DEDICATION --to tile c1 .. ,.-of ~G

Graduating from the fi~t Baslc Flying S-chool to be st<trted after "Pearl Hnbor," if is only natural 'tho! the men of f'l-6, to whom our class book is dedic<lted, should be justly prot.td of their "firsts ."

Goin.g throu.gh cadet tr-ainlng at this time, fl~ds 44-G the. first to taste the rigors o'f the Army's new program for ".quality flyi119 officers . .''_ Though their ranlcs hav<> obviottsly been 'thinned, the, Pilots who continue unscathed on to ad.,,<>nced tr<>ining, will feel confident in the secur. ity of their further knowledge.

May thi"s "f·lrs_t," the Echelon of our d as.s, aJwa~ re· mind th.o~e w!\o c-a,me from all over the Unite.d States through cadet tr.aining, th~t they alt<>'ftded the fl.st ancl finest Basie Schoel and fought for !he first and finest cao$e.

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In roeognitlon of tho bro~ory and velor of two young m~n ~o

have made their fast take-off Into the WMtern sky,......who h.sv<> glvon

their lives just as gallantly ~' th·ose who have died on homb-sc,!lrred

battfo 9roo11ds; this p<uJe i& proudly· dedie..ted to tlteso two sons of

tho air, our cfa~smat!>s, M~rion J. Chandler ""d Robert 0. Compton.

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"T~rough the,se portals pass tlie h(lpP,.iest (?) c~ife,ts in th.e world:'

My deor Captaio Gordoo:

COL. ROSENHAM BEAM

Com.-,ond'"9 Off.ce•

May doss 44.G be lir>I olwoys, • • they ore oow in producing tho in;tiol 9radua­tion "E-ch_e·lon." Fine men, fine pito+s, ~nd fine future officers.

ROSENHAM BEAM, Colonel, Air Corps.

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LT. COL. THOMAS A. MACK E~ecu.tve Officer

LT. {;QL, FORREST C. 00NNER Director (If Si<1tion Se.vices

LT. COL. JOHN G. EVERS Direofor of Maintenan~e

COL. COLEMAN

MAJGR HILPERT Director of Flyi·ng

MAJOR HALE Oirectgr ·of T r~inin9

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CA!'T. LLOYD M. GbRDON Commandant of Cadet~

I ST LT. ROBERT I. CARTER Adjul.?>nt

IST LT. HOOKE H. BIRKHEAD Asst Adj. and Tac. Officer

F~ND LT. kOBERT W. BED,fORO 'f "9 lnstrudor ond T ~c. Officer

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2NO LT. THOMAS S. PRENTICE 2NO LT. ROBERT C. ANDREWS. Jr. Supply Gfficer Tocticol Olffcer

GROUND SCHOOL

YA HAFT A GO BUT YA DON'T HAFT A LISTEN!

MAJ. GORDON M. Bl Y Director

CAPT. LELAND E. DERRICK A ss't Director

HENRY W. ROUMA>I WllUAM A. EAAOUY ,, Lr fJ-!" l?".

S..-pe.C:.,ttriditll't of w, Q.ep~.

METEOROLOGY DEPT.

OMAR C. ESTlS Jst l1

CV.UDE lL WATSON ll

NAVIGATION DEPT.

DON WAl~CE Qvil:e" I ni:t l'\I ctw

WIWAM IL TREl'TOW ,,, l•.

G. ll. CAPP l;t l 1.

W. E. HARYY 2.d Lr.

H. C. "l<~EN'ZIE c;., .. a;ori tn$f ... .,,c,Qt

RADIO TRANSMISSION ANO COMMUNICATIONS

H. C. WILSON h t li.

E. A. GEIST ?t1d "'

G. M.CONGOON WO tJGI

Aorcroft Rec09n111on and IMlrumenls

E. C. J.A.MES 2nd l,.

ll. V. RYLANDER Pie.

~AMES 0 . HOGUE 'Cpl.

RlCl<ARD WILSON c..;;..,._p. ,,.,..,M.icfot

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MAJOR J. E. GORDON $toge Commo~der

CAPT. J. H. KIRKPATRICK Stoge OperalioM Off;cer

CAPT. 0. S. WOODS Flt. Commonder

2ND LT. J. 0. UTTER Ass·t Flt. Comm.

