Description

Pioneer Class of 43-A
9th A.A.F. Flying Training Detachment, Fort Stockton, Texas • World War II •

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Document Overview

Produced by cadet editors Bob Houser and Ben Minkin, with photography by Ed Kelly and J. C. McClure and advisor Lt. Sandy Swerdlin, this is the class yearbook of Pioneer Class 43-A, the primary flight training class of the 9th A.A.F. Flying Training Detachment at Comanche Field, Fort Stockton, Texas. It records the cadets’ training, staff, and instructors during their time at what the book calls “the highest primary flight school in the country.” This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original yearbook.

Campaigns: Not applicable — this volume documents primary flight training at Fort Stockton, Texas, rather than combat service.

Commanders: Lt. Col. T. J. Cunningham (Commanding Officer, 9th A.A.F.F.T.D.), Capt. D. E. Scarf (Commandant of Cadets), Capt. R. W. Page (Engineering Officer), 1st Lt. C. E. Jensen (Operations Officer).

Field publication: unknown

Table of Contents

Dedication
Flight Officers
Administrative Officers
Cadet Journal
Student Officers
Cadet Officers
To the Under Dogies
Army Personnel
Directors of Pacific Air School
Civilian Personnel
Maintenance Group
Directors of Flying
Flight Instructors
To the Instructor

“And the wash of some other midnight lake may remind us of Comanche Springs where it all started for us . . . We Texans are grateful!”
— Dedication, Pioneer Class of 43-A