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•1. IIate or arrival an d departure from each station occupied this theater :

The f ol l ow'i ng := r e t ur ned t o t l e r, a i.n

l an d on .5 day f ur l ou gh :

S/ J, ;t . ?al ph A. Duce au r - bt h

1. Henry F. .Tackson - 2 th

T< e f ol l owi ng r e t itr ne d f r o*n f ur l ouSh t o t he mai nl an d

S Sgt. Leo S. Brandoline (30-da,y emer ency) - 2ndS/ Sgt . Vi nce nt J , l i l l e nacker (

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1. Herbert Kotol.nick (30-day emergency } - 8th

Sgt . Gl e r .de l L . Tuc '.•ce r - Dy t o TDY CO.. I7r AAF' Ai s I ns pe c t or ' s Sch? AFTAC, left orgn on the 2nd.

F/ 0 Rober t V. Con.ll e - r e l d f r a t chd and a s gd f r 5I 8t h r Ft r Sq - 3r d .

Th e f ol l ow'i n g 8 Of f i ce r s a s gd f r CG AAFFOA (A I P T) APO '95 8, j oi ne dor n on the llth:

2nd Lt. Charrles E. 3ulkey Znd Lt. Jack Hahn" Arne E. Richstad, Jr. " ederick H, ryaldron, Jr. ' ,ii l l i am F . Ros s e l l " 1: orrt E. Goode l l" ".T illard H. Soll rs, Jr. F/0 Grover C. Fitzhugh

Pf c . Ed:var d S . J ohns on - Tr f d i n gr f r 1 8t h t r Cont r ol Sq AAF , l=PO • ;Y958 on t he 1 6t h .

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lst Lt. Aenjamin E. Spa m 2nd Lt. ? .ilton R. Holbert, Jr.2n d Lt . S ct on t . Cr awf or d , J r . " I a _r ol d R. Hopki n s

" k •e der i ck C. Ri char ds " Rob er t . Cl y de " :': i l l i arn D. Cl a3rt on " Br u ce ii . Le For d

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Pf c . Law t o n E . Ba k e r Pf c . An t h o r Y I a pp i . ' -r l

R l s t Lt . J er ome s. Han s e n - lI5 AAFPOA Pd' 0 953 , t o a t t e nd I ns t r ume nt .;, .Pi.l ot 5ch , r e t ur ne d t o dut on t he 28t h .'-` '. .J <<.

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3 . Awar ds t o and de c orat i ons of ine er s of t he i mraedi at e un i t i .nvol v e d :

Negative

. OrEanization :

Negative

5. Strength, personnel:

As of Apr i l 1 19l 5 at Ki papa Fi e l d APO , 959 :

1 l Officers assigned - 1 attached1 61 as s i gne d

As of Ap r i l 30 19 1 5 at Ki papa Fi e l d , APO ,#9 59 :

2 Officers assigned161 E i as s i gne d

6 . St re ng th , ai rpl ane s by t ype s :

As of April 1 191 5 at Kipapa Field, APO #959

Tv:o P- 61A- 10Ni ne P- Ei1B- 1

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As of An r i l 30 191 5 at Ei papa Fi e l d, Ar 0 ,' 959 :

T o P-61A-10Eight P-61B-1One P-61B-2 -TWO P-b1B-6One P- 1;7 D- 11One UG 78

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Apr i l was unus ual ],y qui e t . Tii t h t he e ccept i on of an ai r craf t acc i -

dent near the rniddle of the month Detachment operations remained at their

normal v,rart i rne l ev e l .

Our mission is Pilot training an d Island defense. 1 ese ere carried

on in the routine man ner, with all persorn el ea erly as aiting the announce-

nent of t he end of t he vra r vri t h ti ermany .

A gener al "up l i f t " i n s p i :~i t s and mor al e vras not e d due di r ec t l tiy t o

this.., although no open and unabated celebration is anticipated.

iJext morrth should complete the final chapter in the destruction of

Ii t l er ' s "1' e i n Ka:upf ". . . . , as al l ey e s now t urn t o rar d Japan .

I I !TE' LIGEPICE:

Int e l l i ge nc e t r ai ni ng ras r out i ne and vas conduct e d a s f ol l ows :

Br i e f i ng & Int er r ogat i on s ?t h F'i .ght er ;ii ng Cont r ol ar dere d s cr as l e s

on t / ].l / t 5 , 4/ 15/ 1 5 ,

19/ lt . ( 5e e at t ache d E} I 3I TS I t hru I I I ).

