Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Page in Pacific Star s and stripes o sept. 30 a chemical War \ class ended 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 29the completion of a joint air Force army chemical training Prog air at Kadena has been announced by it. G. U. Newby chemical officer for the 32d composite Wing. Approximately 200 officers and enlisted men from ground and air units on Okinawa have to Date completed the 40 hour course be gun june 2. 1948. These men upon graduation have become qualified Gas officers and no s. Several vital Points were stressed during the course including the history of chemical warfare types of chemical agents decontamination instruction in use of smoke and incendiaries individual an collective Protection against Gas and first Aid. Graduates of the school since i opened june 2, 1948 include file following personnel from various ground and air units on Okinawa first graduating class " " 3i01st tighter Wing in to \ lieutenants Ernest m. Strom Paul . Richard r. Gelt.  h. Moys a sgt. Joseph h. Filion. Slegt Clifford c. Wieman sgt. Charles Jerrell sgt. James p. Mccarthy. Sgt. John j. Celestino Cpl. John b. Taylor. Cpl. Thomas a Exter and Cpl Morris Askey or. Kadena air forge units it. Leland t. Williams it. Edward l. Benson. A sgt. Clifton , sgt. Thomas h. Hawkins sgt. Joseph m. Fagin sgt. James , Cpl Silver j. Scarpin Cpl. Alonza j. Dickerson and Cpl Leland be. Brickhouse or. Aground Force units lieutenants Joseph Frencher Francisco r. Estrada Antonio . Eliseo a. Aspillaga. Chester i Thomas Rex d. Mathews an Narmon l. Mitchell. Also a sgt. Susano s. Managbanag a sgt. Shed sick l. Boone. Sgt. Rufino a. Lia Mcna. Sgt. Joseph f. Wallace  t. Gallardo. Sgt. George we Shew. Sgt. Thomas l. Moon,1 a Tys Bernardo n. Ferreras t/5. Euseblo Dela c. Cruz Cpl Anatali Oshagan Cpl. Silverio f. Lugay. Cpl i Alejandro Balanon pfc Jean g. Walrus and pvt Mumley w. Tar inon or. Second graduating class. 301st fighter Tiunis i i. C. E. Adams it. James a i a hucksters play scoreless game Okinawa sept. 29in the football clash Between 6th battalion tricksters and the 839th Engineer Avia Ion battalion held at the 51st fighter group Field saturday afternoon spectators saw the Ien Satio of the season with i scoreless  game started at 2 . And the 839th began Ham Mering at the 66th s line but he tricksters proved them elves that they could not be Roken. In the first Quarter the teams were sluggish As the afternoon was sunny and hot. The 839th was in there trying to break the 66th s line but the truck ters refused to give ground. Repeatedly both teams tried of run the Field for the first touchdown but neither Side wanted to yield to the other he 66th s flashy quarterback Laymond Gregory ran the ingest yardage of All with a 5 Yard Gallop stumbling ripping and driving Urvil the engineers brought him Down y ripping off his pants. The 839th s team was not he push Over the crowd had age cited. The Little men bowed some of the. Fastest runners seen this season. With three minutes left to Lay in the last Quarter the 6th players ran the Ball to 839th s 15-Yard line. Expecting to make the first and my touchdown of the game he tricksters gave them Al Landerson. It. Charles e. Fairbanks sgt Newman Johnson a sgt Vorase Taylor a sgt. Dewey Cobb sgt. James v. Gilmore sgt. James s. Frost sgt. Charles c. Hawley. Catt William b. Dickerson  b. Mcphaul Cpl erne Davis and Cpl Hugh. Mckinnon Kadena air Force base units. . Phil r. Phelps it. Fredrick x. Raymond sgt. William c. Clay,8ft. Suis Wyc Konvit a James a Bowe Cpl George Lay and Cpl John h. Johnson. U ground Force units. Leopoldo f. A Bruguier.  Yambao. A sgt. Felipe c. Ruiz. A sgt. Miguel Gonzales  m. Carpio a sgt. Jose. V. Ablaya sgt. Geronimo . Alfonso j. Fernandez. Sgt. Meriom. Enriquez t/4 Rogelio , sgt. Marcos r. Cipriano Cpl. Francisco Espina Cpl Charlesb Mcintyre Cpl Carlos g. Mercad Herberto Blancas. Third graduating class it ground forces units lieutenants Joaquin n. Agtarap x6$erf w. Butler Dominador car Domiciano de Jesus Genaro  to mine. Also is sgt. Felices pet Alcor to sgt. Casiano Sison. S7_sgt. Marion l. Harris  de Guzman a sgt Emilio i. Parian sgt. Alfonso c. Cama Yang sgt. , sgt. Florencio Oliva sgt. Eleccion v. Latonio t/5 Edwin m. Barker Cpl Rumbaoa Carlomagno and pfc Ivans Crensh. F301 fighter Wing units capt. James w. Woodward  g. Nelson it. A r. Of Bome. Jr., it. Of. Robinett  e. Wimberley. Cpl Fred e. Buckingham Cpl. James. F. ?1 Clarence o. Roberts or. And Cpl Kadena air Force base units it. Leonard Edelstein it an Thony e. Kumse it Leonard , sgt William l. Hoeser 8ft. Samuel a. Sidoni Cpl Clar ence Clarck Cpl Howard e. Bill Cpl Pul lip b. Graebner. Cpl Jim Xonie Joseph. Cpl. Louis e. Rodriquez fid Cpl Henry g. Tyler. Luh ourth graduating class if ground Force units " capt. John h. Sharpe it. Fede Rico r. Bernal it a. Doug Stine to John Defoor sgt. Catalino Lucero. T/4, Gaudencio Castaneto pfc Kaith l. Higbee pvt. F. Dilts Jjoe and pvt. Antonio Reyes. 