Description

Amarillo Army Air Field Technical School

AAF Training Command · World War II ·

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Document Overview

Published in 1943 by and for the officer and enlisted personnel of the 422nd Technical School Squadron, this historical and pictorial review documents the Amarillo Army Air Field Technical School in Amarillo, Texas, tracing its activation in April 1942 under Colonel Edward C. Black through its growth into a major AAF mechanics- and technician-training installation, with rosters, unit photographs, and profiles of its commanding officers and staff. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime yearbook.

Campaigns: Airplane Structures Training, Aircraft Engines Training, Basic Military Training, Technical & Mechanics Instruction

Commanders: Colonel Edward C. Black, Brigadier General Julian B. Haddon, Colonel Edward W. Raley, Brigadier General H. S. Burwell, Colonel John K. Gowen Jr., Major Jesse S. Burbage (30th Technical School Group), Captain Charles B. Cleese (422nd Technical School Squadron)

Field newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Army Air Forces Accomplishments

Message from Commanding General, AAF Training Command

Commanding Generals of the Army Air Forces

History of Amarillo Army Air Field

Airplane Structures Department

Aircraft Engines Department

Tactical Training Officers

Physical Training Officers

Arms and Services Officers

Station Hospital

30th Technical School Group

422nd Technical School Squadron

Permanent Party Personnel

General Mess Hall

Attached Unassigned Personnel

“I don’t want to know why it can’t be done; tell me how it can be done.”

— Major General Barton K. Yount, Commanding General, AAF Training Command