The Keesler field news., 1942-07-08
Squadrons Divided
Into Groups Wings
Reorganization
Seeks 70 Find
Officer Material

To pHos .ds Hasre handling q
personnel and Increased aa1nr-
tanity to- enlisted mes b. a=Hau-
ssfatr leadership aalll5s. ihe Hzhoai
z1uadfans of keeaicf E ed are BE-
iaE raafRanized vita hasle anitf
af toe students each
The osEan zaaou IHaa raz|dasl
school unlh Hss ordsred 81 1ha
Third nairiet Arms AIR HaFcrE
Technical fFsIamF Command EE-
planned BY Maf famHa H H5nE=
ham, Assistant Executive. 81. the
rev system breaks Ias faazafan
into tao groups. cash kroan into
lwo wiaEs. and easH wing Inio
tao aquadrouz OF approximately
100 men each
OCS OPENINGS
Organization into fAesr anIa =
Intended 20 facilitate admin SRA
ton and military training II en-
listed student personnel. Major
Bingham said. Ia ordaf b. aHnnu-
lasing Interest n military training.
outstanding nun -coumts iuusf or
acting non-eummlaaI1ned uflicsfs
under this system Hlil BE- recon-
mendsd later for 0fhecra' candI-
dats sehool. ne said.
The student training groaus ars
headed BY a commissioned officer
and a Sergeant serving as group
Sergeant Major The wtnEs are
under commissioned officer.
WING Sergeant and = Wing Clerk.
These wings break down % ne
Hquadrons Of 100 msn which are
each headed By an enlisted man
serving ~ an Acting Corporal.
chosen by the Commanding on
Ger of the squadron.
7ssrH TYPICAL
Typical cf The new system 3 he
aet-up Of The 396th Tech. ss. sq.
which already Is in operation ia
conformancs Nilh circular order.
This squadrun's new organization
Is under Maj X. n. Dorr. Conn
mandlng officer.
Group officer OK Group One =
LET II Louis Voelef, Jr., with
SGT. Chester A. Coates as Group
Sergeant Major. seeond I4euten-
ants Charles d. Hart and Leonard
N Miller are Wing Officers of
/ Wings A and p Of Group 1. with
| sgta Melvin b Smith and Doyle
/ Mitchell, ard Corp. 10y II. Wlcks
and Pfc. Carroll ". Smith, aa WING
SergeanN and Wing Clerks, rra.
pectiYely, Of Wings A and B
Appointed As Acting cnrporalA an,
authorized % wear the ehevror
of that grade are Ppts. Roy A.
Bateman, Jr., Ned II. Smith. AZ
bert s. Nurrnh and Joseph L.
| Heel They are assigned as non
eoma in charge Of The ioa-man
squRdrons
Group officer OF Group Two :
Isl II Guy @. psn8es wlth $.
Sgt John Parks as Group Ser
geant Major izt LIS. Maicholn
II. Hammar and william +. Mil
Ter are Wing Officers Of Wings c
and D respectively. Sgt Kenneth
o. Tubbs and Pvt. Joe r Cyler
are Wing Sergeant and Wing Clerk
Of Wing G. and Sgt. James I.
Moorhead, Jr.. and Pvt Harry J.
Weales. Wing Sergeant and Wing
Clerk Of Wing D. Enlisted men
appointed Acting Corporals for
the squadrons Of Group T3o are
pvts Edward +. Kltley, William
J. Blackburn, Omer c, parman
and Joseph A. Logerne.
Acting Corporais must zee that
tho men Of their sqaadrons rise
when they should. march 10 mess
and ciasses properly, and must
handle other administrative mat
ters In connection with The units
personnel. The new set-up also is
expected 10 assist Ia carrying out
the reeently-expanded eaiissnenics
program for all men 81 The field
Under the orders from Tulsa
the organization ~ recruits Ia Re-
placements Trimming Centers OF the
Technical Training Command win
De similar 70 the student orEanixa-
ti0n of the Technical Schools.