e l os t i n t i e hos pi t a l . One

an wa s v cc i n :t e d f or s , al l pox , t v:o f or t e t us d e l even f or t y phus .Fi v e en e re hos pi t al i zed a t t he ..

l 7t h Gene r l Ho s pi t al at St . Loui sCo ege, one for in uries suffered in an aircraft accident, one forarrhea, a d three for hemorrho ds.



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