The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-04
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McChord Dedication
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ington, d. C.. to make the dedica-
ton address.
Aerial Demonstration
A nationwide radio hook-up
carried Gen. Younts speech.
This should be a thought-pro-
voking occasion" Gen. Yount said
Sc. while praying and working
for peace and its manifold bless
ings, this mighty nation is sur
rounded by chaotic state OF
affairs throughout the world"
He spoke of the nations need
for the present augmentation OF
the air corps, of the problems
which the corps has faced in pur-
chasing planes that might soon be
obsolete and of virtually overnight
doubling personnel without the
proper facilities for handling so
many additional men.
Source of Satisfaction
ut is a source of deep satisfac-
ton to the army and the air corps
to see the establishment Of new
airbase in the northwest" The
general. speaking on platform
in front of one OF the mammoth
hangers, remarked that air at
tacks along the seaboards are a
distinct and disturbing possibility,
and, -. while we have many
airports and landing fields in the
northwest area, we have not before
had major air base there. nor
air units trained and accustomed
to the task involved by habitual
operations therein. The units regu-
larly stationed at McChord field
will serve as a nucleus for any
larger forces that might be
needed"
Guests Introduced
Introduced by Col. Wash were
the following military and naval
officers and distinguished civilian
guests:
Maj. Gen. David L. Stone, re-
tired. Tacoma; Brig. Gen. Charles
F. Thompson, new commanding
officer. Sd Division. Fort Lewis;
Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson,
sdjutant general, Washington Ma
tional Guard, Camp Murray; Col.
r. r. Glass, chief of staff, Sd Divi-
sion: Col. X. S. Perkins. COM
mander. 10th Field Artillery. Fort
Lewis, Col. Rush p. Lincoln, COM
mander. March field. Cal. Col.
John r. Curry. commander. Ham
ilton field. Cal; Col Robert e. NJ.
Goodrich, commander, Moffet field,
Cal: Col. w. II. Crom, comman-
der. 18th Bombardment group.
McChord field; 1t. Col. NJ. E. Nc
Hugo, commander. Gray field. Fort
Lewis: 1t. Col. H. c. Vandeveer,
commander. 9th Field Artillery,
Fort Lewis: 1t. Col Frank Wright,
executive officer. McChord field;
Maj. Emile p. Antonovich. con-
struction quartermaster, McChord
field: Capt. John Gates. assistant
construction quartermaster, Nc
Chord field.
From the Sand Point naval air
station. Seattle. We're Commander
A. W. Radford. Capt. K. F. Wood
and Commander J. Perry.
Civilian guests included Carl w.
Smith. state WPA administrator;
Lacey V Murrow. state director of
highways; c. Nifty Garrett, Sum
ner, state senator who introduced
bill in state legislature permitting
transfer Of the Pierce county air
port n the Y. s. government.
Mayor Arthur r. Langlie. Seattle;
Mayor David Gammell. Olympia /,
Mayor Harry T. Cain. Tacoma;
Everett Smith. president Tacoma
Chamber Of Commerce. Gerald
Sophy. president Olympia Cham
Der Of Commerce; County Commits
sioners Guy Melton. John Sehlsrb
and A. A. Rankin; Norton Clspp.
general chairman Of the Narrows
bridge-McChord field celebration.
and Ted w. Brown. head of the
celebration executive committee.
At l:55 o'clock there was a flag
raising ceremony. followed by a
speech by Gov. Clarence d. Martin.
Climax OF the program was a
demonstration by big army bomb
ing planes. attached to McChord
fields 18th Bomhsrdment Group.
commanded by Col. William H
Crom.
Gen. Yount, accompanied by
I'd 1t. L. A. Rainey. arrived Tues
day at the field here. Other dis