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U. S. ARMY PRIMARY HELICOPTER SCHOOL
MILESTONE
40.000th GRADUATE
Number 40,000.
The U. S. Army Primary Helicopter School observed another milestone November 3,
1972 with the graduation of its 40,000th student. Warrant Officer Candidate Donald M. Clause
of Parker, Arizona, was given a special plaque, in addition to the usual course completion
certificate, to mark the occasion. The school opened in 1956 and graduated its first class of 35
students in April of the following year, Candidate Clause was transferred to Fort Rucker,
Alabama to undergo advanced flight training. Upon completion of flight training there, he was
appointed a warrant officer and was given his Army aviator wings.
Copied for historical purposes only from The Fort Wolters Trumpet, November 10, 1972.
Willie H. Casper, Jr.
Colonel U. S. Army (Ret,)
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 10: Primary Helicopter School Training Curriculum for Officers and Candidates, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25114/m1/91/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.