IST LT. C. l. CHAPPUIS '2NO LT. R.H. BI GGORT 2NO LT. I. A. NICHOLS ZNO LT. J. W. KAUFMAN IMt.ructor Instructor Instructor ln<i•uctor

2nd Lt. M. 0. 'TENNtGKEIT 2NO LT. R. RHOADES 2NO LT. G. F. HOLBROOK 2NO LT. 0, 0. KEMPTON lnstructer Instructor Instructor Instructor

2NO LT. 0. M. LARSEN 2ND LT. R. G, PUTMAN losl•udor lnstrU¢1or

NOT PICTtJ~EO IST LT. C. J .SMITH

l!lsfrucler 2NO LT. P. R. RILEY

f~slrudor

2ND LT. R. PHILLIPS lmlruotor

2NO LT. L. G. SEMKE lqstruclor

2NO LT. G. H. HEFLICK ln•kuctor

I ST l T. E. L. ERJCKS0N lostrud or

2ND. LT. CHARLES R. DA VIS Indianola, Iowa

W / Q (JG) RO.BERT F. HANSEN Saginaw .. Mkh.

JOSEPH W. MOTT. JR. Carn~g(e, Pa.

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ROBE)H E. MYRANN l'olsJoy, Soulh l'>akota

2ND LT. WM. W. DAVIS Knoxville, Tenn.

I ST LT. WM. S. HARBOUR S~revepoct, La.

JOHN H. MOULTON New Yor~, N. Y.

GEORGE NELSON Ba1side, N . Y.

IST LT. ROBERT W. DeWITT lod iMapoJis. Ind

W 0 (JG) ROY B. HARRIS Denver, C9Jo.

JAMES S. MURPHY Sterlll\g. Ill.

ALVA J .. ,NESTER .Jeffer$OO City, Mo.

LOIS F. NEWBOLD Rushville. Ind.

NATHAL B. NORTHCUTT Lexington. Oklahoma

IVAN W. OMAN Denver. Colo.

GEORGE W. OTEY Dall<>s. T exos

PAUL W. NIELSEN R.verlon. Utah

THEODORE OLDENKAAP Detroit, Michigan

CHARLES L. O RTLEB Westfield. N. J.

TED R. OTEY Denver, Color,,do

BYRON 0. NOLIN Cissna Park, Ill.

ST AN LEY R. OLEARCZYK Linden. New Jersey --

GEORGE M. OSIC Mineral Point. Pa.

DONALD R. OVERTON London Mills, Ill.

DONALD A. PARRISH Onawa. Iowa

HA YNES E. PERRY AlgoorJ, Tennessee

KENNETH W. PERRY Pittsburg, Kansas

ROY H. PHtLLll!S Lanett. Alob11me

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RICHARD C. PATRICK, JR. Scottsboro, Ala.

ROBERT A. PEPPER Swee tw11ter. Texas

CLARENCE H. PETERS Council Bluffs. Iowa

CHARLES C. POINO~XTER. JR. Ellijay, G<>.

JAMES R. PEARIGEN Nashville, Tennessee

THEODORE B. PERRITT Rody Mount, North Carolin11

JAMES W. PHILLIPS Cedar Point. Kdns.

PERCY F. POLLARD Richmond. Va.

RO BT. G. POOLE Euf aulo. Al.a.

WM. A . PRJTCMARD Oe~l11Rd. Mi$$.

JOH N l!. REEL. JR. B•i~lol, Te!lfle~sea

RICHARD E. RHODES Momph;~. T eMe~•""

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WILLIAM A. PORTER V~ldosh11. G~.

WILLIAM Y. QUARLES Abb11ville, S. C.

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EDWARD E. REHO RN N.,shv1lle. Tenn

G . It RICHARDSON, JR. Omoho. Nabr

FRED J. POWELL, JR, Che ler S. C.

W ILLIAM R. RAY Sirmioghom Ala

OLLEN C. RHODES Moultr1" L•O.

RAND0LPH 0. RO ARK J '\(1U\tOf\. T l'ttoi; ,JS

HAROLD E. ROBBINS Des Moines. Iowa

JAMES W. ROGERS Las Ve9as, N. M.

