Description

Colorado State College Pre-Flight Training Detachment — Class 26A
Army Air Forces Training Command • World War II
44 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

This class yearbook was written, edited, and photographed by the trainees and staff of Class 26A, published July 17, 1943 by the Army Air Forces Training Detachment at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. It covers the men’s eight-week pre-flight training program, from their induction and basic training in Florida through graduation in Greeley, and includes staff greetings, a full class roster with hometowns and civilian occupations, class history, humor, sports write-ups, photographs of the campus and cadets, and original poetry. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original booklet.

Campaigns: Induction and basic training (Florida reception centers, St. Petersburg / Clearwater); eight-week Army Air Forces pre-flight training curriculum at Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado; graduation and onward assignment to permanent air bases in the U.S. and overseas.

Commanders: Capt. G. H. May, Air Corps (Commanding Officer); 1st Lt. Ryland A. Buckner, M.C.; 2nd Lt. John M. Ogle, A.C.; with instructors E. E. Mohr, Elizabeth Owens, Laura Nelson, and Ruby B. Naffziger.

Table of Contents

Editorial: To Greeley and C. S. C. E.
Dedication
The Staff
Message from the Commanding Officer
Faculty and Instructors
Class Roster
Can You Imagine?
Up to Now
Class Song — “26-A”
They Call This Place Bataan!
26-A Sport Glances
Flight Operations

“I AM MY COUNTRY’S SON.”
— Pfc. George Valian, “They Call This Place Bataan!”