Flying Time (Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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YOUNG MAN’S FANCY TURNINGSnr« ign itat ***** »ui
Pecos Army Air Field—Howery and bo\ weu ***(.'
**ttt t recently rfvcivwi
TTMimartTiduTt from W FTC
beanoua-r/rs the pernonnel
«J ihif MitimtTic are re
mmoe/i that Um unauthor-
vet veering of decorations,
ser**K"/ ribbons ano service
stripes n constituting a ma-
in* tirnMem
7n/ memorandum staled
further that the unaui hor-
.ztu wearing of Decorations
aetra. ts frr<n the honor and
reaper; due thos/ individ-
uals v t<t have e-arnet the
rig*h; u a Decoration. serv-
»e* r.tihor nr wm« stripe
through jieraona- heroism or
meritorioua *en’«*
Thf Arm? decoration, w hy
th/i ar# av&rde/i. and to
vdioTT tht? are awaroed. are
nrim-ec it the oroer of their
nr/veoen.*/
The hie/a. ef Honor is
avfoct iTi wartime only to
officers anc enlisted men of
the V r. Arm? who per-
form conspicuous arts of
ga.iantry rr. ttattle a; the
risk of life neyond the call
of Out?
Persons sentng in anj ca-
pacity with the Army who
display extraod inary heroism
in action against the enemy
receive the Distinguished
Service Cro«*. This decora-
tion can he awarded to mem-
bers of the armed forces of
friendly nations and to ci-
vilians.
The Legion of Merit is pre-
sented to Army personnel
who show exceptional meri-
torious achievement during
peace or war.
For persons in the Army
who display gallantry in ac-
t>on against the enemy, not
warranting the Medal of
Honor or the DSC, is the
Silver Star Medal.
The Distinguished Flying
Cross is awarded to mem-
l»ers of the AAF for hero-
ism or extraordinary at hie\e-
ment in aerial flight during
peace or war.
To military personnel who
display heroism or volun-
tarily risk their lives not in
combat goes the Soldiers'
Medal.
The Bronze Star Medal is
awarded to persons serving
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in any rapacity with the
Army for heroic achieve-
ment not involving aerial
flight.
For meritorious achieve-
ment while flying, the Air
Medal is presented to Army
or civilian personnel during
peace or war.
The Purple Heart is the
award given to members of
the U. S. Armed Forces and
to U. S. citizens serving with
the Army who are wounded
a* a result of enemy action.
The Distinguished Unit
Badge is worn on the right
breast and is awarded to
individuals assigned or at-
tached to units cited in War
Department General Orders
for conspicuous battle ac-
tion. The unit must distin-
guish itself as an individual
who merits the DSC.
Decorations are worn only
on formal occasions; but
for everyday showing, the
service ribbons are worn.
Sen ic e stars are worn on
ribbons to indicate credit
for battle participation.
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Pt*a*o*> Army Air Fiaui. Tevi>
si:nrjtey . Apni 7. 1945
USAFI Navigating Class
Starts Here for Cadets
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TS-POE!
Books Go
Overseas
Last week the Poat Library re-
ceived a call from the 9th Service
Command for any books that they
might have available for shipment
overseas.
Mrs. Helen Denham replied by
producing 380 books, all of which
were duplicate copies of the books
already on the shelves.
These books have been crated up
and are now awaiting shipment to
San Francisco, from where they
will go directly to the boys over-
seas. If all the post libraries can
supply 300 books, the overseas
libraries should shape up pretty
well.
Squadron F Men
Red Cross Donors
In addition to the regular contri-
butions made to the National Red
Cross War Fund Drive through the
month of March at PAAF. extra
donations were given by Squadron
F following the close of the drive.
Sqpadron F enlisted men pooled
the total amount of 1101.55.
Mr. Wayne E. Clark, Red Cross
Field Director, expressed his ap-
preciation on behalf of the Red
Cross for the generosity of the
Squadron F boys.
Lt Sanderson,
Combat Returnee,
Will Instruct
Classes HeJd
For Norpgction
Cadets Only
The PAA F Eitau’acu/na ?~-:>g~an
:s beg’in.ng .'ff-niy /u/m'/ncar?
classes in aavigasion. smarting
Thursday. April L i: '..!># Semi
Ground School. i:r V* '*^»“un G»-
dets only.
Lt. W M $taau«r*s.’n TS'-rur.-'j'
of Navigation at PaAJF v. t* st
charge. He was former*;/ scatoner
with the <th A : 7 .roe n Emguaiit
and has been overseas iic aati/
months.
There will be two one Kit?
classes each Thursuay eeeia.Tg
The first ciasa **.. hi a: 1 MM. the
second a; The 7ia.v n i.rr
number for each class ail re W
cadets. Cadecs fee :.ies«
classes *wll re roeif ec ra tw
bulletin board.