JOHN F. ROLLING, JR. Los Angeles. Calif.

E. R. G6ROW Defroir. Mich.

VERNOR L. ROBINSON A llen Park, Mich.

WILBERT $. ROGERS Columbia, Penna.

Z. ROMANOWICZ Athol, Mass

WILLIAM J. O'CONNELL

RICHARD W. ROBIRDS Roswell. New Mexico

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ARVIL L. ROLES Sayre, Okla.

FIORE J. ROSSI Cleveland Heiqhts Ohio

NOT PICTURED

ROBERT L. OGLE

RAYMOND E. OWEN

GEORGE D. PARK

GEORGE R PATTERSON

EDWARD W. PRZVBLA

ROBERT L. ROSE

ALFORD L. ROSSETTG>

IST LT. H. E. FILMORE Ass'! Flt. CommMder

I ST LT. J. M. EICHE Ass't Flt. Comm,

CAPT. W . A. WHITLOCK Flt. Commander

IST LT. 0. M. RAMSEY Ass't Flt . Comm.

2ND LT. D. C . DAVIS l.nstruc+or

'2ND LT. J. R. BLANKE lnstructor

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2ND LT. J. E. BASS lnslructo•

2ND LT. W. W. McGINNIS 2ND LT. R. L. RIESEBERG 2ND LT. W. F. PINEGAR Instructor Instructor

f 0 C. J'. BOYLE to,.truc.t• ...

NOT PICTURED

2NO LT. R. V. KOCH lnsfructer

2ND LT. R.H. GOURDINE loslruclor

2ND LT. E. J. FUNK ll"l~trucfo,..

2NO LT. W . J. SCHLOTIERBECK Instructor

iND LT. A. L. COURTNEY Instructor

2 ND I. T. JACK H. ADAMS lvl.iboo~ ] ~I.

MA NUEL H. ALUAREZ Ht1Jyw11rd, Coli!.

BENJ:AMIN F. BA~NARD Au9u~t 1.1 . Glllo1qi11

J:AMES W . BATTEN ftM borco, H•.W Ji-r""Y

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H ARRY L. ADAMS Huron Ohio

RONALD E. ANDERSON Gftlvity. low11

ERNEST E. BASSI Hennop1n, tllinoi"

THOMAS E. 9EATT Y W~·.lur1qlon, D. C.

JOHN 8. ALDRICH Chit1190. lllinoi-.

WINFIELD C. ARN Len•dole, Po.

RUSSELL M . BA TE

WILLIAM P. BEE BrPOklyn, N&w Yor~

ERNEST M. BERGVALL, JR. Philodelphio Pennd.

EDMUND P. BRASK Sunol, Coli lorn1a

RALPH E. BROW~' J ackson, Michigan

DONALD H. BUYKE Dunfombe. Iowa

CLARENCE H. BOUSFIELD C~nterville, South Da~ota

WILLIAM A. BRITION Shreveport, La ,

JOHN Y. BROWN, JR. Lexington, Kentucky

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ERNEST l. BURl'lE'I' Weil Palm Beach Flo.

ORVILLE C . BOWMAN Grond Ropids, Mic;higan

MELVIN E. BRO BERG Voncouver, Wash.

MARVIN BUICK Detroit, Michigan-

SIDNEY P. BURNS Santa Poula Calif.

ARTHUR R. BURRIS Fort W 1Jyne, hdi,.na

DARELL R. CAMMACK

JOE M. (;;ARSON l=ort Werth. Texas

CARROL C. CAUGHEY. JR. Buroanl California

BENJAMIN L. BURROWS Reynolds. llliMi•

ROBERT C. CARLL Selem, New Jer'S'(>y

JAMES A. GARTER Baltimor<>. M"ryland

JAMES J. CHADWELL Kingspert, Tennessee

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RUSSELL B. CALDWELL Canton. Ohio