301st fighter Wing units it Harry Bartok it. Anthony Katauski it. Walter a. Smith and a sgt. Evan d. Forster. First air division personnel v tit Warren p. Falk. A sgt. Byron b. Pipes and to sgt Bentley. Kadena air Force base units capt. M. L. Yaschen it r. D Beckerton it. D. H. Calland Law a. Pendergrass it 3. W. Radtke it m. L. Durio a sgt. E. A. De Lacerdo sgt. M. L. Conway sgt j. W. Williams sgt. C. Tarazano. It r. U. Hill sgt. I. W. Molumphy and Cpl Orville b. Star Chester fifth graduating class rcom ground Foj uni sit Jose o. Agoncillo is. Cruz it. Rober Marcial p. Sabado Talis. It. Oscar a. Hey had but the Ball never got any further. The 839th ought Back with All they had to hold the tricksters at a stand still so they could get Ernest the Ball at the sound of the gun the 839th had the Ballon their own 20-Yard line fee 839ers never got further Nan the 66th s forty said ire during the entire game. We if fast approaching one of the most important Days in America election Day. Hit dont cum til november 2 Lack stateside but Over Here where folks must vote by Absentee ballot the time is  s especially important this year that folks Don t git theirse filed Down by no personal pre ludic is. In thunk out loyalties Nero her Triva ties. This is a year when Ever voter shut carefully examine All available records make i judicious selection and the honestly vote fur the Good of the nation. That dont mean Ever pro twill be alike. Party near Ever individual has some difference of opinion on what is Best fur the nation. But Effen Ever voter participates and Ever Participator votes honestly we will cum up with on find old american tradition. We will have elected the Candidater hich is the Choice of  fur More m a 170 years Ameri cans has fit All Comers who tried Cpl James a poster Cpl to interfere with their right to select Tow leaders of their Choice so hit wed be a tragic Litchi action Effen sum of us let procrastination Rob us of a right so stoutly retained what pm Gatun at is this. Effenson live on Okinawa Yon got jest a much right to vote As Effen you were in Yore Home town and hit s jest As much Yore solemn duty Todo it. But hit taken a Effort Tou got to write fur a Absentee ballot and you shut do it immediately Effen you Ain t Shore of the procedure see Yore personal officer today. But Effen. Yore proud Socall yourself a american and want to keep feeling proud about it Don t give away unused something thousands of Yore fellow americans has died to keep fur you. Johnson Cpl l. T. Ross Cpl. It. Hoss Cpl. William r. Zintheo and pfc Raymond d. Thomas. First air division units sgt. C. W. Hornstra Cpl. Clif Ford c. Stoddard and pfc. George a. Strom or. Ninth Squadron men will take intensive study 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 29 the ninth communication Squadron under the 32d composite Wingat Kadena is contemplating series of instruction periods Tor personnel under its com Mand directed toward an in Rease in proficiency through out the Squadron. It. Weldon v. Johnson training officer for the unit is working with air Force sgt. William l. Nelson in the preparation of this series tentatively scheduled to begin the first Mon Day in october at the Kadena study Center. The series will begin with instruction in Basic electricity arid magnetism. It will pro press from there on to radio Telephone and teletype inst action. Sgt. Nelson will teach the classes in electricity and magnetism. Sgt. Donald h. My win will take the radio classes and Cpl Joseph c. Jondon will instruct the Tele. Ype classes. Throughout the classes or. Thomas g. Powers civilian technical representative of Kadena will observe in a supervisory capacity., preliminary for the courses will be a series of elimination ests. All successfully passing the first of these will not be required to take instruction that particular subject though if the test for a Lateran More difficulty subject is ailed instruction in that Ourse will become mandatory. A schedule for working periods has been set up