Description

Solo: Class 44-C
Pacific Air School, Gibbs Field, Fort Stockton, Texas • World War II •

80 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Titled “Solo,” this is the class yearbook of Class 44-C, a primary flying training class of the Pacific Air School at Gibbs Field, Fort Stockton, Texas — a civilian-operated contract school supervised by Army Air Corps officers. It records the cadets’ work and play during Primary training, picturing the officers, instructors, and men who led them, and closes with a farewell reflection on the cadets’ hopes and beliefs. 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: Major James W. Dieterich (Commanding Officer), Capt. Harold R. Ebbeler (Commandant of Cadets).

Field publication: Twin Prop

Table of Contents

Dedication
On Review
To Class 44-C
Instructor Personnel
Group Commanders
Squadron Commanders
Flight Commanders
Assistant Flight Commanders
Flight Instructors
Ground School Instructors
Officer Students
Cloud School
Cadet Club
New Commandant of Cadets

“Yes, we believe in God . . . our God . . . any God . . . just so believing in Him, makes us do our best, and not slip a rabbit punch to a guy that stumbled.”
— The Last Page, Solo: Class 44-C