?: ap 8: Tar ge t C'r.ar t Rea di ng : Le ct ur e s by Lt . : s yn ol ds an d Lt . G a.s da ,

R/ 0 ' s t hi s or gani zat i on , on 11?Iew Zone Gr i d Char t s ", ': . I .73? ; "Conv ent i onal

Si gns an d 5y r bol s ", F rt 21- 30 ; 1Rf l l / 45 , :/ 211 5•

, e ogr aphi c al St udi e s : T'hr ee l ec t ur e s Uy Lt . Lane r on "Oki nawa Shi na .",

"s aki shi ma G zn t o " , "Korea t' ; l / 3/ 45 , h/ 7/ 5 , / 25/ 1 5 •

- eoognition : Three series lectures b r Lt. Jennir.gs, R 0 this organiZa-

tion, on "Latest developr ents in Jap Air 2 Surface Craft", using all recent

and cur r ent In t . Inf o , avai l ab l e on subj ect ; f 9/ t5 , th 9/ 45 , t/ 29 / 5 •

Ant i - ai r e raf t : Le ct ur e by Lt . Gui l d Axraar ent Of f i cer t hi s or gan i zat i on ,

on "Jap vreapons on Oki nawa ", 1 / 15/ 1 5 ; }.ia j or Pry or , f r om t he 7i ng , ti r e s errte d

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a sn e c i al l e c t u r e on / 23/ 1 5 , '' +:;ap ao i l i t e s of J an AA - su gges t e c eva s i v e

action".

s l a nd and J u.n ; l e u_r •vi v a l : ,t . La ney :- r e s ent e d " Chi na Sen s e " on

;/ / 5 , t a e n d i r e ct l y f r om t he b ook l e t of t h e s aane r ar te . On / 13/ i5 ,

ant . l 1e n , of 2,' . I . X. , ; ave a v e r y i r_t er e s t i nC, t hou h t h or ou ;hl,y s e c r et

l e c t ur e con cer ?L .ng a "Sol cL er ' s srel f az-e i r_ r hi na " .

Ene r '3Ct 1c S : 7,e c t ur e s by Lt s 'LT_ ,'R. an c ; 'O FI ;, I'l i ght Le ader s t ni s

or ;ani z a ;i on , on "r : g t a c t i c s bvr t he J ap s " a 7d " c,a r r i e r a t t a cks on

J an an " ; "°•e r an , i ndo ," , " J ap 1 7ght b omb .n g +,,ac t i c s i n Chi na." , tiSl I1P .r. I .

::=37 an d 1Ar, t Surl Lt5- I: a s r e f e r en ce s ; / 17/ : , -:f ?"l/ I S .

Ill l ot he r r en or t s ne ;-,a t i ve .

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i:n c l e e nt •4 e a t h er u r i ng t he mont h he l d f l i ng t o a mi ni rm, n. ' fi e J e -

t ackune nt l o; e d a t ot a l of 3?0 :1i4 n our s , • hi ch ti• a s a de c r ea s e of a pr•oxi -

ma t e 7 * .172 : (?0 tir s Z nder 7

_a s t, n ont h s t ot a l . C f t he t ot al t ime f l o m

dur i ng t }?e mont h , b :10 h ots s .•re r e or or.t r ol or de r e d f :i s s i ons , rh i l e t he

r e !a i nde r ef t he t e a s or e ad ov er a .l a r ;e va r -i e t y of rni s s i ons •r}: i ch

s t r e s s e d -=ay artd i i ght er i a l GunneYy , Lo r- l ev e l av i a t l or., r;a.dar ::or b i ng ,

.; a r. .i i:i h t G. . I . a r.d Ra dar I r!t e r c en t i on 3.i s s i on s . Con s -i d e r i ng t he t ot al

t i me f l rn m a nd t he l a cl- of coope r a t i or. on t he n ar t of t he "f at e s " of t he

:e a t he r , pr i l ti•ra s neve r t h el e s s a h i hl y s uc ce s s f u? - ont h f r om a t r ai ni n g

standnoint.