where by airmen working during the morning will be excused Fror afternoon details in order to attend the school. Similarly those working in the afternoon will attend school in the mor Ning. The primary aim of this air Force communications school entered on Cross training As Well As increased profi Lency in Basic assignments. After the school has been completed shortages in personnel will not leave a Job undone. Personnel majoring in one Job May. Then be shifted to fill any vacancy that May exist in another. Soldier concludes company c history this is the concluding article on the history of company a 514thengineer construction battalion by Cpl. P. N. Baterna on june 15, 1947 replacements from the Philippines arrived and filled up the required strength of the company. The 78 enlisted men remnant of the 221 and new arrivals became the new foundation of the 544th Engineer construction company. Replacements who came in were from different Cariou branches of the ser def film  came men who were Ashi wifi  signed to the company. Most y Ai y Lvi to i to of them were of the 58th com Hulu Pilpil Paki sat engineers. These men amended into one unit with a common purpose and upheld As Well As maintained the prestige and tradition the company had earned and moulded. In fact the glory of the out fit was attained because of these men s cooperation and unfaltering Devotion to duty. Each enlisted Man contributed to the Success of the Job and company indirectly either in the Field or in administrative works. Sgt. 1/c Eugenio r. Olasz and the rest of the motor personnel were responsible for transporting the men rom the Camp to the place of work. They were also responsible for the maintenance of motor vehicles. Great credit went to the men who sweated under the hot summer Sun men who quivered under the intense cold of Winter nights and men who braved the perils of swirling storms. When it. Ernest Hardin left for the zone of Interior it Okinawa personals pfc Guillermo mad Jos and pfc Pletado Baltazar members of the 68th Engineer base depot com Pany arrived recently after graduating from the eighth army Engineer school Tokyo. Mad Jos obtained a rating of. Semi skilled inthe six week course of tractor and Dozer operation while Baltazar rated Semi skilled also in the four week course of Crane and shove operation. Air Force personnel recently arriving on Okinawa who were As signed to Headquarters of the 32dcomposite Wing at Kadena Are capt. Miller Anderson  p. Haug it. Turner r. My lain. It. Leon a. Miller. It. Edwarda. Polite it. George h. Anderson jr., capt. John r. Allen  e. Nevill capt. Francis j. Q Sullivan it. Carroll b. . Preston a. Ward. Pfc Max d Condy pfc George r. Hovey jr.,pfc Van r. Walker sgt. John m. Swanson Cpl. Harry j. Yocum an pvt. Ernest. V. Chapman. An army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly i Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces i Japan Korea and a Arianas boning islands an Okinawa. Local news May not be republished without obtain ing official clearance except that  material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps  views and opinions expressed in the paper Are no necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address Al communications to the of in a and or the managing  in charge capt Charles b. Tayltr26 5271 one editor "laway57-8085ureauokinawa 353 ratio n. Cruz Vidad sgt. Jesus Guingo pfc. Natt Sanchez Cpl. Doming Baldomero pfc. Sacramento Iro Olson Cpl. Pvt. Juan Abadias Gascon pvt. Her jr., pvt. George pvt. Apolonio Luma tactical units recon. Charles f. Frock two Wil Cobbs sgt. James b. . Air Force photo. Above a helicopter from 71st tactical reconnaissance Wing formerly Kadena air Force base Okinawa hovers above a life raft to allow an airman to climb up into the Odd looking Craft. This demonstration was held recently at Ishi Kawa Beach with Cpl. De Sutowski shown on ladder and it Robert s. Warner Pilot enacting a typical air sea Rescue by  t " " softball champs signal corps pfc to shown above Are softball champions of the 78th ordnance depot company i Okinawa As they Admire their trophy held by the player in the Center of the group. Okinawa sept 29one Hundred and seventy five in isted men from the Kacom Engineer base depot com Jonets held a picnic at Pic Presque Bolo Point at 10 o clock sunday. The units hat sponsored the Outing were the 68th Engineer by com Pany 58th Engineer spare parts platoon and the 501st Emiliano g. Aguinaldo joint executive and motor officer took command it. Marcial