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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01
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ten Sabrestaees oes 1rein1hte- Haf-
tes Sroien amtlifen @ntbuiiasmus.
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&aoio aller Mdienldnber legten Gin
itimmigfeit in allen Gragen Der
rNeuen @eltoronung" bar.
g3ibbentrop perfiinoete Ole Gerluite
ser lspipiets uno 9ab iie NIT 14,000,-
900 Soloaten uno 100000, 900 Be-
uolferung nn.
Ser &aiier bon Sapan lieb einen
Sroensresen bernieoeroeben uno sab
46 9eutifen ,,nb 26 Stalienern Ben
SrSen Der Enlightenment Sonne un1
oes &eifieen sdases.
Sn Stalien gab 9lubenminiiter
ginno cine grfldrune aus. 1pdbreno
oie rOmiide Hreiie ertldrte, man
tonne Ser 3,sfunft nit p0aiger 3ube
entgegenieben.
SSn ben iibrigen 6rei 2anoern 6es
Greim1hte-paftes - Der Sloipafei.
l1ngarn, Mum6nien nno 0em .aOnis.
reid aroatien" - tpuroe ebenfaQs
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01
walter Uaih
Ncm 3ealanS Winiitcr ipridt in
Glepelano, Sbiu

Ssrr @alter gtaib, Griter Mini.
Iter bon Geui Seelano in sen Ser.
einigten Staaten, miro ser Spreher
Iein in Ser Soreign slffairs Council.
geriammlung am 3. Sftober. Sas
2unfepn finoet nm 1916 ltbr naGs
mittngs inn Sotel Statler Itatt.
Serrn NaIb's Sbena miro ,&rieg
I'M StiIen S5ean uno oie 3ufunit"
iein. Serr 9saib lit 0titglieo bes
Bacisfic @ar Council unb bat nit
Dem ai,ItraIiiten 0tiniIter Or. Ser
bert 9. Goatt oieie Organization ge-
griinoet. Sir 9ieiernationen rufe
man Sen 6oreign slffairs Council,
Main 1902. Ser 3ltritt 5u benl
Gortrag lit al,f 1 llbr feItgeiebt.
= @elien gle hci ginfdufen bar.
ulf bin, Dab gie oie anaeise In
.Dolfsblatt" geieisn haben.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01

abfdlle, uno altes MfetaG aus Sen
aeIern, 8ooen nlto @arasen beraus-
5ubolen, iotuie aus Sen Snoalitrien
lmS 0ffentliden Mnitalten.
CHARLES $. &eaitaot, General
manager ser Sears &oebud & Co.
8eifaften lit oJs Go-Croinator oieier
neilen Griue ernanut poroen. 5olgen-
oes Grogranm iuuroe a,1ieeiteat:
1. 3uerit ioa 0as Bolt ourb Sic
3eitingen uno oas 9faoio aufgeflGrt
lper6en.
2. sou oireft an Sic 6ausbei;ser
lperoen ourcb MitgIieher Der
8op Scouts unb sablreiter poltiihcr
8ruppen.
3. Tas @eriprehen zines rihtigen
Samnelipitems Bon &aus 5u
Saus". s(bbplen bon Nbf1llen uno
alten Wetallen.
9ie iuieoerbelebte &agne, sic
bon Glepelanber 3eittngen angefan-
gen tuuroe, nit &enltabt als @oriisen-
Der, ltebt i'm Gintlane nit Dem natio-
nalen lanSipeiten &riuh, mebr altes
Netaa nab Sen Stabliabrifen Sll
bringen.
aealtaot bagann in ieinem eigenen
Seim nad altem Metaa au iuhen uno
fan0 800 Hfuno Dor. Or erluht ole
Gleoslanoer oas gleide gu tun. 0am1
miro oie discriminating geipiB Elm
Grfols iein.
Die 3ampagne bauert bonn 5. Biz
19. Sftober. Man fam tpieber aqes
rah Sen 8aiolinitationen bringen
neil es- leietter lit es ab3ubolen als
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01
(ShluB por Seite 1.)