On t h e 20 t h our Cor and -i ng Gf f i c e r , Cap t a i r : _ sk : . L;a r t i n , a nd ?oer -

a •i;i ons Cf f i ce r , Capt a i n ?ob er t T. %ier r i l l I I I , s e t a n r e ce der.t i n lii ght

i i ght e r v e r s s.+.,i l i t y . Ea ch h ad h i s 2i r }i l a.ne 1_oade d dovm ri t h t ,ro 1 , 000 l b

emol i t i on Bomb s :cnd n „ c, ce ede d t o " a '_ e r " t a r e t on t h e i s l an d of hah ool a; re

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to drop them. At last reports the island still appears to be intact.....

'~he mi ss i on ras hi gh],y succe ssftiil and f urt her proved t hat t he = ol d s chool

of hi g, t Fi ght er pi l ot s can cert ai nl y uphol d t hei r end of aeri al tivar f are .

On the 21st, 2nd ht, Jack Hahn, who had been a member of the Detachmeut

f or about e i ght daQrs , cr acke d up whi l e at t empt i ng t o t a :e af f dur i ng t he

eveni ng s qui nt t e s t . He as f l i ng a P- 6aB- 1 t ype ai r c raf t , AF ; 1. 2- 39 425

and had u s t Li f t e d h i s l andi r.g ge ar vrhen he wa s appar e nt l y caug t i n t he

pr op wa sh of t he pre c e di ng a i r cr a f t t aki ng of f . Pdot havi ng suFf i c i e nt al -

t i t ude, h i s r i ght pr ap s t r uck t he rurn rray and s hat t e re d one of t kte bl ade s .

A piece of the prop entered through the fnselage an d caused a four inch

l a.cer at i on on t he p i l ot s s houl der . T_n addi t i on he s uf f er e d f r act ur e s of

six ribs and an eatreme case of shock. I smage to the airplane v as quite

extensive and as a result it was salva.ged by personnel of the l 20th sub-

depot.

AT" R L:

Far the past two months the Detachr. ent has been using the latest T/0

: E dat e d l Sept ember 19ItIt . Re qui s i t i ons f or equi pment aut hor i.zed in t hi s

T/0 & E have been submitted to the vari.ousSupp],y

Ser rices (Air Corps,

Quar t ermas t er Corpa Si gnal . Cor ps ; Or dnance Cor ps and Chenri .c al V arf ar e

Service.)

R,equi s i t i ons on Quar t erraas t er Corps , Qr dnance Cor ps and Si gna l Corps

equipment have been gronm tl,yfilled (when a4ailable) or necessar,y action

taken to meet our rec uuirements.

The Suppl y Of f i cer ha s be en not i f i e d by t el ephone t hat AAD ha s d.e c i ded

not to honor requisitions on authorized equipment until both detachments of

the squadron have oined and will again function as one squadron. This de-

cision has affected initial shorta ;es on Tech Order Kits which are now

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u s ed i n t r a i rs n g , t he nr on os e d sn r ay ms s s i on s re r e c a nce l l ed .

i?e u e s t s f or aut h or za t i on f or suTm l i e s a nd e qu i pme r?t ov e r and ab ov e

OEL h av e b e e n u s ua l l y g ant e d u nh e s i t a t i n gly by k r PO a nd 7t h 5.ght e r ',Ti n g .

One excention was a refusal to authorize our Tech Supp].ykeeping on hand

ex t r a a i r cr af t i n s t r ument s :i ch a r e f r e qu e nt l ,y nee de d a nd of t en not i n

stock at 20th Sub-depot.

Con c?i t .i ors of s xnnL.e s uu on c e l i v e r ]

.y t o t he s qua dr on i s gene r a l lry

good. ?. a r y t i me s b a ce s and cas e s ar e b r oke n or c r u s he d b ut , s o f a r , r.o

s e r i ou s dar a ge t o ea_u .p r e r.t h a s b e er. not e d . One ca s e of u ape r b ox e s ca r e

i n ar.d Zvh en an er.e d lwer e f ound t o b e 'wat er - s oake d . I os t of t ne b ox e s we re

* ol de d ar.d tive t and ab out h a l f of t h em b ey ond a l l u s e f ul ne s s .

r - bl r cr a f t h av e b ee r_ a s s i gne d t o r ep l a ce ot he r s s ent f or vrar d a nd t o

b r i ng t he rn i mb e r up t o o ar i / 0 & a l l ovran ce of t ': ri n- e ng i ne p l an es , l.iar;T

aarts for these nlar.es are hard to obtain, some r.ot procurable in this area

at all, As a result there ]zave been instances of raiting for a neriod of

m .r ,- ti7e eks an d mont h s f or s u c h paa•t s t o b e s hi Tp e d f r an t he mai nl an d , i he r e

h ati e b e en ot Y er i n s t an ce s of ti•ra i t i n g u nne ce s s a r i l y l ong •hi l e p ar t s a r e

r er a i r e d or m2.nuf a ct ur e d .

