"Dow Field's Post Personality" presents PFC Reinhold Herzog, described as a "man of varied hobbies"; "Know Your Officers" lets us know LT Bertram W. Ames and Chaplain John Porter Fellows; and SGT Paul J. Geden presents another installment of "Dow Field Diary."
Promotes the upcoming appearance of comedian Jack Benny at the Bangor Opera House; announces the recent arrival on base of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC members mentioned include Nina E. V. Donahue, Betty Branch, Arlenne H. Goodridge, Dorothy Papke, Helen Goodman, Lois Hartzell, Josephine Orneles, and J. Mary Bonnell); details the young life of PFC Frank Saladino; and introduces us to officers LT George Herbert Olson and First LT Mary B. Robinson.
"Know Your Officers" showcases Major Lorimer Earle Goodwin and Major Thorne Deuel; PFC Frank Saladino presents news and humor from the quartermaster; Private Ken Bishop, a master voice impressionist, is profiled; and members of the Dow Field Bombers, the base's basketball team, are shown in-game action (players include LT. Murray Hurowitz, PVT Albert Downing, M/SGT Frank Powlowski, and PVT Maurice Scott).
"Know Your Officers" provides a photo and brief biography of Captain Elbert S. Stallard and Captain Lewis A. Dorgan; "Dow Field's Post Personality" introduces PVT Raymond Dempsey; and several promotions were announced, including Wallace P. Nowack, Harold W. Eldredge, Eugene R. Colson, Norman G. Cottier, and William W. Knipe.
Soldiers Captain Richard Mason Woolford and SGT James T. Campbell are profiled; "Know Your Officers" spotlights Captain Floyd L. Theobold and Captain Leslie C. Millard; and PVT Edward Kromm and CPL James Dearth of the football team are each a "Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week.
PVT Spurgeon Illery wowed on the piano, CPL Morris Levine on violin; S/SGT Robert Barrowcliff previewed the base performance of "White Christmas"; "Know Your Commanders" profiles Captain Joseph Lentine; and football team players PFC Francis A. Finnell and CPL William Henry Toles JR. are profiled.
SGT Andrew W. Nahornick spills the Air Base Squadron new and gossip; "Know Your Officers" introduces Captain Carleton P. Duby and Captain Walter A. Nielsen; the "Dow Field's Post Personality" segment showcases S/SGT Edward T. Swope Jr. and Corporal Donald MacInnes, and PFC Steve Vinton celebrated his 29th birthday.
SGT Andrew W. Nahornick spills the Air Base Squadron new and gossip; "Know Your Officers" introduces Captain Carleton P. Duby and Captain Walter A. Nielsen; the "Dow Field's Post Personality" segment showcases S/SGT Edward T. Swope Jr. and Corporal Donald MacInnes, and PFC Steve Vinton celebrated his 29th birthday.
CPL Burton Schaperow gives us the latest scoop on the base band; "Know Your Officers" presents Captain Harry L. Willard and Captain Grant Guillemont; and PVT George Perakis is lauded for his legal knowledge.
S/SGT Robert Barrowcliff entertains on Bangor radio station WLBZ; we see the Dow Field football squad, including S/SGT Harry Tindel, PVT John Toomey, PVT Edward Kromm, PFC Francis Fennell, S/SGT Edward Swope, PVT Larry Sanders, CPL A.R. Kalish, S/SGT Donald Boucher, PVT Tom Winn, and PVT Norman Lowe; "Know Your Officers" spotlights Captain John E. Bobula and Captain Byrnes F. Bentley; and football captain PVT Larry Sanders gets an extended profile in the "Dow Field's Post Personality" featurette.
"Know Your Officers" presents Captain William V. MacDermott and Captain Malcolm M. Heber; William B. Collett Jr. is promoted from Captain to Major, Richard L. Bohannon from Major to Lieutenant Colonel; and "Dow Field's Post Personality" spotlights the hoboing antics of PVT Jeon Lazarowitz.
