Description

DOUGLAS ARMY AIR FIELD — CLASS 44-E
U.S. Army Air Forces • World War II •
92 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview:

Produced by the cadets of Class 44-E, this squadron yearbook chronicles their fifteen months of flight and officer training at Douglas Army Air Field, from induction and ground school through advanced flying and graduation, illustrated with candid photographs, cartoons, and squadron rosters for Squadrons 9 through 16. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original document.

Campaigns: Advanced flight and officer training at Douglas Army Air Field, culminating in wings and commissioning for Class 44-E (no combat campaigns documented — this is a training class yearbook).

Commanders: Colonel Harvey Dyer (Director); Squadron Commanders — Lt. Sloper (Sqdn 10), Lt. Hennessey (Sqdn 11), Lt. Kesterson (Sqdn 12), Lt. Braake (Sqdn 13), Lt. Rivett (Sqdn 14), Lt. Daniels (Sqdn 15), Lt. Porter (Sqdn 16).

Field publication: unknown

Table of Contents
Dedication
Fanfare
Squadron 9
Squadron 10
Squadron 11
Squadron 12
Squadron 13
Squadron 14
Squadron 15
Squadron 16
In Memoriam
Class Statistics

“You were our pals, and pals need not use many words to convey what they mean . . . so we’ll say, ‘Carry on,’ and your fellow soldiers will until we get our last green light.”
— In Memoriam, Squadron 9, Class 44-E