DONALD W. CARMEN Wheeier. Teles

LAWRENCE E. CAUBLE Salem. l~diana

WALTER• l. CHAPMAN Redding. California

KCNl~fTf I f.. CHA!:l 1 lnum , I I I l,,f

WILLIAM W, Cl/AP.ii t111t p,,,, ;ffNI Oht•·

W1LLtA M H. 'GOL8~RT • /1 rr1r,i;~ti Y Or h;"J /

WAlffl O. COU.INS H.,• ,.,.,.,fq M ·,

ALPfH'fJ H. CHIJ,U· /f Ut1t1r;, J q/~,

JAO.K T. C1./1,p,V50t 1 r.r,lvmbv·. fJJw,

&EORGI? A. COLLA~ ~t,ff(ll.JIJ.Ut. Oki6

HAIUl''i' COOIC' "'''IY4'1 lrtJrJ>fJO

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e>EOH&t J, coet.r ~/fit~;t y. l'n

Jf?l-Ek # , COt..llH5 H1t '"·'"''t M' ~.

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CAPT. l. C. SCHULTZ Operafi<ms Officer

2ND LT. J. N. OATES Instructor

2ND LT. M. R. SMITH ln .. tructor

2ND LT. M. E. BOYER Instructor

2ND LT. B. M. MYERS 2ND LT. M. H. MAXW ELL 2ND LT. J. S. ROHRER Instructor In lructor Instructor

2ND LT. F. D. SAPPINGTON Instructor

NOT PICTURED IST LT. L. M. ROBINSON

ln~tructor 2ND LT. J. l. WEST

Instructor 2ND LT C. W. GOCHENOUR

Ins-true tor .2ND LT. E. LAFFMAN

lnsfruclor 2ND LT. G. R. GRAHAM

lns!wcfor 2ND l T. D. t. PIRE

Instructor 2ND LT. W. P. WOODWARD

lnstrudor

2ND LT. ROBERT B. HARTMAN

2ND LT. KARL E. PLUMLEE Du Quoin, Ill.

JOHN E. ROVIK Minneopolis. Minn.

WARREN A. RUGAN Elt1nwood, Korua~

IST LT. PAUL JONES ( I Poso, T exes

RUMOLD B. DIEGEL Lincoln. Nebroske

VICTOR W. RUDD, JR. Florolo, Alo.

IRVING H. RUSHFELOT Showono, Wis.

W 0 (J.G.) EMRY A. PHILLIPS Uroni~. La.

ROBERT 0. ROUTH Lebonon, Ind.

PAUL H. RUETER tvlurdock, Neb.

JOHN F. RYAN Chi" .1qo Ill.

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WILLIAM H. SADLER, JR. Au,f in, T e•o>

GEORGE F. SCHAAF, JR. Socramenlo, Coliforllio

AUGUST L. SCHICK Oolond, Florido

JACK E. SHAW W~,1 Do» Moina>, lowi>

FORREST L. SANDERSON Hour.ton Te._

GEORGE J. SCHEMANSKY Homtromct, Mich.

MAX L. SHADLE J.,fl Or>ot'I. lo wo

RICHARD J, SHEEHAN 0Gklond, C.,fif.

WILLIAM V. SAYAD Turloch, Colifornio

EDDY J . SCHIAVON Londsoy. Cololornoo

ROBERT L. SHARP Colurnbu•., Ind

ROBERT E. SHOLTY Chicoqo, Ill.

MICK M. SHOMAN Fayette Cily. Pa.

EDWARD W . SIMMONS Escondido, Calif.

ARTHUR N. SKOWRON Chir.ago. 111.

CHARLES H. SMITH Washington. D. C.

MARVIN SILVA Sacromento. Calif.

THOMAS E. SINOR Cleveland. Tennessee

EDWIN L. SLAGLE Cleveland, Ohio

LEE W. SMITH Abilene, Te•as

ROBERT L. SILZLE Hclldsbvrc,:. Califomia

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BRUCE C. SKOGLUND Moline. Ill.

CHARLES E. SLO V ACH EK Racine, Wisconsin

ROBERT E. SMITH M inne4polir.. Minn.

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HARRISON L. SNrDER Knoxville, Tenn.

HAROLD L. SPEAKE Danville, Ala.

NORBERT J. STACHOWICZ Soulh Bend. Ind.

DONALD H. ST ARK St. Paul, Minn.