Correspondence courses r N a le-
gation are avj aoie for a. .msecs
uiruugn :.re Vntec Suits ‘.-•met
Forves I-*scitu'.e. For decs, eu .r-
fu rotation on these courses. «e
the Education*. Gu.'ia.rce Ccitnseiz-
or at she War lufcraat.sen G-mne*
lOls't Gets Ctat,c~
ETC tC\> — The f -sr, resi -
dential citation /**•#'* rvaroei
an entire d’vis.on .r ?. Aro <
history has been jesseo ;e: it
Genera. E^aenhower so me 111*
Airborne for ‘extracc*r.rar7
heroism ana gm'maKey ’ .x me /tpa
defense it Sascogne asn Tecemb/r
Rating!* Thaws
43 Get
Promoted
Af me apnT;g thaw on ratings
*se tfuhsitme. mer continued, forty,
-tree Ktai nnoc *i 7‘erctf Army Air
Pmuc. manic; c£ thrir promotion
m.s tro/it.
Ouartermaat/c j*t reor.ne'. re-
.■eis’oi. jt.\ **at.T;gs—f i*/ buck sor-
g/u.7 ta arc on/ corpora. Th/ now
wrcai u noluo/ Arthur C. Pom-
fir/n.t/ ~*fc;rf Ta.m .'s'r.. T*ougl&« C.
5 / Cite T.*, r**Tv/T L Tatmar,. and
r. /n.-s c. T roa Georgf ^ Fre/--
.atic. * va> promoter to corporal.
x aam*oT *. produced ?* more
^ai icnnatir* privates f.ts^t c.&sa
Ttey .a- um Harry L Brown. L.
G. Go :.ria T...n K. Gourtnght. W ,;-
o-tj \ r’.T.g/- G err Engieman.
zi.>:*t.a**i Harrr.ar, Rri L Jonea.
Ta/ k Lanrarrer N e Mavorga.
Gdecbabnar, tA F Ddom.
GLrce Teravna. >far> .r P;ws. How-
arcif Pr.'poaky F>ry*c Roue. Jacob
5c*he«r* A**m«* W/.s an, Kob/r.
7'tle rs and ng thf a ng / atrip/
wire 7>a i G-ouiaor Mar c/ Duart/
Gltarit* E..ia Richard B Ferguson,
G-eo-g/ H T-; /* Frank)/ Gra>.
Ten F. HnltsJb/.mer Emeg A. 1s-
s. a~:. k ten G odeon. Robert
ka-s*. Gc.« k/ia**/s. Jack Sherman.
’» . .iarr speuvec Wendell Sullivan,
Char.es TVimbi/ kennetb F, Ti*ed:..
Jerry T- W atkr.naoT. Wallace Wetr-
raat. anc CC» B BlacDook
VFH H /VC COMM 4\OFR—Colonel John IF. Monahan has hern named
Acting l ommanding Officer of //ic 17th Flying Training Ifing it ua% an
nounerd thu u-rek hy Mafoi (.enrial Ralf/h /’. Couum, Commanding General
of the M eslern Flying Ttatning ( ornmand. Pecos Army lir Field ii a com-
ponent ot the 17th M ing.
COLONEL MONAHAN IS NAMED
COMMANDING OFFICER 37 WING
Santa Ana. Calif.—Aixnounce-
mont was made this week by Ma-
jor General Ralph P. Cousins. Com-
manding General of the Western
Flying Training Command, of the
appointment of Colonel John W.
Monahan as acting commanding
officer of the 37th Flying Train-
ing Wing, located at Luke Field,
Arizona.
Colonel Monahan's last post was
Las Vegas. Nevada, where he has
beer. Deputy Commander of the
82nd Flying Training Wing since
his assignment to the Western Fly-
ing Training Command in January
of this year.
Colonel Monahan hails from Am-
boy and Chicago. Illinois. He has
beer, active in military aviation
since his entry into the Army as
a private first class in the Avia-
tion Section of the Signal Corps
in July. 1917. He was commission-
ed and received his wings at Gerst-
ner Field, Lake Charles, La.
After World War I, Colonel Mon-
ahan participated in General Billy
Mitchell's first battleship bomb-
ing demonstration off the Virginia
Capes in 1921. Before the present
war Colonel Monahan saw foreign
service in the Philippines and in
England.
In October of 1942, Colonel Mon-
ahan went overseas with the Fifth
Bombardment Wing which took
part in the original attack on
French Morocco. Early in 1943, he
became the Chief of Staff for the
12th Bomber Command, and soon
after became the Commanding Of-
ficer. Just before his return to the
L’nited States last November, he
served as Chief of Staff of the
12th Air Force.
The Colonel, a command pilot,
wears the Legion of Merit, the
Great Britain George V Ribbon,
French Oussan Aloit, the French
Istan Aftiker and the French Le-
gion of Honor.
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