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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-06-00 Byrd Wing (4)1 8, 0 0 0 M O R E I N 4 4 WING w Official Publication, Texas Wing, Civil Air Patrol VOLUME 2 JUNE, 1944 NUMBER 4 Raryioal 14ain (?oto% 0%aftce Revealii 4vnry Plaoz4 ta ledp eivil 4i4 PaAal Spring floods and high winds re- duced attendance at the Civil Air Pa- trol Regional Training Conference at Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College on May 1, 2 and 3 to about a third of what was anticipated, but what was lacking in numbers was more than made up for by the dis- tinguished group of speakers and the interesting information they brought with them. Only highlights of the conference are presented here, be- cause the verbatim record of the pro- ceedings of the conference covers more than one hundred typewritten pages. It was originally planned to furnish all CAP unit commanders and training officers with copies of the complete proceedings, but paper and labor shortages have made it impossi- ble. We have, however, prepared four transcripts of the proceedings which interested officers can obtain on loan from the Texas Wing Headquarters. In spite of the weather, all of the speakers invited to address the con- ference were able to attend. They in- cluded Col. F. H. Chetlain, Air Liaison Officer of the Eighth Service Com- mand; Lt. Col. Earle L. Johnson, CAP National Commander; Lt. Col. R.. S. Risien, AAF Headquarters; Mr. Tom Beck, Director of the CAP League; Major C. F. Modglin, AAF Chief of Training Liaison Officer in the Eighth Area; Major Kendall K. Hoyt, CAP National Training Officer; Major W. G. Maddox, CAP Texas Wing Medical Officer; Rev. Roy L. Gaskell, CAP Group Chaplain, Ft. Worth, Texas; Mr. W. L. Pemberthy, Direc- tor of Athletics, Texas A. & M. Col- lege; Capt. William M. Cason, CAP Group Commander, San Antonio, Texas; Lt.George G. Hall, CAP Group Executive Officer, Houston, Texas; Lt. Howard N. Smith, Texas Asst. Wing Operations and Training Officer; Lt. Robert E. Chaplin, CAP By JAMES L. CAMP Capt., CAP Wing Operations and Training Officer Squadron Commander, Lafayette, La.; and Lt. S. L. Frost,. ,CAP Commander, Texas Forest Patrol. The audience, composed of CAP officers from Texas, Arkansas, Louisi- ana, and New Mexico, received a wealth of information and new ideas from these speakers, and the question - and -answer sessions following each speech solved problems which, ex- perience has shown, cannot be han- dled adequately by letters, telegrams and directives. The most interesting news released was the greater help the Army Air Forces is giving to Civil Air Patrol all over the nation. In the past two years CAP has established a great heritage by its anti-submarine patrol, courier serv- ice, tracking and tow -target activi- ties, it was pointed out, but these gave work to only a small percentage of the total CAP' population. Today there is the bigger job of recruiting and training 250,000 young men and Thomas H. Beck, chairman of the new CAP League, is shown (at right) above while in Texas last month, receiving a hundred -dollar membership in the League from Lt. Col. D. Harold Byrd, CAP Wing Commander in Texas, while the National Commander, Lt. Col. Earle L. Johnson, AC, looks on. In the background is Major K. K. Hoyt, AC, of Headquarters staff.