One P-47 has beer,reassigned to ti !e etachment an d with it nu erons

di f f i cul t i e s i .n put t i r .g i t i nt .o f l y i ng condi t i on . 'lh i s wa s f i n a l l y a c comp l i sh -

e d i t h s ev er a l n ar t s l e f t ov er .

The r !a j or p r ob l em s t i 11 r ema i n s t :la t of a 1?mi t e d r_ti * b e r of in en i n t he

s _l nl y s e c t i on , l hi s 'i .

l l un doub t edl b e r emi di e d h owever , or. t ne ex pe c t e d

r e t ur n of t h e r e s t o f t he s qu adr on f r om t he f o ra .r d a r ea .

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, n aver c!ge of 70 of t he P- nl aix cr af t a s si gned t hi s Det a chment jer e

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mairrtained in comrnission during the month of April. This is computed to

include the nwmber of aircraft grounded for parts during the month which

r e sul t e d i n a t ot al of 74 day s out of c omoori s s i on . Cons eque nt l,y , t hi s doe s

n ot r e f l e c t t he r emai ni ng av e r a ge 30; out of c onnni s s i on a s a di r ec t i n di ca -

tion of aircra.ft grounded for maintenance only ... the inclusion of sircraft

grounded awaiting parts is figured in, despite the fact that their status

is beyond control of this section +s mair!tenance facilities.

The P- l .7 I}-11 t r an s f e r r e d t o t h e 467t h Pi..g

ht e r Squ a dr on Febr u ar y 1 2 ,

191 , ra s r e t ur n,ed t o t hi s Iaet a chment " ar ch 2 3r d a f t er a c cept ance wa s r e -

f u s e d , f or cor r e c t i on of a numb er of u ns at i s f a ct or y mai nt e nance di s cr ep an-

c i es . Al t h ou t h e s t a t u s of t he sh i p was known t o t he 508t h Fi g t e r C,rr oup

to which the ship ras initially trznsferred and verbal y accepted with full

kno rledge of the condition, no attempt to question the abrupt, reversed d,e-

cision was made by this Detachment. Instead, the ship has undergone 1 ].days

of thorough inspection and corrective maintenance.., a1l pending Technical

Order complian ces have been accomplished an d all other descrepan cies correct-

e d . The p a i nt wa s r emov e d an d t he shi p a dor ned .t h a +b e aut y " . . . . .

Anticipation of section reorganizativn as soon as the 6th Squadron urL t

b a se d on Sa i p an a1•r i v e s her e , ov e r sh a dajrs ax y ev ent of t he pa s t mont h an d

leaves the conti,nuation of policies and trends already established at the

discretion and nanagement of the new control.

or al e of t hi s s e c t i on , a s f ar a s r a t i ng s ar e c oncer n e d , i s ex er l i f i e d

by t he r e qu e st of a nwnber of Pf c +s ( 750 ) f or t r ans f e r out of t hi s s qu adr on .

RAL1A,Rs. . .

Duri.ngthe month a number of helpful items were received such as Echo

B e s f or S- Ba nd , Te s t Equ i pme nt f or AFS- 1 3 , F ulway Loca l i ze r Be a cons ,

Pressurized Pump with eter, Renlaced Yc 'er Units and Anal zer. However,

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s ev er al i t er .s on back or der f or 1 20 day s rere not av ai l abl e s ho, i ng t hat

low levels of certain Radar equipment at the Depots have not been improved.

The Ra dar s e ct i on ror ke d vri t h t he Pac i f i c I1 ee t Ha dar School i n s e t t i ng

up a SCI -720 s e t f or RTavy e e r i rnent al purpos e s . Thi s tivas ac c omnl i shed i n

r e cor d t i me unde r t he superv i s i on of Lt . Ber g , 1N/ Sgt . Jenhri ns and compar y .

