The Keesler field news., 1942-03-25
johnson Message
Sends Third Class
to Duty on Line

keesler Fields third eiass o<
Aviation Mechanics. having COM
pleied many days Of intensive
training and instruction, sas grad
uated Sunday morning and sent 10
active duty early this week, the
sdmonition 10 Keep En- Flying.
given them by Mai. Lonnle VI.
Johnson, Post Adjutant and grad
uation speaker. stih ringing m
their ears.
Major Johnson, terming The
United States "a nation that has
never known the grief of defcal.
nor the dishoDo af war Of 49,
greasIon. reminded the students
that they must feel Il a privilege
and q duty 10 defend fueh . ma
ton He expressed extreme pride
In the Army OF the Tn ted States.
IAN Army he explained. that
has never drawn lts sword without
justice and once is sword was
drawn has never returned Il with
out honor"
The speaker expressed pride h
the Army Air Forces. predicting
that "any organization that can
literally pull itself up by It's boot
straps. a. the Air Force has dons
IN the last two years OF growth.
will never fail in any TASK " may
be assigned"
AIR FORCES LIFE BLOOD
Turning 70 the part being play
ed In the national military pro-
gram by the Air Forces Technical
Training Command. Major john
son traced the growth OF ths unit
from 1888 10 he present ever
expanding program. Just ~ the
heart keeps life giving blo1d flow
Ing through the body, the Tech
nicsi Training Command keeps .
life-giying flow Of specialists 70
the cambataas Organizations Of tns
Air Forces he explained.
Just as tns cs-buretJr feeds me
gas mixture TO The cylinders q: the
engine in order that power may be
developed, the Techn. ,ai framing
Command feels specialists 10 tsc-
teal units in order that their
power to destroy the enemy may
be developed.
Once the flow Of specialists
from the Technical Training Com
mand stops, the life and power Of
the tactical units which carry the
war 70 the enemy will be lost"
Major johnson lauded Col Ar
thur W. Brock Jr., Conmandnnt Of
Keesler Field. for bis work In de-
signing and operating this Post.
we nave sent men all over the
United States and 70 some OF our
foreign bases, he said. " men
VINO have secured their basic train
ing here and who represent us
BROCK CONFIDENT
Il face you with a feeling OF
pride and gratitude" Major john
son told the graduates in mis- cios-
ing remarks. II know that you are
going 10 Keep EN- Flying"
Colonel Brock. who was present
for the services, made brief ad-
dress in which ne assured the
graduates Of his confidence in
them.
Isl II. Phillip w. Hutton, di-
rector Of training for the Technical
School. presided over the exer-
eises and introduced the speakers.
Diplomas were presented indivs-
dually 70 the hundreds OF grad
uates by isi. IL William Rentz.
secretary OF the school.
One Of the highlights OF the SER
vice came when diplomas were
presented 70 Pvts. Wilbur and
Aaron Inger, first brothers to re-
ceive their diplomas together at
the ceremonies.
SEVEN JOHNsONS
Colonel Brock met the two Off
stage, extending his personal con-
gratulatiors and best wishes to
them. Il hope you will De able 10
remain together" he told them
Lieutenant Hutton conzra tuiated
Pvt James o. Hutton, Of Muilin-
Vile, Kan, as he received his dip
Iona and Major Johnson extended