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Organizational History, 6th Night Fighter Sqvadrons 7th F ghter in8,Arm4r Ai r For ce s Paci f i c Ocean Ar eaa, APO #959. '

1 Jwtie 19 u - 34 Jnr1e 19 .

1 . Llat e of arri vaJ. and dgp ure f r oan each st at i on occupi ed t hi a t heat ar t

The follvRing EM xas discharged from the service on 10 Feb ! s

Sgt . An dr e r J . Zahoryi n - I y t o D6 f or ( 30 4.Y effi er gencY f tu l ough ) U. S .L i.s char ge d f r om t he Arat9 per CDD 10 Feb u , at Det of Pat i ent s ASF NSC, adigan aH, adigan Hosp Ctr, Fort Lewis, Wash, .

The f ol l a i ng Of f i cer s and H t r e t nr ne d t o t he mai nl and on f ur l ongh t

On s Jnrye l ,5 s Sgt . l si ke Rodri gue s G 1 . Thv®as J . ' ar d

G l . Fr aaci e co I Bo Pf c . Rvs sel l R. O enaPf c . Joseph A. Mat t i ng y Pf c . St eve E, Ru da

On 10 Jnne t t l st Lt . De,l e R. Laaep - (30 da eaergeACy l eave )

On 2 t June la,5 s T/ Sgt . Har ol d J. Le wi s S/ Sgt . F ai l Vukel i ch

" Herbert Tschappat Sgt. Harry F. Ko zak

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• HetTI9 A. Boe t t Cher " St ephen J . Sur i ns kLeland R. Farrar " EdBar A. Preaton

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r RTi l l i au E. Yost G 1 . Jack B. O f Yenat e i n" Jamea L. htc y n Ber jami n J. Mor gaaat erabY _ - Jy yJ " Dock H. Sl der " Char i e a Danceec an Kenry J. art i n H dear d SSni t h

Oa t he 25t h s Sgt . Mar ri n E. Buckner

The f ol l v g Of Pi cer s and E![ t r eaat erre d ont ot' t he or gani sat i on s

6t h s T/ Sgt . T'h eodore W. Jakobl enr - I t o TD f or (l1,5 day' r ecuper at .ooa}

U. S . , t rf d t o L1et of Pat i ent s Ti l t on (iH, Ft '- , L.T. CDD t t'Yd 0 dat ed

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7t h s Capt . r est R. Thams e 2 st . R mond P. )doot _lst Lt. Johu P. Acre p Peter Leaahak '-" Donal d T. E rane " rl s W. cG ber

," Ja mea C. Cr wol ey F/ 0 Ri char d D. Phi l .l i ps ;_;," Wi l f re d C. Robbennol t " Tha®as J. Ba yl e - 3" Dale F. Aaberman " John J. Szpi]a ." R.obert R. P'hi.l l i ps a Joha Pag. , Jr .

2nd Lt . Ni cbol as R. Deoi t a " D uni el L. Ai ns --' " Je Descloa n A1Yred S, Borgea Jr.

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Following 2 E trfd in gd atchd una sgd Cas Det l 08th POA Cas D potApo #968, par 1 ra9e1 orders CPec APO 956, 5 June l 5:Sgt. Jose ph S. Bogdaa Sgt, Joseph P. Iaroaci

Following 2 EM trfd in gd to Hq & Hq Sq ?th Ftr Wg AAF, APO #958, par1 SO 130, dat ed 9 June lu :

Pf c . Le onar d M. Fr i e dma a Pf c . Dnanuel Spi t $er

Fol l o i ng 2 li t rf d i n gd t o Hq & Hq Sq AAFPOA APO #23l , par 7 SO 136, 13 JnAS ! 5 s

S/Sgt, J.D, Nelson Pfc. John R. Oliver

Sf Sgt . Hermati J . Phi l l i pp - t rf d i n gd at chd unas gd Cas Det +08t h P0 Cas Depot APO #968, par 1 fi ra rel or der s Cs PC APO , 956 , 13 Jur e lu `.