The purpose and resu?ts will have to rernain secre t for the time being.

An APS-13 test bench was set up. 'I'his has been valuable in letting

mechanics know when a lan cL ng is expected.

A a hi/CPPJ-7 Localizer 3eacon was set up with non-directional antenna

in place of the squadron converted IFF Beacon. It proved very adequate,

send .ng out a strong signal. It works on AC thus el' ninating the necesslty

f or re ct i f i er on t he ai r c r af t Pr F s e t ti•rhe r. use d a s a gr ound be acon . Set un

of the AN/CPN-7 as a localizer beacon Yrith direction antenna arrays is an-

ticipated soon for blind landing practice. This equipmer.t * ay be used as a

subs t i t it e f or GCA vr! t h or sTi t hout a gr our.d SCR- 720 s et f or b .i nd l an di ng s .

The morale is abo at the same on the averu^e as of last month. I &

mee t i ngs ar e appr e c i at e d i n gener al . I;ie s of Ge rr ar s doml f al l ha s be en

j oy f ul l ; r e ce i ve d and has he l pe d t o :e ep ev e zy one s s pi r i t s up .

COT ,iP,;TCQ TOIJS:

Installation of contactor units are being nade upen request of Fighter

iing Communications Officer. 5i_nce all new VNT radio sets are now being

raade v i.t hout t h e cont a c t or r e l.a ar_

d bec aus e D-F t one s 'i t ch and as s oc i at ed

c or t r ol wi r i ng i s ma de vn_t hout c ont a ct or cons i der e d ar nnor e , s eve ral modi f i -

c a;, i ons r. 1 have t o be made i n t he jv i n o of eac.h i .n s t al l at i on . Al t hough

t he modi f i c at i ons • -i .13. erit ai .l cons i de r abl e work i n f ut ur e raa3.nt enance , t he

r e s ul t s i n adde d s e cur i t y i n p l ot t i ng a i rcr af t a t ADCC ar e more t han rort h-

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cer s shacks wir d for lighting. Several phone liz e breaks were repaired

during the mo nth also.

In t he s i gna l c e nt e r G 1 . : n dr y s s ub st i t ut e d on t he t e l e t yp e f or t l ce e

weeks f or op er a t or s on KP de t ai l an d tl nr l ou gh . Ra d .o mech an i c s he l pe d on

srri t chb oar d chu •i g b u sg sp e l l s .

'?'he morale seems to be the same as last month on the average. I & E

me e t i n gs ar e e n,j oy e d by mo s t eve r y ane s i nce r umor s a r e v e r i f i e d or di s c a r ds d

a t t ha t t i me , r3ews of t he capi t u l a t i on of Ge yr n ar y ha s r a i s ed t he sp i r i t a

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During the month of April s3x ;unnery missions were conducted. One

day and f i v e ni ght mi s s i ons . 'u ch of t he t r a i ni ng s che duJ.e t hi s mont h 'ra s

centered on bombing missions. Four missions of l00 lb bombs and one mission

of 1 , 000 1_b b mnb s we_r e c ar r i ed out . Tlv

..s :.i s t h e f i r s t t i me t hi s s qus dr on

h a s c3r opp e d 1 , 000 l b b omb s vr i t h P- ol a i r c r af t on t r a i nj_ng mi s s i ons . I'he

s quadr on p h ot ogr apher a c cor p ani e d t h e mi.s s i on an d se cur e d mov i e f i ]r t ha t

p r oved v er y s u cce s s f .i1..

The Ar man ea t a r e a ha s f i na l l y eme r ge d f r om t he r ubb l e an d cli s or de r

caused during the construction of nevrbuildings dur ng the gast rnonth.

hoto raphy is now occun,ying one of the buildings an d the added space a.n

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facilities have done much to nromote gre ater efficiency . As nv water supnly

i s ava i l ab l e i n t hi s a r e a a t ower wa s bui l t t o h ou s e t wv ra.t e r t an ks of

130 gallons each, dded storage space has been provided for Armament i.n

the

r e a r of Ph ot ogr apY y t s b ui l di ng , t hu s e l i m.i na t i n g mar of t he s par e pa r t s

formerly housed under a tarpaulin in the area. The other building is being .