den, italianiihen mis- iapan;IdDer
Erelie an, Damn ser gansen Ssremo=
'pradenpreiie, ihlieBlid) ser gansen
Treiie, uno oas Hsiultat lit Sic Ser
nidt!lng aIler Jreibeit. Cine Gefnbr
fiir Sbra r3eitlmgen berauisube-
idap0ren, beOelltet, Aie ssreibeit oaer
gefabrben."
u@tub Sic Hegierung auh MIR ge-
gen cine 3eitltng einihreiten, 10 be-
teutet oas Die 8ef1broung aler
IuslGnNer, oller ginipanoerer, aQer
nellen amerifaner" tuarnte ser Heo-
ner an elmer anberen Steae.
ugs fiibrt oasl1, baB alteingeieI-
Iene slmerifnner Nellfommer nit
frsmSen slf5enten perSahtigen ,no
Iir6ten." 0iit Dem slppea an oie
! Yreiie: rIie Iegierllng rehnet aui
Guf). Sic lpeiB, oaB Sbr piel 81 oen1
liheren Siege beilteuert, Sen mir I'M.
ter Dem @ommanoo bon sSranflin 3
! focieoalt erringsn tperoen!" ihlof
9lQan Granlton bieie bemerfenslpert'
lHeo,, oie iiber Gas Weoi,,m Sc,
iramoiprahigen 3eitlngen an oi'
1ganse fremolpraf)ige 8epolferunl
oes 2anbes, uornebn1lih aber on I'm!
9eutIdamerifaner serihtet mar. =
(9lus einem 8erid)t ser SEEM gorfe,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01

Waibinston. Der Spe3ialselanote
prdiioent &ooiepelts lit nod 5tpei-
ipOdieem Muientbalt in MuBlanb, in
Ser ct aud Dos 9erIaneen elmer 5tuei.
ten Gront in europa fteute, in Der
Sauptitaot gbinos,, Gbuustins, Elm.
eetroffen. Non bort aus mirb er oller
@abrideinliGfeit na& auitralien
!beiuhen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01
ShbenbIretfdr r2lmeft tfdnfi&Ss DoFsbIdff

nit ieiner Disfri,ninieruug Fir Die
slrbeiter uno Mrbeiterilrrten in Der
Gabrif, I'm 8ilro, nhf bem Ganbe ,ino
in alien Werufen oes io5iaIen 2ebens,
fann uno mnb poreebeugt tueroen.
Wiclc bon nns baben bic 0emalttaten
BON 1917 Sic 1918 n;djt bergeiien.
8ir baban b;s iest nod feline aricgs-
piterie erlebt, mas iid,er nidt BEN
.NeutraIen" uno @leiheiiltigen 81
sanfen lit. Seine 0olfergrupre oes
9anbes bat bente cine 10 groBe 8er-
1ntlportung uno 10 ,lnabspeisbare
Nflihtcn pie Sic Ceutifamerifaner.
@ir miiiien I'M ere 5reue uno Silfe
fir l,nler 2ano audi ourd offentlife
&unoeeblugen gegen oie Geinoe sei-
gen. @roBe Temonitrationar uro
6lusbldtter geben uns oie Gelegen-
belt, Sem &ab uno ser 0istriminie-
rline p:rflngsooa entgegen 5ll ar
bciten Bleid5eitig bctueiian mir ai,fJ,
'bab Ge,,tidla,,o nidt Sitler it, Sc
ne,l unentlpegten Geutid,baiiern aber,
''oia feinen ltilterIdieo atp:ihen ser
Na5ikrrifaft unb Dem 6eutiten Sol
fe selten laiieu ioa geiagt iueroen,
SAB bereits pieIe Sobne bon Oeutih-
amerifanern in Sen ltniformen unie-
rer @abrmaht an Sen Gronten eesen
Sic Ma5is uno Gaid,iiten fdmpfen.
gieIe Sn,,ienbe tueroen nod folsen -
un6 Sic Gerlultliiten tperoen aud oie
oeutiden Nanlen ,,ennen.
Sm 4ampfe f.ir lrnier 2an6 unb
ieine seredte Sude finoen bie Deutid.
amerifaner eit,en gemeiniamen go.
Sen, auf oem oie io5ialen, spirtidoft-
Iiden, politiihen uno religiOien &C.
eenIGte fcinen Mal1m baben oiirfen,
geur ipenn mir oieien Grieg fir oen
enosiiltisen Sies Ser 8ereinigten Na-
tionen nad5 iniern beiten &rGften
mittdmpfen, mas in irgenoeiner Be-
rufslteuung eeideben tann, baben
mir auh 0as &edt, einen 5rieben au
foroern, ser bem beltihen 8olfe
feine beniitigenSe SonOeriteaung Su-
|peiit. Sir sic Waai- unb 6aihiitens
oerbreder aber lit feline fStrafe su
bart.
Sic leitanben Grunoidse fir oen
einigen GamAf Ser 0elltid)ameritpner
iiir unier 2ano uno ge9en feline
6einbe ioa cine ysationale aonferena
baitimmen. Cine seoerapbiid giinitig
gelegene Stnot i'm mittleren @eiten
miro ser Gerlamnllungsort iein. Die
lie &onferen5 5u ser Die @erbat,6e,
Sreanriationen uno &ereine cine
sroBe 3abl Delesierter ienoen iollen,
miro oie erite rationale aun0gebung
ser 7eutibameritaner I'M @eltfrieg
iein. Gin prouiloriid)es &omitee, oas
Sic 8orarbeiten einleitet, miro ourf
einen Mppeu an bas geiamte 0eutih-
amerifanertum our Wihuirfung auf-
rufen. Oiele aonferen3 ioa aud un-
ierer &eeierung 'betpeiien, bob ibr
Bertrauen in oie 2opalitat Der
2eutibamerifaner ourdaus gere6t-
fertigt lit.
8er gegen oieie nationale &on-
feren5 lit, Ser rihtet iib ielbit!
O
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1942-10-01
Gine rationale &unferens Der
9entidamcrifaner