EUGENE K. SOPPELAND Gowrie, Iowa

SAM R. SPEZIALE· Elmwood Park, lllineis

KERMIT L. STAGGERS W;nd Ridge, Pa.

JOHN STASSINOS Newport News, Va.

RAYMOND N. SOUCY Modison. Maine

VANCE M. SPIVEY W~ynewille. N. C.

DA YID M. ST AIR Knoxville, Tenn.

EARLE RAY STEALEY Pitlsburgh, Pa.

JOHN E. STEPHENS Woterlown, Tenn

CHARLES F. STEVENS Pittsburq, Pa.

JAMES E. Sl'ILL K~o~ville, Te·Qn,

HERBERT T. MILLS Son Diego, Calif.

NOT PICTURBi>

HAROLD ROWE HERBERT SAEFKE

VAL J. STERLE, J R. T exorkono, Texas

GEORG E E. STEVENSON St. Poul , Minn.

RUFUS L. STOKES Ea<! Falls Church. Va.

JOHN H. HEINSOHN, JR.

CAROL SAUCl~R LEE R. SHREWSBURY DEWEY D. SMITH, JR.

ROBERT C. STERRITI Twin Lole, Mich.

JOSEPH E. STILES, JR. Macon , Georqia

FRED W. STOUT, JR. Knoxville, Tenn.

THEODORE C. BURTT South Du<bury, M~S<.

HENERY SMITH, JR. GOUGLAS F. SPATH

CAPT. P. A. NORDSTROM Flrght Commender

--IST LT. N. E. EGGLESTON

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IST LT. W. P. CARMICHAEL 2NO LT. R.R. PETSCH · Instructor lnslruc lor

2NO LT. H. J. RABELER lnslrudor

2NO LT. L. W. ROYSTON ,2NO LT. H. D. CAMPBELL IST LT. G. 8.SAWYER Instructor lns:frucfor lnsjfuGtot

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. 2NO LT. LEON COHEN Pbilodelphio, Pa.

JOHN R. COUY Clairton. Pa.

JOHN 0 . CRISTE Worren Ohio

ALVIN H. DALLAS ::on FrMc' ,<;<;> Colifornio

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2NO LT. COURTIE CONLEY Springdole, Ar~.

WILLIAM E. COVERT Peebles. Qhio

EOWARO,H. CURRIE Montqomery. We$! Vo.

RENO F. DALMASO Allenlo;m, Po.

· JAMES F. CORNISH l<;otomoioo, Michigon

JOHN L. COYLE Wilmington, Ddoworo

HOWARD W . DAILEY Philodolphio, Po.

BILLY V. DIXON L.,m••• f o•o·

ARTHUR J. DORETY Trent on, New Jersey

DONALD K. EDMONDSON Lawrence, Ken.as

BERNARD K. FARMER Laramie, Wyomin9

JAMES W. FORNEY Great B"end, Kan~os

CHARLES S. DOUGLAS Fort Worth, Tex"s

EDWARD M. FAHLSTROM Chicogo, 1 llinois

JOSEPH C. FEW Apalachee. Georgi"

MANLY H. FOUTS, JR. Lokel.,nd, Flo .

W ILLIS S. DUNKS Crosby. Texos

DERVIN 8. FALDET Decorah, Iowa

WILLIS 0. FORMAN Gloster Mississippi

PHILIP A. FRANK Rochesfer, New York

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ORAH W. FRY S81o~ W- •·nq o•

ANTHONY It GLAUOINO Nf .. Yorl N Y.

DANIEL C. HAMILTON Fort Iv\ or! Te•11$

ROBERT E. HAVENS Rochester. New Yorl

FRANK GARCIA r y ~.

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JAMES E. H"GGART o.; Ml So Do·

NILS M. HANSEN Brool yn New 'forl

CLIFFORD D. HEATON Bo;..nt owo

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NICHOLAS S. HALL Ph I! 0

RICH.APO S HANSEN Des

JOHN W . HEIDY P ttsburg II.or o>

CURTIS M . HENDRICK To•erkono, Te•os

REUBEN F. HOFFMAN, JR. Hom;lton, Ohio

VICTOR C. KELLY lndionopoli~. Ind.