"Know Your Officers" showcases Captain Bernard L. Pelton, Captain Jack T. Donovan, and Captain Kenneth K. Mackey. There were four weddings on base: Vaughn Atlee Stevens to Mittie Sara Downs; Ralph Anion Birchfield to Elizabeth Brown Beal; Clemente Pinkney to Vernice Paige; and Bruce D. Underwood to Ethel Miley.
"Know Your Officers" presents the dapperly uniformed Captain William B. Collett and Captain George M. Devoe; star pitcher for the Dow Field Bombers baseball team PVT Alfonso Varela is the spotlighted soldier for the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality," and PVT James Tedeschi, a baker on the base, is appreciated for his creativity.
Colonel Francis B. Valentine, new Dow Field base commander, is pictured and profiled on page one; we see a photo of Dow Field on the air, a broadcast of WLBZ Bangor -- CPL Marshall Clark is shown singing a solo; "Know Your Commanders" reveals Major Theodore E. Lilly, Captain Aaron W. Nelson, and Captain William K. Jordan; and Major Stuart A. Morgan is promoted to lieutenant colonel.
"Know Your Commanders" presents a photo and biography for Captain Arthur A. Goguen, Captain Walter M. Mitchell, and Captain Henry Finks; Second LT Richard N. Peale of the Dow Field Public Relations office is promoted to 1st LT; PVT Ted Johns is the "Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week; and Colonel George E. Lovell Jr. and PFC Ralph Woodall are pictured next to a new mural at Dow Field headquarters.
Announces the retirement of Master Sergeant Benjamin King, who had joined the Army in 1911; in "Know Your Commanders" we get to know Major Coburn A. L. Campbell and Captain A. Dewey Carter; and page two gets up-to-date with all the news and gossip from the Weather Squadron, the Finance Department, the Air Base Squadron, and more.
Dow Field hosts visitors Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia, and Senator Ralph Owen Brewster of Maine; "Know Your Commanders" introduces Major John C. Wriston and Major William F. Fletcher; we learn of the promotion to major for Captain Edward H. Shotthafer; and we read that PVT Joseph White of Quincy, Massachusetts, continues his post as city councilor of Quincy despite his distant military service.
"Know Your Commanders" introduces base surgeon Major Richard L. Bohannon and ear, nose, and throat specialist Major Robert L. McCollum; we see a photograph of Bangor's famed salmon pool; PVT John Belkovicz is regaled for his talents in three sports; and PVT Charles LaCourse returns to base from furlough with a baseball autographed by several former major league baseball players, including "Jumping" Joe Dugan.
Includes brief biographies on Majors Robert Ford and Ormonde de Kay; a profile of PVT John Scoco, a man who "clicks as a light classic tenor"; a lengthy list of promotions of men stationed on the base; and a telling of the tennis talents of PVT Johnny Belkovicz.
Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, commanding officer of the United States Eastern Defense Command and the First Army, and Colonel F.W. Rankin, President of the American Medical Association, visit Dow Field; "Know Your Commanders" features Colonel George E. Lovell, Jr.; CPL Clifton H. McCauley of Dayton, Washington is the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality"; and LT Homer C. Oakes provides the week's "Officer's News."
"Know Your Commanders" introduces Major George Kantor; we see citations of heroism issued to PVT Harold V. Keahey and PVT Wilson S. Smart for assisting during an army air place crash at Dow Field on December 18, 1941; and we see a picture of Charles E. Tefft's statue Victory on the Norumbega Mall in downtown Bangor.
Features a photo and brief profile of PVT Paul J. Geden; PVT Pearce Parkhurst also gets an extended write-up; and "Know Your Commanders" spotlights Major A. L. Dow
"Know Your Commanders" provides a drawing and short paragraph about Major Robert Ford; and "Dow Field's Post Personality" has a drawing of PVT Arthur Gilhooley, a shooting expert.