Die IeutiGamerifaner lteben in
oieiem &riege als Elm l,naiflosli6er
Seil bcs geIanten amerifaniid)en
Solfes lopal gu unlerem 2anoe. Cine
beridlminOeno fleine 3abl MIR 1puroe
als Spione, !Saboteure ODER 2anoes-
perrGter entlarpt uno beitraft. Die
iiberpaltigenoe Webrbeit ser 0eutih-
amerifaner gebort gu Oen 5einoen bes
Na5isnus uno sSalhismus, 6eren
Serrid)aft nur iflanild fiiblenoe Mens
|iden pollen. IS gtbt aber 9euti1-
amerifaner, oie NIT beutlffpradieen
8ldttern oieies 2anOes auf cine Weile
nit Ser alten Seimat .gefIblsper-
bunoen" iino, oaB tie ourh ibre rNeu-
tralitat" ooer vSioliertbeit" in Sen
8erSadt fommen, nit BEN gfa3is gu
ipmpatbiiieren. Sic oergeiien, oab
Die alte 8eimat Ser &ultur BON Der
yfa5ibarbarei beieitigt tpur6e. Crit
ipenn oieier @eltfeit,o beieitiet lit,
fam aud bas oeutihe @olf ieine Jrei.
belt mieoer gepinnen, uno crit Damn
miro auh oie oeutihe &ultur mieoer
booenltGnoig perben.
Sn oieiem gieantiiden Mineen
5tpiiden Jreibeit uno &nedtihoft.
5tpiihen Genlofratie uno Dittatur
tann es feline Neutralit1t lno MbIon.
oerung geben. @ir iino ent,peoer fiji,
oen 5aldismus un6 Na3ismus, oSel
mir iino ibre fompromiBloien 0einbe
Die "Neutralen" uno lire Yreii
luirb in eriter 2itfie au9 bie sdulf
treffen, pann 0urh groBe gerluite Del
anlerifaniif)en Streitfrdfte elm tpa1
ienoer 2eutihenbaB einieten iolIte
Gs miro oann faum m0glid iein, ben
amerifaniihen 8olfe oie uniiber
briidbare Slut, Die 3piiden BEN
Na3ismus uno Dem oeutiden Bolt
in ieiner @eiamtbeit beitebt, eldlb
] BAIT gu MAIDEN. @obin tperoen mi
i oann fonlmen?
Dieiem orobenoen Sab NIT ieinel
|6oien 0olgen fir peutidameritaniifE
iainoer in Der Sduile lno teim Spiel
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24
Speed Industry Ingenuity
Of ANS Impress Writer Here

