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81 MIDSHIPMEN
WILL ENTER ARMY'S
"WEST POINT OF AIR
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Is composed of $50 candidates, the
Naval Academy graduates accounting
for third of the group. In addition
there are 18 enlisted men of the Regu-
lar Army Air Corps, four enlisted men
of other branches of the Regular Army
and IA civilians, all college graduates
and all members of Reserve Officers
Training Corps units in college.
The group of new student Army
pilots includes two Naval Academy
graduates from the District of Colum-
bia-Robert c. H. Hird, 1850 Harvard
street, and David Richard Stephan
One civilian appointment was made
from the National Capital, that of
Joseph Meg. Michaelson, 2548 Univ
ersity place.
Four From Maryland.
Maryland is represented in the new
class by four dShipmen-George P.
Koch of Ruxton, Thomas Edwin Norris
and Frederick w. Sheppard of Annap-
oils, and Nelson T. Samuels of Severna
Park-and four civilians, John r.
Forsythe and Carlton w. Gibbs of
Baltimore. Walter Bonnet of Cottage
City and George r. Hargis, Sd, of
Frederick.
From Virginia the new class gets a
midshipman, Lawrence Robert Neville,
OF Portsmouth: five civilians, Douglas
E. Williams of Blacksburg,. Julian P.
Fox, jr., of Chester, Leonard r. Mason
Of Lynchburg. L. j. Kilby of Peola
Mills. and Henry c. Kerlin of Roanoke;
and an enlisted man, Sergt. Ernest F.
Williams. on duty with the r. o. T. c.
unit at the Virginia Polytechnical Insti-
tute, Blacksburg.
All the new students, midshipmen
Army enlisted men and civilians alike
will undergo training as flying cadets
and those who successfully pass the
eight months of training in the Pri-
mary Flying School at Randolph Field
and four months at the Advanced Fly
ing School, Kelly Field. Texas, will be
rated as airplane pilots, commissioned
as second lieutenants in the Army Air
Corps, and placed on extended active
duty with Air Corps squadrons, SO far
as appropriations permit.
Provisions of Regulation.
Under the newly amended War
Department regulations, priority In the
appointment of flying cadets will be
given in the future as follows:
l. Graduates of the United States
Military Academy, West Point.
2. Graduates Of the United States
Naval Academy. Annapolis.
g. Graduates of the United States
Coast Guard Academy.
4. Enlisted men of the Army Air
Corps and other branches of the Army
with at least six months of service.
5. Officers and enlisted men Of the
National Guard with at least six
months of service with Air Corps units.
6. College graduates who are grad
yates of Air Corps r. o. T. c. units and
similar units of other arms or services
7. Graduates of recognized colleges
and universities.
8. Officers and enlisted men Of Ma
tional Guard units who have had at
least six months of service
9. College students who are members
Of R. o. T. C. units and who have
completed their junior year
10. Reserve officers and enlisted men
of at least six months Of service
II. Students who have completed two
years at recognized university.
In appointing flying cadets for the
new July class 1t was not possible tC
go beyond the sixth category the War
Department explained There were nc
graduates OF the Military Academy. The
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| will not be eligible for training at Ran
dolph until the next. or Fall class. Nc
Coast Guard Academy graduates were
certified for appointment.
The new policy will make it possible
for the Nation to take advantage OF
the training given at Annapolis and
New London to young men who because
of the economy situation. cannot be
commissioned in the Navy or Coast
Guard and who otherwise would be
lost TO the Nations service.
Under the new regulations the caliber
of appointments to the Army's West
! Point Of the Air" will be even further
| increased, insuring that the finest
/ specimens Of the Nations young man
| hood will be available for training as
ott1cer-pilots III the country's combat
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