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ut i l i ze d f or t ow t a r ge t s , equi pment and sp e c i a l t ool s . Al l b ui l di ngs +re r e

p ai rr ed a nd ral k s an d dr i v e s wa .l b e c on st r uc t e d as s oon a s s ui t ab l e ma t e ri -

i a l i s av a i.l ab l e .

A letter with photographs of a Boresight Target stand used for P-61

t y pe a i r c r a f t h as b e en f or w2x d ed t o : i ng . Thi s s t and wa s de s i gned by Sf Sgt .

James H. Fl,ynn,

this section, an d has proven very satisfactory . A greater

safety factor, accuracy, and a saving of time up to one hour in boresight-

ing each aircraft has been introduced. pt the request of Higher Echelon a

de t a.i l e d dr awi n g wa s s ubmi t t ed f or f ur t he r s t u c r .

The ne r I F c E orogram under the direction of Lt. Guild has progressed

rapidly . The new I E Center has been well stocked with ma.gazines, books,

and other literature. Curre nt maps of all i'Yar Frants have been given added

interest by arrows, clippings and overlavys. Pictures of this new Center

have be e n s ent t o Ni gh er rlche l on a nd f av or ab l e cor,m ent s we r e r e ce i v e d by t h i s

s quadr on . ;ie ekl ,y Or i e nt a t i on me e t i n gs have b e e n f ar f r om dul ] . an d l ook e d

f or vuar d t o by a l l p er s onne l . Th e Wee kl y n ews s wmnar i e s ar e ap t ],p and i n de-

fatigabl present ed bp T/S t. C: . Zendler and Cpl. H.E. Yakel. Current

i.nformation on furlou hs, rotation and history rnaking events such as Bum-

b ar t on Oak s a nd t h e San anc i s c o Conf e re r_ce f or ror l d Pe a c e hav e b ee n di s -

cus s e d by Lt . Gui l d , r.' ce l l e nt or i en t a t i on f i l ms c o nb i ne d wi t h s c re e ni ng

of G.I. Jive have been shown. The facorable reaction of all personnel to-

y7ard these meetings is indicative of able preser.tation and cooreration of

the T & E Program .

yi t h t h e f vr l ou gh s i t ua t i or_ n c +r i n s ai .ng an d r e sul t s s l l y be i n g s e en

mor a l e s e eras t o h av e i mp r ov e d s omewhat . Th e r ot a t i on p ol i cy s rrs t e r i s p u t

in effect on June lst and the men are "s veating out" the procedure oi the

r.ew p oi nt s y s t em. I~,ian ; a r e e l e gi b l e and l o ok i n g f or a r d t o s pee d y r e t u r n

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',li t h t h e j oi ni ng of t he b al anc e of t he s qua.d_r on f r om Ildown u nde r ll , i n

t h e ne ar f ut vr e , t h e s h or t a ge of per s onna l wi .l b e a l l i ev i a t e d . Ha rev e r ,

a l l p e r s or e l concer n ed woul d r at he r h av e b een ma de i .nt o t wo s ep ar a t e or -

gani za t i ons . Out s i de of ri s hf u l t hi nk i ng of t he mai .nl and an d h op i ng f or an

early return, the rnorale of this section is good.

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Hospitalizations: Capta3 n Gabriel A . Semo, tran sferred to the mainlan d

f or h osn i t a l i za t i on on t he 11 t h .

2nd Lt . J a ck Hah n , a c3mi t t e d t o 22 nd St a t i on Iiosp i t al i une di at e ], r a f t e r

a i r cr a f t a c c i de nt . " la s r ep or t e d s e r i ou s l.y

i l l a t t ime of a c c i dent bu t wi t h

ex ce l l ent me di ca l c ar e i s r e c orver i n g r ap i d y . T;a t e of a c c i dent : l / 21/ lt5 •

Cpl. Stephen L. Pizzitola admitted to Schofield General Hospital on the

16th. I7iagnosiss Hemorrhoids.

S/Sgt, heo S. Hran doline, ad:aitted to 22nd Station Hospital on the 30th.

Diagnosis: Scabies.

There were 73 da q s lost in the hospital by personnel of the Detachment

dvring the month.

