The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-06
5 Detroiters In
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At Tuskegee AT.

TCSkEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD,
Ala. Lcmucl Graves, war CORE
Spondert and one of the first
journalists assigned 10 cover the
combat exploit, Of the Doth Fighter
Squadron and the 332nd FIGHTER
Group. WAS principal speaker At
graduation exercises held az the
TuSKegcc Army Air Flc q recently
IN which 80 aviation cadets and
student officers received their
wings.
Graves. who had written the epic
combat stories OF former TAAF
pilots for the Norfolk Journal and
Guide newspaper exclusively. chose
as timely title for his message TO
the graduates: WHERE DO WE
GO FROM HERE" He enlarged
upon this theme in pointing out
that this was unique graduating
class in that they had been trained
for war and there was no var. But
IN spite OF the lack OF an assign
ment for which they had been
trained Mr. Graves urged the
Ncd2l.ng pilots 20 use their techni-
cal training N commercial flying
outlets. and this would prove as
CGallcn2 as the challenge which
faced the first group 81 graduates
from Tuskesee Air Field.
Eleven student Officers Get
Second Pair Of Wings
Eleven student officers holding
hombadier ratings reCe we'd their
second pair of wings as qualified
Air Force pilots Tho eleven p .loiS
were the second group Il such
rated pilots to be graduated from
ne TuSkegee Army Air Field end
arc among the first ~ such air
crew trained personnel in the en-
tire Air Forces. The dual-rated
officers are: 2nd Its b G. Hardy,
kokomo. Ind F. VI Cooper Sharon.
Pa; Q V Checks. Weldon. y. G:
2 j. Dabney. Lakewood, y. y:
Sylvester S DAVIS. Cleveland. Ohio;
Herbert y Nclutyrc. Cleveland.
Ohio, T y Harris. Brooklyn. ". Y:
{ V Porter. Detroit Michigan and
Flight officers Donald s. Jamison.
Wilmington. Delaware: y +. Davis.
Detroit Michigan and J. F Talton.
Merchantvil.c, New Jersey.
West Point Appointcc Honor Grad
2nd II OTIS Z Finley j.. ~ ST.
Louis. Mo was frs; honor grad :
uatc among tho 80 graduates and
was SO selected because Of his ALL
around leadership and military
bearing 1t, Finley was third alter
nate candidate for West Point in
1914 2nd 1t Elliott II. GRAY OF
Newton Highlands. Mass. vas Sec
ond honor graduate in tho class.
II Gray held a commercial pilots
license as q civilian and is ore
~ the pioneers OF the Tuskegoe
Army Air Field. having supervised
maintenance - the primary train
inr station Motor Fold. from IqIl
until he volunteered for army pilot
training lH 1914 The third honor
graduate was 2nd It. Reuben II.
Brown OF Los Angeles, California.
Other members ~ tho class arc:
ond Its Earl Kelly. Los Angeles,
Calf; August J Martin New York.
Ralph w Mason. Detroit. Mich
Augustus l. Palmer. NcWport
News. Va; julius c. Westmoreland
WASHINGTON d c. Thomas F vii.
liams, philadelphia, Pa: william
w Young. Oberlin. Ohio: Jerry T
Hodges, Hcth. Arkansas; Robert
Lee Maxwell. New York: Vcrtner
J VIII to. Cleveland. Ohio: Oscar
T. Wilkerson, Chicago. III and L..
ROY J. Wilson, independence. Kan.
Sas
4 F!js# officers Floyd R. Scott
/ Asburv Park, n. j: Edward w
: Watkins Omaha, Ncb.: James l.
Williams, Philadelphia. Pa: Sand,
W Wright Berkeley. Calf: CHf
ford w Davis, Chicago. H.: Victor
/. Hancock, St Louis. Mo: DAVE
VI Mozce. Chicaso. Ill: Pierce T
Ramsey Philadelphia. Pa: Charlie,
! Roach BROOKLYN. y. Y. and Ken
meth T.. Terry. FmDOria KapSac