Marques who was then Handl ing a platoon separated from the company and went Back to the Philippines for separa Tion from the service. It. Pedro Ocampo also a platoon Leader at the time parted from the company with regrets that he had to. Leave for separation. There were but three officers left. They carried the com Pany s project with the Coope ration of resourceful non commissioned officers. With the arrival of it. Michael Kozinetz who took the command the 544th Engineer construction company continued to exist. Several projects were completed. Among them were the Naha gear locker and the project at the 37th station Hospital. The project at the quartermaster laundry was begun. In Addi Tion the. Aware rcom water system was undertaken. The Job was mainly pipe laying and was accomplished before the target dates. Then it. Micheal Kozinetz got transferred of the Headquarters Anc Headquarters company of the 595th Engineer base depot and for the second time it. Emil Ano g. Aguinaldo took Over the command. This time the outfit moved to sobe and stayed there for almost two months. With the arrival o the 58th combat Engineer battalion i there were re mors that the 544th Engineer construction company will be made a letter company of the battalion. Finally on june 5, 1948, the 544th Engineer construction company was predesignated to company a 514th Engineer construction battalion is the command of the company was Given to capt. Lester d Delumpa who is the Only officer in the outfit at present. A first sergeant was a signed to the company ale Jandro Lomboy a Veteran o Bataan and survivor of the in famous death March. A sgt a. Lomboy who replaced sgt 1/c Luis Dino is now with the company today almost two years since the 221 enlisted men Lef the Philippines for Okinawa Only a handful remain in the company. The rest were either discharged or transferred. Bui in their hearts stands an immobile Monument reminiscent of the past a memory of the company in which they were once a part Engineer Supply detachment club of Kadena who Partick the members in assorted rated in arrangements for the trunks swam and enjoyed picnic lunch. Picture taking and singing were among the special features of the Day while a phonograph furnished he music. It. Fernando to Gigante and to. Emiliano g. Aguinaldo executive mess Supply and transportation officers respectively were among the guests while the following served As life savers in Case of  pfc Vic Del Rosario pfc German Villar. Pfc Casimiro Redona pfc Crisologo Ventura pfc Atanacio Jaa pfc Hilario Gabuyo and pfc Eutronio Domingo. The picnickers took off be fore Sundown with a Mirien a of sandwiches biscuits and cold drinks. First air div. Defeats 111th signal Grid team officers give unusual party 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 29approxi mately 300 members an guests attended the ship wreck party at the 32d composite Wing officers club., last saturday night. The party was sponsored by the air Force women s club of Kadena. Many guests appeared in overalls torn and tattered pyjamas and wearing every thing from lounging jackets to barrels resulting in Many hilarious moments. Also pres ent to entertain the members and guests were a troupe of Okinawa dancers and actors featuring a sword dance and other Novelty numbers. The club was gayly decorated with Navy flags and life rafts scattered throughout to further set the mood for the ship wreck party. A Small okinawan hut was built in Side the club with a novel sign Marker beside it showing the distance to China Usa Shima and other Points of . Frank Strom and mrs. J. H. Hudson were instrumental in arranging with special services for the loan of equipment and other decorators for the  of the women s party were mrs. Charles t. Myers club adviser mrs.  % Koob acting As president of the party committee in the absence of mrs. H. S. Wilson mrs. W. W. Bailey mrs. Helen Johnes mrs. Harriet Brundin mrs. Frank Strom mrs. G. W. Taylor or. J. H. Hudson mrs. Peggy Rouche and mrs. M. H. Dale. Prizes for the most novel costumes of the evening were presented to mrs. R. H. Moon and it. Jack o Malley of the second Rescue Squadron. " the posters for the party were obtained by capt. E.  of the. 839th Engineer aviation battalion and tit Montez and his Caballeros supplied the music for the occasion. By sgt. Bob shoaft1 first air division Okinawa sept. 29sparked by the running and passing quartet of Richard Lewis Clarence Evans Tommy Anderson and Joseph Werbeck and the line smashing drives