Capt , Car l K. 7i nd 2nd Lt , Dsv i d H. Ruf e i aenlst Lt. Richard J. Webater F/0 Herbert F, Sheffar, Jr.2nd Lt . Joseph T. L anorYt Wi ll i sm V, Dext er , Jr .Abawe 6 of f i cer s t rf d t o YI I Ft r Comd, APO #86 par 1 SO # 1.37 , dat e d

1 June lti5 , Th e f ol l a ri ng EM al s o l e f t on t he s am+e or der s s

Cpl . Andr eu M. Schwal .i er

Cpl. La erence . Roth - 35cfd in gd to AAFPaA Rest & Recreation CenterAPO #95 3 par 15 SO #1 71 Hq AAFPOA (AD D1) , dat e d 20 Jun e 5

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Pf a . Geor ge Nauae and Pf c . Burl O Qui nn - Trf d i n gd t o AAF Wea S r POA 0 #953 par l o SO #170, dat e d 19 June ! , a eade d by par 16 SO #1.72 HqAa oA (A x)APO#953.

Sgt. Leo A. Patti - cfd in gd to Det af Patienta 22nd Sta APO 95? par 1 E acus t i oa Order No . 97 Hq ] SCPBC APO # 958, 20 Jtme

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22 Jvne ! S ) .Sgt . Sal vat ore R. I s zZOn e - (TI Y II . S . ) t rf d i n gd t o Sq 0 1060t h AAFSII

AAP' Overs eas Repl Depot . C, ceensbar o, N.C, par 20 SO #151t Hq L1AI ' Over sesaRepl Depot , Greensboro , N.C. (SDCl 11 Juae I ) ,

T/ Sgt . John Y. Sa .e - (TDY U. S. ) t rf d i n gd t o Sq 0 1060t h AA 1, IiqAAP'Overseas Repl Depot, Greensboro, N.C. par 8 SO 150 Hq AAF OverseaaRepl Dspot , C ee nsbor o, N.C. , dat e d 30 lia 1 5

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The f ol l v i ng Of f i cer 9 and [ t r ans f e rr ed i nt o t he or gani aat i on s

G 1. Willis G, Jaggers - Asgd and did not join fr Hq 135th Repl Bn(AAF) APO 953... Joixtied orgn on the 9th,

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S/ Sgt , J . D. Nel son Sgt . Cl i f f ord Crri f f i t h Sgt . Ri chard 0, Aol t

Fol l a:ri ng 12 Of f i cer s asgd f r 7t h Ft r ti' g AAF APO }958, par 3 30 #11 3 ,dat e d 21 Jwae ! , j d or gn 12 Jnn e ! :

l at Lt , Cn H. Harrel l , Jr . 2ad Lt , James A. ( d,1.12nd Lt, dnle Fs. olio " HeCtor L. Bellegatta" Robert G, Bruce " Donal d H. GreB 'Y" Robert G. Loy " Ja®es H. Net aut er" Joe B, Kirkpatrick F/0 Ha rard W, HeckRith" Carrol l R. Lar son n Art hur D. ;eckel

Fol l cr i ng 5 ED asgd f r 7t h Ftr fi g A.AF APO #958 par 3 S4 k3, dat ed21 June 1 5 :

L l . Har ol d G, St e rart Cpl . Harry H. Hut chi ns on" Victor Harris Jr, " l awcie P, Ingle Jr." Tho®ae L. Tobia

G l . Loui e J. Si moni - As gd f r ?t h Ft r rYg AAF' APO + 958 par 3 SO #11 3,dat e d 21 Juae ,GS, j d or gn 12 June 1 5 .The f ol l a +ri ng EMret urued f r om: school at t he ms i nl and s

Sgt . Gl ®nclel L. Tncker - TDY Co:fldt AAF Ai r Inspeat or 'e Sch AAFTAC,Orlando, Fla. to c r on the 19th.