JOSEPH R. KING, JR. Philodolphi11. Penna.

C ARL F. HINSHAW Lo~• Wole Florido

TOM D. HUGHES Son to MoniC<'I Col,forn•a

JAMES E. KILLORIN Denver. Colorado

RO BERT L. KING For! Worth, Te>os

KERMIT L. HODGES Pome M1, .. ou

nO BERT M. JOHNSON An1ul"t Te111)

ROBERT L. KINDER T w o Fol I. " .,

RO BERT J . KIRCHER SM Dio90. C•lifomie

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SHERWOOD 5. KNIGHT Eureka, California

ROBERT F. KOFRON Long Beach, California

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KARL KOCH, JR. Inglewood Calif.

CASIMIR H. KOMAR Chicago. Ill.

IST LT. M. E. CHRISTOFFEL

2NO LT. C.R. COLEMAN

2ND LT. BOB M. COOKE

2ND LT. AURTHUR I. COOPER

LUKE 8. CROCKETT

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'>llOOTIN' ST._.U AT &18&o~

NORMAN D. KOCH Oatlond Calif.

LAVAL C. HYLBAK P~rry. Iowa

WILLIAM F. DAVIDSON

W ILLIAM G. DOXZEN

JACK H. FOX

GERALD W. HAAS

DELPH 0. KING

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CAPT. F. G. MAL0NE ©pe~ations :©ifi~~r

CAPT. W. A. LOWRY Fh. Commender

I ST l T. F. M. SHIPLEY Im I Flt. Comm.

2ND LT. M. R. MAZZEI 2ND LT.LE. LARSON fn~•ructor Instructor

2ND LT. A. E. SIMPSON 2ND LT. A. E. QUINT ln~frucfor Instructor

2ND LT. W. S. HARPOOL 2ND LT. V. F. BUZICK lllstrvctor Instructor

2ND LT. A. C. SILLERY Instructor

2ND LT. F. C . SAUSA Instructor

I ST LT. E. L. ~AULKNER lnstruoto-r

2ND LT. H. W. PLATT Instructor

2ND LT. K. J. RUFF ln,tructor

2ND LT. W. G. QUINN Instructor

2ND LT. EDWARD M CUMBIE Bronte. T e•os

JEAN C. KUHL Rising City, Nebraska

WILFORD W . LAVtNDER Po<tsmouth, Ohio

FRANKLIN J. LEWIS Sot~rtja. Mississ-ippi

GEORGE W . KRAMER Piedmont. Calif.

RUDOLPH KUNDA Chic:aqo, Illinois

C. V. LEHMAN Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WILLIAM E. LEWIS Columbus, Ohio

ARLON C. KRIEG Minneapolis, Minn.

ROBER E. LARSON St. Poul. Minnesota

ROBERT D. LEITER South Whitley. India!'"

FLOYD C. Ll"!_DSTROM Los Anqeles. Colif.

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RICHARD D. LINSENMANN Hammond, Ind.

JAMES I. LO UVIER Seattle, Washington

RAYMOND H. McA BEE F.iirfa., Virg inia

JAMES R. McCRA€ KEN OHl!homa City, O~tal\'oma

EDWARD 8. LOCKEY, JR. Bossier City. Louisiana

DAVID I. LYON GreenvHle. Penna.

WILLIAM C. McC1ELLAND Oa~dale. Penn&.

JAM.ES B. McDONALD Tope~a. ~ansas

WENZEL C. LOEFFLER, J R. North St. Paul. Minneseta

PAUL A. LYON El Cerrito, C alif.

DAVID K. McC0ITER Ann Arbor. MkhiqM

ROBERT P. McGOlDRICK Worcester. Mass.

JIM T. McKENZIE Galveston. T e~os

ROBERT F. MACON Springville, lowo

HENRY MARQUIS Ookfond. Calrfornio

CHALON D. MAULDING Poxton. Illinois

DONALD C. McLOGAN Flint, Mich.

DONALD D. MAISON Lyons, Konsas

WILLIAM J. MARTIN Ploin Do/Tie. New York

THOMAS F. MEAGHER, JR. West Newlon. Moss.

FRED N. McREYNOLDS New Meadows, Idaho

RONNE G. MALHAM Chicago, Ill.