liaala-eooled, and every instru-
ment and appliance the planes OF
the Air Forces use anywhere
These engines include Ailisons,
Wrights and Pratt & Whitneys OF
the latest design, made from re-
iected parts, which won't do for
use in aircraft, but are fine for
taking down and reassembling for
study.
After the student has completed
his first eight or 10 days on each
he has absorbed as well as he can
the structure and operation of
planes. engines, instruments and
appliances. Then he spends 10
days starting and operating en-
gines on test blocks. For this
purpose. engines of every type
which the student will deal with
as a crew member are set up, with
ell types Of propellers and neces-
sary instruments, and he starts
them and warns them up over
and over again, under the eye Of
an instructor
EXPERIMENTAL ENGINES
Every engine has its peculiari-
ties and its temperamental whims.
The student learns these by ex-
perience and he goes through the
STANDARD procedure, step by step,
until it hecomcs instructive with
him. When he leaves this stage
he IS prepared to step into any
bodys airplane and start the en-
gine and run it through the neces-
sary tests and turn 1t over to the
pilot ready TO fly.
Technical procedures used at
keesler Field are the product OF a
quarter-century OF aircraft opera
ton under the most exaeting con-
dihon. Organizations and admin
istrative measures are the result
OF trial and error plus experience
in the same job in the first World
War. when Il was something brand
new ard without precedent
Mai. Gen. Walter r. Weaver,
who commands the Air Forces
Technical Training Command, or
ganized mechanics training
school at St Paul, MINI. in 1918.
He overcame the same shortages
Of equipment and trained person
mel then that he faced when he
was given the task of preparing
tens Of thousands Of specialists for
the Air Forces in this war.
!, is the same job all over
again, multiplied in the same ra-
ito that the Importance Of air
power has been multiplied in the
"a years since 1918.
Although Keesler Field lies in
the heart of one OF Americas s
Fairgrounds. the $1,000 men here
lind little time for play. They
are in hurry; they are in a race
with the production line. As
planes roll off the lines ready &c
be flown and pilots are trained tc
fly them, crews must be ready to
keep them flying.
II you 80 down into what Is left
OF Naval Reserve Park, you will
find men in coveralls sitting al
concrete picnic tables, under mas
sive oak trees, centuries old and
bearded with Spanish moss. These
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

Il seems little fantastic 10 think that careless oversight
apane hangar-sueh forgetting 20 tighten the plug
cooling Yslemcould lose this for the United States.
Improbable u might be il COULD happen, neverthe-
less
Let's suppose for q moment that mechanic forgets TO
tighten The plug the cooling system of pursuit ship about
70 into action AZ critical moment the plug works loose
fluid lost and the plane drops Of the fight Let's
suppose further that the loss Of that ship sways the bal
Of power in the battle and determines its outcome And
let's suppose that the loss o that battle o such straeeal
Importance that developed into the turning point Of the
II COULD happen but the possibilities remote and
would depend condolences that inclined
not TO waste time thinking about IT, Likewise
apt 10 dismiss other minor accidents unmportant We
become careless and The accidents increase IN number until
really feel their effect
THE Importance Of precision IN air mechanics does not
apply just t1 tho fighting lines 1t applies 10 every camp
every class every squadron and every barracks
Il be remembered that any loss Of men material or
timewheiher In the hangar IN the squadron
duees The striking power Of the Air Forces striking power
which the American people counting 20 win the
To lose this striking through careesness would dis
grace the Air Forces and every wearing Us uniform
Regardless Of how much he knows about arplanes and
engines the careless mechanic Is not good mechanic His
knowledge Is limited to tangible things lie fails to grasp the
significance and importance Of his responsibilities
There is for carelcssness and the mechanic
who wishes the would end he return 10
civilian life is only prolongng IL II he adopts mn indffer
cnt attitude in his work.
Perhaps his mistakes are not so timed with other
determining factors that they will affect the nations
effort materially But Mt the time the fewer careless
mistakes he makes the less his chances of committing the
that could lose the war
ALL IN ALI. 1T JUST ISN'T WORTH THE PRICE WE
MUST PAY III WE ARE CARELESS
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24
By MARSHALL ANDREWS

This school for aircraft mcehan-
iea, like every other part of the
Army. has suffered from def-
eiencics in equipment and skilled
men. Men had to be trained and
ready for the tens Of thousands OF
new airplancs flowing off the as.
sembly lines, what airplanes end
engines and instruments the Air
Forces had were badly needed for
training and fighting, for our
selves and our allies,
Skilled mechanics, veterans Of
AIR Forces flying lines. had to be
spread thinner and thinner over
the Air Forces in the field, over
the dying schools. over the techni-
cal schools like this one. Action
couldn't wait Tor training; train
ing couldn't wait for equipment to
be built and instructors 70 be
taught 10 teach others, All OF It
had to be done at once.
So, enormous places like Keeslcr
Field grew on golf courses and
old commercial lyins fields and
useless swamps Barracks and
classrooms mushroumed up over
night. roads were made with the
traditional Gulf Coast oyster
shells. flying fields and shops were
built even while they we're being
used
FOR keesicr Field, 696 tx
H. a
tachcd from their squadrons
and sent down as instructors.
Together with Aa3 civilian In
structors, they trained the
first few classes and held back
$40 Of their best students. so
that now keesler Field has
1909 instructors, civilian and
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