Dn®un i za t i ons : I mnuli za t i ons gi v e n dur i ng t he mont h vre r e as f ol l owB:

Smal l p ax 12 , Typh oi d 8 , Te t anu s 7 , _' rp hu s Ser i es ., Ch ol e r a l

Treatments: There were 158 patients treated at the dispensar dvring

t h e mon t h , vi.t

h 20 8 t r e a t me nt s gi v en .

There was no noticeable decrease or inere ase in the number of inen re-

porting to the Jispensary on Sick Call.

Inspections: Routine pi psical inspection o a11 r en was held on the

29th of the month.

Foodh anc3l e r s wer e i nsp ec t e d an d f ound t v b e f r ee f r om c ommuni cab l e

disease.

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Supplies an d equipments 3 :o new changes in the T/E allotted to the edical

Se ct i on . The supp l i e s and e qui pment us e d dur i ng t he mont h vrere dr a m f r om

t he ' he e l er Fi e l d 1 e di cal Suppl g Of f i ce , APO # 9 59 .

Remar ks : The re are no c as e s of c orm un.i cab l e di s e as e i n t he Det achment .

Dur i.ng t he morrt h Si ck Cal l wa s he l d t wi c e da i l ,p and at t e nde d by Capt ai n

ane t he Bas e .spens ary Doct or . The f l i ght Li.ne i s coPer ed by me di cal

men of t n i s s e c t i on , +ri t h t he ambul anc e s i t ua t e d i n f r ont of t he Di .spens ary .

Trips are made almost evey dar , taking patients of rnore serious nature to

the hosnital for consultation or admittance. The men of the section are

l ooki ng f or tivar d t o t he r e t ur n of our f l i gh t s ur ge on an d hi s a s s i s t an ce ;

havi ng our crrm 1 '.edi c a7

. Of f i cer on t h e f i el d a t a l l t i me s i s a f ee l i ng of

gr eat s e cur i t y . Hi s ab s e nc e i s f e l t b r a l mos t ev e ry one i n t h e Det achme nt .

O ge n mas ks wer e t e s t ed f or l eakage of a l l f l yi ng per s orn e l . Al l

masks proved to be in the best of condition.

1'or al e of t he E nl i s t e d ll' n of t hi s s ec t i on i s good .

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D . TACH IJT 6TH NI GHT FI (' R SQUAI ?ON AAF , ' I SS I ON .-

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1, a. One (1) P-61b. Unknown

2 , a . Noneb , tlone

3 . Scr amb l e

t. Lt . D ioar e , Fi l ot ; Lt . J enni ngs , ij/ 0 .Scr ambl e d : 20l

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.Tak eof f : 2049Lande d : 21l b

Vectored to Kahuku at A/8 000 feet, but on way there was vectored to} ax apuu Poi nt . Fr om her e a t Af 10 , 00 0 f ee t , ab ov e cl ouds , vre v ect ar e d 320de gr ee s ar!d cont r ol or der e d u s down t o Af 3 000 f e et , t o or b i t p or t f or 10mirrutes. This was approximatel,y

2110. Heavy cloud coverage forced us toproceed with caution on the trip doFm . Fo1lo wing our orbit, we took a var-i e t y of ve ct or s b e t ween Zsol oka i and a .kap uu Poi nt , at v a r i ous al t i t u .desbetween 2,000 an d 5,000 feet. Asked by Control to deterr .ne

the ceiling,We estimated it to be at 1,000 feet. After this information was given,Patrick Control came in, givir us a vector back to the island. 'Ne pro-ce ede d t o l an d a t b as e .5

, a . 8/ 10 ci au.d c over e d a t t hr e e l eve l s ; 3

,,000 f ee t , 5 , 000 f ee t , 5 , 000 f t .

Vi s i b i ].i t y 10 t o 20 mi l e s b e t u e en c l ou d l ay er s .b . Co .rv an

d set good... Liason out.

b. None

7 , rno : None ,Ga s : 2l 0 ga l s .

8 . Corrt r ol wa s i na de qu a t e Yri t hon t G. C. I . e wor ke d wi t h Li zar d t hr ou gh outthe mission, using day fighter control, under direct radio control.