MANLEY A. MASON Missoulo, Monlon11

GEORGEE.MEHRMANN Breoklyn, 21 . N. Y.

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MORRIS MERSKY Detroit, Michig"n

RICHARD J. MEYER St. Louis, Missouri

JOHN C. MILLER Hoisington, Kansas

WILLIAM H. MOORE New Orleans, La.

KENNETH F. METIVIER Mt. Lebanon. Pittsburgh. Penna

EDGAR C. MICHENER Portland, Oreoon

HA YOEN W. MILLS Kingsport. Tennessee

WILLIAtA W. MOORE Hagerman, ldoho

RICHARD \Iv. MEYER Xeni.,, Ohio

HENRY M. MILLER Brooklyn, New Yock

WARREN N. MILLS Newark, New Jersey

JOHN J. MORASCA, JR. Solinas, Calffornia

FRANK E. MOSER, JR. • St. Joseph, Mo.

STUDENTS NOT PICTURED

2ND LT. RICHARD W. CRAWFORD 'ZND LT. HARVEY R. CURNUTT LST LT. HENRY R:. CUSHMAN 2ND LT. WILLIAM F. DACEY

2tND LT. JOHN B. DARBY A/ C WILLIAM .$. LADD

CECIL G. LASH

w ·ILLIAM R. LAWRENCE ROBIN B. LEE

.BODWID J. LITERSKI DONALD W. LOCK

R0Y L. McKEE WILLIAM J. MAGUIRE

JIMMIE W. MITROVG.ENLS CHARLES R. MOORE

INSTRUCTORS NOT PICTURED

IST LT. O, E. ERWIN 2ND LT. W. J .. SAXMAN

OoStl, lavT' - WIAT'MIR 'RACMl:R SURE 1$ _..,,/ TMISI. TWUNNIUTGRMS AAE ,. LOT OP' l"UN .

CAPT. BROWN Flt. Commander

IST LT. A.G. PONO Ass't Flt. Commender

2ND LT. 0. W. RUSCH 2ND LT. W.W. STUDSTILL 2ND LT. J.B. STRACK 2ND LT. J.M. ROUNDTREE lnsttudor ln\tr1Jctor Instructor instructor

2ND LT. A. A. PRUITT Instructor

2ND LT. H. E. ROBY Instructor

2ND LT. E. 8. READ Instructor

2ND LT. W.W. SANDMEIER Instructor

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2ND LT. E. K. SLAUGHTER Instructor

2ND LT. K. R. PARK Instructor

2ND LT. E. D. ASHTON Instructor

2ND LT. R. A. SANFGRD lND LT. D. B. HARMON F 0 S. SCHOOLMEESTER Instructor ln~tructor Jnstru tor

t! iNl:J LT. JOHN A. POWELL

Menard, Texas

IST LT. E.DDIE REEVES San Benito, T exa~

GAR,l.AND A. STUTZMAN C!®d Chief, Olcfahoma

HENRY W. SUTHERLAND, JR. ~-l:«!e-1 Carfom:"'

2ND LT. 8. V. PRUDEN /vlargaretwille. N. C.

2ND LT. CHARLES H. WISE San Gabrlel, G.iilif.

CHARLES S, SUJ_LIVAN G%eensb<:>rc>. North Carqfina

Wlll.IAM W. SWILLING Mfami. Ffori'da

IST LT. J.AMES E. RAGSDALE McAllen. T e;;a~

LAWRENCE R. SANNES North Canfon, Q}\io

ROBERT W. SULLIVAN T ufs,11. Oklahoma

!)AVID R. SWOAGE~ lmpe1i.al. PenMylv.onla

GEORGE E. SWORD Brentwood. Maryland

GLENN A. TANNER We$tlake. Ohio

JACK P. THORNE Carrier Mills. Illinois

LON. M. TODO­Rome, Geor9ia

BERNARD E. TABOR

SAL. J. TAORMINA Son Jose, Cal if.

EVERETT H. THORNTON Billinqs. Montana

ROBERT A. TONN.IE$ Cincinno Ii, Ohio

KENNETH C. TALBERT Allendale, S. C.