NJ. Sgt. Roy Z. Aliens exper-
fence as the popular non-eommis-
stoned officer in charge Of the
Personnel Section OF the Army Air
Forces Technical School head
quarters has convinced him that
he would like TO follow an exeeu-
tive business career after the war
Is over.
The office in which Sergeant
Allen Is the supervising non-eom
handles vital work in connection
with Keesler Fields expanding
Air Mechanics School. The sec
tons enlisted staff is charged
with the preparation and mainte-
nance Of records of all AM stud
ents, their grades and examina-
tions and various other statistical
data which is necessary paper
work" in the training of the thou
SANDS of skilled mechanics who
will keep flying" the warplanes
Of the Army Air Forces.
Sergeant Allen, quiet-spoken
but respected by his staff. was
born at Lane. H.. in 1918, the son
of Mrs. Lille Armstrong who now
lives at Clinton, Ill. He enlisted
in the Army in January, 1897.
year after being graduated from
Community High School, Clinton.
In the Army Air Forces at Cham
ute Field, ILL.,, he was made Cor
poral on August, %, 1910; Ser
geant nine days later; and Staff
Sergeant, i8 days after that. He
was transferred to Keesler in Au-
gust, 194l, and received promo
tions to Tech Sergeant in Deem
Der and to Master Sergeant in
April.
In future years, Sergeant Allen
hopes to pursue part-time hobby
of fiction writing in addition to
following career In business.
The Sergeants major sports di-
version has been baseball.
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24
Chapel Services

The following Is the schedule religious
effective until further requested 10 attend
.ervleea within their own proy.Ional ehapel grnuna
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

enlisted.
Equipment was an even mors
difficult matter, one which Is still
in process of solution. while train.
ing goes ahead on schedule. Oh.
solete airplanes and engines form
part OF the material on which
students are trained. But that
obviously Is less than satisfactory,
MODERN EQUIPMENT
A man may be taught all there
is TO know about an airplane OF
an engine that was the latest thing
five years ago and then 60 out to
squadron with modern equip-
ment and be a total loss until he
has learned all over again. Some
way had TO be found 10 teach me-
chanies from the ground up on
equipment they will be respon-
sible for maintaining In the field.
Some Of this equipment has been
acquired. some is on the way.
First Of sll. the technical trains
ing school was given aircraft
which had been designed Tor Air
I Forces purposes and rejected.
These planes are equipped with
modern engines, modern insru-
ments and modern de-icing. fire-
fighting and other gear.
Second, the Technical Trsinine
Command gained the promise 81
all service-type aircraft which
have been wrecked and canned
be repaired fer use within seven
days The equipment Is here to
put those airplaneS back into faif
shape and students acquainted
with them will be prepared, With
out further instruction. 70 take
their places In crews maintaining
them out where the fighting is go
ing on.
What equipment there is here Is
not idle one hour in the "a BY
operating in three shifts. every-
thing is used 20 It's fullest capa-
city; Keesler Field Is a praetical
application Of President Roose-
velts plea a year ago 10 get the
utmost use out OF every machins
and every tool.
EXPERIENCE AT FIRST HAND
Most Of the student mechanics
time is spent actually working
with the engines and instruments
which will be his charges in the
field until the war is won. Even
In classroom he tinkers with car
ouresorS or magnetoS or super
chargers, sees them set up so ne
can watch them operate under
conditions similar TO those OF Serv-
ice. What book work he does s
with textbooks prepared here and
set aside for him in libraries at
taehed to the claSs-rooms.
While the school still has .
shortage OF modern Service-type
aircraft. the student sees and
works with every type OF engine
radtal, single-row. twin-row.
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

The only one of the nine major
planets known to bear life Is the
earth on which we live.
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