of big Bobby Roberts the steam rolling first air division trampled the a Lith signal service company 89-0, in the lid lifter Oft the season s schedule before a crowd of 700 cheering fans at Sufran Field. At the opening play of the game Lewis of the first air division took the Ball from Center in an end run streaking away like a startled Deer twisting and dodging for 60 Yards to score the initial touch Down. The a Lith eleven find ing the Iron walled line of the first air division impenetrable surrendered the pigskin after three Downs of futile battering and the rapid fire Pace setting first air division started a sustained March to pay dirt As big Bobby Roberts bowled Over everything in his path in a succession of Skull cracking plunges. Jet like Clarence Evans replacing Bobby Roberts for first air division increased the fiery Tempo by clipping off 40 Yards in a flashing burst of Speed around right end to bring the Ball Down on the enemies 10-Yard Marker. In the next play it was Evans again receiving the Ball on a lateral knifing his Way across the line to front the first air division with a 12-0 Lead. The a Lith recovering slightly from the terrific onslaught of their opponents took to the air lanes in the waning minutes of the first period. Jara quarterback spiralled a Beautiful pass into the hands of right end Parks for a 30-Yard gain. But again they found the air division line was a Rock of Gibraltar As hard charging guards Charles Cleveland and James Mccann broke through to Stop the play behind the line of scrimmage for a lass. In the second period it was Evans once More As he snared the Ball on his own 10-Yard line cutting his Way to the 50 Yard Marker before being sprawled by Rutter of the a Lith. Roving Center Donald Light foot replacing William Bates for the air division snaked an enemy pass on the 25-Yard line and drove to pay dirt for an other score. The signal ser vice eleven received the Ball on the kick off Only to lose it on a Fumble. Walter paper of the air division took the pigskin on a left end sweep lateral led to Lewis who travelled 60-Yard in another exhibition of broken Field running to go Over stand ing up. It was Lewis again on a double reverse for the extra Point to bring the score at the end of the first half to 25-0. Early in the third period the air division s High step Ping Lewis packed the leather in a 40-Yard sprint for another touchdown. The a Lith fumbled again and Bobby Roberts Flung a Flat pass to Parker for another score. Crawford intercepted a pass on  s 45. Lewis received the Ball on a double reverse flashed across the line to tally another score for the air division. In the final period the air division took the touchdown Road via the air lanes As the Brilliant passing of jeep sized Tommy Anderson and his receiving costars Clarence har Ris and cer Berck presented the fans with a glimpse of All Star football. In the Early minutes of the fourth period Anderson broke through on an end run to strike Gold and Cleveland kicked the conversion Point. Then it was Evans Agam on an intercepted pass to Cross the goal line for another score. Midway in the fourth period Anderson passed to Harris for a touchdown and Evans smashed the line for the extra Point. Cer Berck intercepted a a Lith pass deep in enemy territory. To score another tally. Robert Perez submarine through for the conversion Point. After an intercepted signal service pass by Leroy Massie the Ball was snapped Back from Cen Ter and Anderson rifled the pigskin to cer Berck who went Over the goal line to score again. Lightfoot Center for the air division took his share of the glory As he intercepted his Sec on pass of the afternoon to score the final touchdown that ended the Slaughter. Coach of the first air division squad maj. H. J. Catt said i expected the boys to do Well but they certainly surprised  _l1 l Abner thar a billions Immoos i they also gives _ Hojic by led they makes try j finest a an a mint i a mind Yot  Upkeep there to no Neth eat am thing Steve Cany Orf How about some Chow be that appetite you must  Blondie i must have insomnia i cant sleep Vou even notice flow Muchaku sheep look alike a to recounting sheep Terry relax Lvov How Yoke probably Slan peeing tub flowe2. Of the pl1/m8im6 exp02.t Susi Jess. Hey. Wka Twa know ju5t Gnu to Here. It have you a Earp  map Skull �06 to Eun picked up a signal pow that hav you Hea Kalt Cathay tramp whose pilots were mi5ntf. Theyse . An be App North. We6et. 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