We get the scoop in words and photos about a recent Air Base Squadron party at the Bangor House; "Know Your Officers" provides a brief biography of Waterbury, Connecticut, native LT John J. Kennedy; and we meet CPL Albert Edward Korman, a base radio commentator, who, among other details, reveals how he met his wife and mentions his new baby daughter, Merle.
Recounts a ceremony at Dow Field gym in which Captain Richard A. Yorke of Kingfield, Maine, is posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and other awards; "Dow Field's Post Personality" spotlights PVT Lee Dalecky; and LT Lawrence Fitton is profiled in "Know Your Officers."
Alyce Connor, librarian, and Madeline Shaw, base hostess and party planner, smile on page 1; SGT Chester X. Jackson, a Newry, Maine, native talks about his role as base printer and the mystery of what the X stands for; and we see two photographs from the New Year's Eve party held at the USO club on Park Street, with attendees Frances Johnson, Carol Grotten, Inez Hachey, Dorothy Meehan, and Annette McCathy of Bangor, PVT John Scarbrough of McDonald, Ohio, PVT Donald Ferriss of Rutherford, New Jersey, SGT Joseph Huhm of Flushing, New York, Corporal John W. Karr of Chicago, PTV Jay Herbert Gassman of New York City, SGT Nancy Grant of Chicago, and Midshipman Bruce Sherwin of Edgewood, Rhode Island.
Front page profiles reports of former provost sergeant at Dow Field, Tech SGT Edward Swope, being cited for gallantry in action by General Dwight D. Eisenhower; "Know Your Officers" has us learning about Maine native LT Frank S. Gutmann; "Dow Field's Post Personality" presents the colorful young life of Corporal Warren Baldwin, himself a regular columnist to the Observer; and we see an ad for downtown Bangor optometrist and optician R.C. Williston, office at 18 Central Street.
Announces the appointment of LT. Lucius F. Waite as the new chaplain of Dow Field; indicates LT. Isadore Hurowitz has take over the Legal Assistance Officer's duties; "Dow Field's Post Personality" introduces S/SGT. Edward Jerome Thomas as a base basketball manager and writer of sports columns; and has a photo and brief biography of one of the basketball team players, S/SGT. Carl R. "Dick" Carlson, a newlywed, having married Jessie Carlson earlier that year.
Announces that Major William Berman replaces LT. COL. Thorne Deuel as executive officer of the base; introduces quite a character, PVT. Jim Mitchell of Detroit, Michigan, a six foot eight inch tall former boxer and glass eater for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey traveling circus; and S/SGT. Paul Geden provides an extended look at base life in "Dow Field Diary."
Announces that Colonel Francis B. Valentine will be be leaving Dow Field for a new post and that Colonel S.F. Landers is the new commanding officer of Dow; the "Dow Field's Post Personality" is S/SGT. Freddie Neumann of New Haven, Connecticut; and "Know Your Officers' introduces LT. Herbert J. Carter, a Springfield, Massachusetts, native.
PFC Toni Romano and CPL Gladys Hoffman have the table ready for the Thanksgiving rush in the WAC's Mess Hall; "Know Your Officers" introduces LT COL Bernhard T. Alm; "Dow Field's Post Personality" features S/SGT Stanley J. Schaffer; and CPL Ted Johns dishes the latest news from the Quartermaster.
Mr. James J. Milliner of Bangor is presented an Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded to his missing in action son James J. Milliner; S/SGT Stanley Schaffer, SGT Leroy Rodman, CPL Harold Lynton, and CPL Al Stone edged out WACS S/SGT Sue Friedrichs, SGT Beatrice Goldstein, PFC Shirley Hirschaut, and PFC Ginny Bonham in a trivia contest; PFC Alfred Paulini is the "Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week; and Captain Phillip J. Gilinson was promoted to Commanding Officer of the Base Weather Detachment.