Nine years ago when Marino
was only Il. he made . great de-
cisIon. He told MS father:
Il would rather be . stone
mason In America than . doc
tor In Italy
Marino was born In , little town
in Italy between Naples and Pom
peii. The Galluzzo household diff
fered a lit.le from most other
homes In the town Of Casiel S.
Giorgio-there was one American
in Il.
His father has been . stone ma
son all his life and since ne was
young man has literally COM
muted between Italy and America
TO ply his trade. Marino's older
brother, Dominick, was born in
Masoniown, Pa, before the last
war.
The Galluzzo family returned TO
Italy Just three weeks before Italy
entered World War I, and the head
Of the family was IN the army
from the first day Of hostilities.
He saw action and was wounded
once.
Marine was born the year be-
fore Benito Mussolini marched on
Rome, and when the boy was old
enough to start school the Fascist
were ready to teach him to march
and drill.
NO BLACK SHIRT
His education was just like that
Of every other boy in Castei S.
Giorgio-but things were a little
different at home. Marines father
was still spending part Of each
year In America, and when he was
In Italy he caused some talk in
the town by NOT wearing a black
shirt and tie on Sundays and holi-
days like the rest Of the men. Also
Dominick was in America work
ing-and writing letters to Ma
rino.
In 1884 Marines father very
quietly became an American citi-
zen. Marino had finished high
school" and had In addition stud
led agriculture for two years. He
was IL, and under the law, auto
matieally an American citizen II
he chose TO be one.
"All through my boyhood had
dreamed Of being a surgeon
Marino said, "and finally in 1894
my father was able TO finance the
costly way through college--in
Italy. My brother had described
America to me-above all he had
emphasized freedom OF speech.
That and what | knew about the
Italian government made me de-
eide to be an American stone ma
son like my father"
WANTS TO BE CADET
Marino went TO school for two
years in Masontown, working with
his father afternoons. For five
years, until he was indueted April
IA, l942, he was a full-fledged
stone mason.
He has all the mental and ply
steal qualifications to become an
Aviation Cadet, which Is his pres
ent ambition, but he won't be ELI
gible for two years when he will
have been an American citizen 10
years. He was mighty disappoint-
ed to be put off that long.
But as soon as he is graduated
as an Air Mechanic, he intends to
try 10 be a flying non-com.
Il want to fly" he says, mot
just to be . pilot, but to bring the
war 10 the enemy"
The Keesler field news., 1942-06-24

men will have books before them
studying, using their own time to
speed the business OF making them
competent mechanics for fighting
aircraft.
And remember who they are,
these longshoremen and bank tell
ers and florists. \
They have Saturday nights and
Sundays off and sometimes the
squadrons give parties in pavilions
along the Gulf shore. More often
the men use their week-ends for
more study or for rest from the
weeks high-powered grind.
Hard as the work is and new
as it is to most of the students
here, almost all of them complete
the course. Any tendency to let
go and coast. out OF WEAKNESS or
overconfidence, or any attempt to
pick up permanent assignment,
on the field by washing out as a
mechanic is stopped by a unique
method Of grading. Under this
system, any man is dropped who
makes an established minimum OF
falling grades throughout the
course.
NEW STADIUM IN PROGRESS
He may fail one To-day course
and make il up, but II he fails an
other, his second score below pass
ing Is added to the first, and so on
until he is washed out unless he
picks himself up and hits the ball
The student who hopes by failing
to stay at Keesler Field on choice
! assignment loses before he starts
4 because no man who fails ths
course is permitted 10 remain hert
in any capacity.
They are going ahead at tor
speed building the camp here anc
laying out a new flying field anc
making aircraft mechanics all a
the same time. There is in pro.
spsct. as soon as these necessar,
matters are taken care OF, the con.
struction OF a stadium to seat IL
600 men for the recreation fol
which the men OF Keesler Fielc
so far have had so little time.
EXERCISE IMPORTANT
The one feature, aside from
learning their new trade. which il
stressed. is physical exercise, or
the theory that an aircraft me.
chanic, unlike the fellow In tn,
other arms Of the Service. gets tos
little exercise in his work Sc
cslisthenics is an important part o.
the curriculum at Keesler Field
cslisthenics In which men tax,
part by the thousands between
classes, keeping fit to keep EN-
flying.
This job Of ploughshares ints
swords is typical Of the spirit il
which the Air Forces have tackleS
the most tremendous expansion il
men ard weapons ever undertak.
en- by any branch Of any army.
You cannot see II and doub, ths
America will win this war.