LUTHER M. TAYLOR, JR. Nashville, Tenn.

RUSSELL E. TIMMERMAN

ROBERT S. TREVETHAN Wilkes Barre, Po.

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EDWARD P. TRIBLE, JR. Washingh >'i, D. C.

BERNARD G. TRYON S)wridan. Wyoming

EDWARD R. VAGNtNO Denver, eoJo,

Rtcf;ARO E. ¥EIDERS lkffafo I I. l>J, y.

RICHARD E. TROUT Utica. Michigan

JAMES B. TSEKURAS · St. Louis. Missouri

DONALD R.. VANGORP Ottumwa, Iowa

JAMfS E. VOGLE Alex&nd<io, lodi&na

JOHN C. TROY Kingston. N. Y.

FIELDING A. UTZ, JR. Miiwaukee. Wisconsin

RUSSELL J. VASSAR Nashub, New Hampshite

EDSON M. WAf>SW~RTH S.an Bernardino . . G:alof.

RALPH A. WAGNER Wolcott. Indiana

KENNIS H. W ALLACE Rosiclare. Illinois

CHARLES N. WARE Fresno. Calif.

CHARLES H. WELTERO'Ti:i . JR. Jerome. ld,.ho

WILBUR L. WAITE Ordway. Colorado

JOSEPH E. WALTERSCHEJD Carlsbad. New Mexico

W ILLIAM C. WARTES Seattle, Woshingron

LELAND L. WHITAKER WtJr~ow, Missouri

WILLARD 0. WALES Vallejo, California

GORMAN W. WALTON Snyder, Texas

PETER W ASYLUK Hinsdale. N. H.

ARTHUR H. WHITE Battle Creek. Michigan

DALE L. WHITE Mattoon. Ill.

TH0~NTON W. WISSORE, JR. St. l<>.uis. M0 .

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DAVID A. WOODRING Allenrown, Pa ..

H ENRY A. WIEAND, JR. Roselle. New Jersey

EDWARD F. WOLFE s,ady. T exa;

HOW ARD L. WURSTER LeA0x, le.wa

WILLIAM R. ZACHA~Y W1>dev;Jle. N0 rth C11rolina

MONiY J. WILLIAMS leonwood , Mkbiq a.n

JOHN K.. WOOD, JR. Media, Pennsylvania.

SAMUEL H. YAGER T exarkan~. Ark.

NOT PICTURED

WILLIAM H. STRINGFELLOW

JA}AES w. TAYLOR

BLUFORD N. TURPEN

WILLIAM A. VINCENT

JAMES R,. WHITE

RIG::HARD ZARUBA

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. A: this. th·e. i·n'itial is.sue ef th6 "Echelon" 9ges to press, th·e editors finel that l~e't~ U: special credit and a vote of tha1Jks ·due fo a few that made very neeessary contribu. lions to our d ass book.

All dass books. 'it was found, after looki119 ovel' the publisher's samples, do need some s0rf <;>f a name. A c.OJlfest was promptly started and equally premplly was !ohnny Reef"s entry. "The Ec:he.lon." selecte,d as a werthy title fo, tMM1o<l !he follow-1f\g Ba,sio ·editions. Mani-: thanks r0 you, Avlatfori eadel John Reel.

Another toesl< t:o: /hose behi"nd the s.cenes- the p,hotqgraphers. with.out who,se ~J(pertne~~ and ve~atility, tile foundafion of pictures an.g phof'emonrage of l~e ~ch,e1en weuld have begn impossible. Our toast then. to thos.e m.asters of Ike more

P..!!*uresque art~Lieu·tenan1 Kos)c)ci anti ni's fine staH of fe:Ro\Y· we·r~ers.

_To add ti>~ final ingredien~ to the bewf of porri,Jge !Rat 9.oes fo m~ke a ~·;· c~ssru! dass book. a, spons9.1 and c<o>uncilor must be nam.ed te regiment, a. ~ta!f an(l ,o e)lped,te the W<ilfk·. Our ~eai'ty tj)a_nks te eapta;n Lloyd M. G'O(~~J'I ano ~? l •e":tenant Robeit M. CaPter for t~elr splendid COO.feration that made the Ellh~lon possible.

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