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1. a. One 1) P-olb . One

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3 . Scr amb l e

.t . Lt . Sp arm , Pi l ot ; Lt . Cr avrf or d , R/ 0 .Scr azab l ed : 2]

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Take of f : 2],l .9Landed : 2208

Called Zizard Control upon being airborne telling them I was on missionwith PatricL 'ontrol. Contacted Patrick an d vras given vector of 230 degreesf r om t he v i c i n .

i t y of Bar b er s ? oi nt . P . C. s a i d t a r ge t ra s 8 mi l e s of f - s h ore ,he a di nE t or t h t owa r ds t he i s l an d . '.' e h ad a vi s ua l a t. 6 mi l e s , ma l-.i n€ ev ent -ual contact with target at 5 000 feet.

Target went into a Snlit S" an d vre started a right turn. As we did so,t z r ge t p l an e pvl l e d up b eh i n d u s , i ns i de our t ur n , an d s t ed t he r e . ' el cnve r e d our f l ap s 30 de gr e e s , c aus i ng t a r ge t p l a r e t o , Ari ng wi de on ourtvrn. :then this happened we rolled to t}ie left and was then on his tail.-=Ye i dent i f i ed a t t h i s p oi nt . The t a r ge t wa s an Ft;U, yie f oLl owe d h i m t oBarbers Point, vhere he landed, and we returned to base.

5. a. Clear, Visibility 20 to 30 miles.b . Good .

6. T;one .7. Amrno: None.

Gas : 110 gals.

3 . Th e 6t h Squ a dr on r e coa ne n ds t ha t t he Idavy t ur n on t h e i r i t em f oac f o . . . . .G.C.I. Control excellent throughout the entire mission.

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D. T CH: :i•?T 6TH r1I GH 'I GHT R S iJADROtd AAF , I-1I SSi 0I,? 1 - 3 .

1. a. One (1) F-blb . ' : one (unk r otim )

2, a . T•Toneb . ?Ior.e

3 . Scr amb l ed hrh i l e on G. C. j . . Lt . 1 oor e , Pi l ot ; Lt . J e nrs ngs , F

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^ ak e of f : ?_12 3 on mi s s i on Tri t h Yat r i ck Cont r ol .

Landed : 2306

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. l e s a ray f r or ahuku Li z ar d c a l .l e d a ga i n , cha ngi.ng our a l t a.t u de t o 6 , 000f ee t . 5 mi l e s a rajy f r om 'r ahu ku , vre ca l l e d ' .'i dn

.gh t Cont r ol . They or de re d

u s on a 300 de r ee v e c t or f r om Ka huku , t e l l i n g us t a r ge t ra s 30 mi 7.e s awa ,

P;or t h of i ahu ku . . ie f ol l o re d. s ar.ie v e c t or on i n , u nt i l Cont r ol t ol d u s

t ha t T r ge t a s a t r an ge of o t o 7 rn i l e s , i r_ an or b i t , an d or der ed u s t ot alce ov er .

Our first Radar contact ras 12 miles out of hahuku and proved to bet a r ge t on cour s e vf 1 70 degr e e s . . . :Ie .di ng Sout h t c 7a r d t he i s l and . - Ie ma i.n -t a i ne d Fa dar coa t a ct f or di s t an ce of 5 r .

l e s , t he n l os t cont a c t . i dni t ont r ol ve c t or ed u s on t ar ge t a ai n , l ot er i i ? ou r a .t i t u de t o na t t r e s s at2 , 500 f e e t . '.' e c ont a ct e d t a r ge t ga i n a t 2 mi l e s r an ge , an d raa i irt a i .ne dc ont a ct t i l ri t hi n apn r ux i na t e7,y 3 , 000 f e e t . Tar ge t wa s s t i l l b e l rn v u s ,under t he cl ou ds , {ti;re •re r e i n t h e c?.ou ds , av e r h:ahuku ) je c al l e d Cont r ols a;*i n g 1 re h a d l os t c ont a c t . Th ey gav e u s a 1 70 de ;r ee v e c t or , t e l l i n u st o cl i mb ov er t he mount a i ns ahe a d . T i zar d Con t r ol t he n ca l l e d, s a ri n g t a Y - e t ha d b e e n c l a i me d bSt ? ol oka i . .ye r e t ur ned t o b a s e .

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8/10 heavy cloud coverage bet reen 2500 an d 3500 feet. Visibilit u nl i m .t e d .

b . Good.

b. T1o n e

7 . A:mr!o : NoneGas : 350 ;a]s .

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