Some of Dow Field's soldiers paraded on Exchange Street to promote a benefit showing of "This Is the Army"; SGT Steve Swetenko and CPL Ken Bishop entertained on base; "Dow Field's Post Personality" profiles PVT Joseph Nyme; "Know Your Officers" presents Chaplain Harold R. Lutz; and CPL John Horodysky "seems to have lost that sparkling smile recently" (not specified why).
SGT Shorty de Lorme is shown being toward over by visiting boxing greats Max and Buddy Baer; "Know Your Officers" profiles gym instructor LT Clarence H. Ortt of Newcomerstown, Ohio; CPL Maurince Bargonier dishes the news and gossip from the Signal Corps; and John Gildersleeve and Arvid Johnson were winners in base boxing bouts.
Former heavy weight boxing champ Max Baer and his boxing brother Buddy Baer visit Dow Field; PVT Bob Loester is the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality"; and T-5 Jane Competillo may have found suitor.
News from the Complement Squadron, written by Joseph P. McCartney, fills us in on the antics of 1st SGT John Wesolosky, CPL Danny Sabau, SGT Vince McGarry, LT Jack E. Wilkin, Captain William C. Jedd, and others.
"Dow Field's Post Personality" presents an extensive look at the life of PFC Jimmy Niles; Herb Finnell, Bob Howard, Warren Peryea, Jack Marcus, and Carl Farcus compete for the crown of Mr. Medic of 1943 -- an honor won by Mr. Finnell; and Violet Powers marries SGT Anges Bushey.
"Dow Field's Post Personality" highlights the life of S/SGT Joseph Aloyisous Theodore Levy; promotions on base include Harold S. Linton, Irving N. Meltzer, and Emmett W. Heenan; and Fernande J. Marcotte completed her service at the dental clinic on base.
LT COL Thorne Deuel and Captain Raymond A. Dresher attend a ceremony dedicating the new gymnasium on the base; Captain Frank Comiskey celebrates 25 years of Army life; and Chaplain James Blakeney returns to Dow after 16 months service in Europe.
We see a photograph of the interior of the Dow Field gymnasium; PVT Harold S. Lynton of the Law Department is the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality"; "Know Your Officers" shows us a sharp picture of Major Bernard Frazin; and Brigadier General Frank O.D. Hunter is named the new commander of the First Fighter Command.
"Know Your Officers" introduces Captain Raymond A. Drescher; CPL Bert Gawley gives us the news and musings from the Ordnance Department; and a long list of base promotions includes Geneva E. Mosgrave, Agnas C. Gustafson, Hannah M. Matlack, Lucille T. Bishop, Adna E. Dutton, Hazel D. Freeman, Dorothy Himmelsbach, Alvin J. Holstead, John H. Madar, Erwin F. Link, Evaristo Garcia, Quentin R. Randall, Henry A. Prussell, Francis M. Wasil, Nicholas J. Thereoulis, Joseph F. Bryja, and Edwin Langfelder.
"Dow Field's Post Personality" is CPL Ralph Woodall; "Know Your Officers" shines a light on Captain George Martin from Troy, New York; and PVT Samuel J. Profeta, SGT Johnny Levine, and WAC Louse Buckinger are among the entertainers at a Dow Field show.
"Dow Field's Post Personality" features SGT Al DeVincentis; "Know Your Officers" spotlights LT Elmer J. Watry; and John Reardon becomes the new director of the Dow Field U.S.O.
In "Dow Field's Post Personality" we meet Hayden Wright; in "Know Your Officers" we learn of Oklahoma native Captain Robert L. Hamilton; and PVT. Samuel J. Profeta gives us all the signal corps news and gossip.
In "Know Your Officers" we meet Captain Michael R. Labat, a Georgetown medical school graduate; in "Dow Field's Post Personality" we get to know CPL. Gerald Sheier of Brooklyn; and on page one we get a photograph of the softball champs on the base.
Includes a brief article about Genevieve R. Marcus, the "first full fledged female mechanic" at Dow Field; in the "Know Your Officers" segment, we meet Captain Stuart Heard; and in "Civilian Slants," we learn of Bernard J. Noden, a civil engineer.