Tbe f ol l a +i ng Of f i aer ret ur ne d t o t he mai.nl and f or school i ng :

lst Lt. Albert G, Kelley - Dy to 5 Comdt AAF Instruator'e Sch (Instr ment Pi l ot Cours e ) Hyr aa Fi el d Tex,as psr 1 Lt r Or der s Hq .A.AFPOA (A i) 21June lu .

The following promotions took place within the orgarrisations

9 Jwne : Pvt , t o Pf c . : Leon F. Br e nnan tal l ace W, t Ll l +erHarry F. Ruasell Jr.F ank L. 5r$ci enal

1! June : T/ Sgt , t o M/ Sgt , : F.dwar d Wr i t tSgt, to S/Sgt, : Elmer 0. Batl

22 Jun e : Capt a i n t o 0a j or : Mar k E, ll 9ar t i n2nd Lt, to lat Lt : Justin J. Id

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78 af f i cer s273 al ,i sted MenAs of 30 Jnns 19 15 at Ki papa FYs l d, APO 959 =

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As of 1 Ju re 1,9lv at Ki papa Fi el d, APO 9 :

11iro P- 61.A- 10Bight P-61B-1One P-61B-2Three P-61B-6Orre P- 61B- 10One l T- 6DOne P- 1s7D•11

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Thi s moat h sanr t he compl et i on of an or gaat sat i on ' t e " i a act i on f or

t he f i r st t i aee i n ma moons . . . . , t hat of t he quadr on prewi ously on Sai -

pan, no r ornce agai n 3oi ued ri t h t he Dst achment here on O ahu ,Pilot tra ras conducted at a breakneck pace, both in the air and

on t he gr ound as i s boacn e out by t he amaz3.ng f i gure of a t ot al of b23

houra and 55 minutes logged in the air. This areans of courae that the men

oa the grovnd mere kept twice aa basy as ever before. Yet even rith a]1

this, the oa y real "excitemezrt" tak3ng place rras perhaps the recent out-

break of an Inf l uenza epe demi c i n bonol ul u,liar y cas e s have cr oppe d up i n t o"m but t o dat e pra t ac t i on on t he

part of al l mi l i t a r poat s have kept t he s c o ge f r am t ouchi ng a r part af

the service forces.

The morale of the organizatian this month is average, ith the can-

ce l l .at i on of t he Rot at i on P1an a71 msn i n t he Squadron have changed oYe r

t o t he F .irl ough Li s t . Of t he s3x teen en Fho l ef t on f ur l ough t hi s s ont l

a11 have 38 or 39 mo rtha over se as . The quot a f or f i ve next mont h ri l l

st311 take men in the same time bracket. Though the process is slo , it

appears to be the only w y ar veter can return to the Uaited States

pr i o¢ t o t he end of t he rar i n t he Paci f i c .hien r3.t h I2i scharge Poi nt s aver and above t he set f i gure of ' 85" are

am d ously a aiting meaos of replacenent that they may be returned for de-

mobili .ation. Unless the F lough quota is placed sufficiently high, there

rill be little relief for en of this organization far mat months to come.

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Per haps t he bi gge st bl o r yet t o f al l on t he S- 2 Sect i on f el l t hi s

mont h . Last mont h re had an af f i ce f orce cons i s t i ng af t *o of f i cer e and

t Ro ®nl i st e d men . fi t hi n t he shor t spac® of 30 dey s w e n,o r havs bnt one

of f i cer and one enl i st ed man.Zt . Lan l e f t f or t he mAi n. : on aa etnar gency f ur l ough oa t he l Ot h ,

xhile Sgt. Carnahan'e services ere removed to the Order],y Roa . The loss

af t hi s mnch- ne e de d matz because of short age of t hi s 1 OS nas di s appoi =rt i ng

t o se Y t he l eas t , espe ci al l ,q as a cl erk- t ype at aa t ransf er red f r am t he

sqnadron at the same time. It is very donbtt ].We shs11 see either ot

t hese m+en agai n i n t hi s of f i ce . fearn rhi 3.e t he dnt i e o of S- 2 have not decreas ed i n co®par i s oa wi t h i t a

personnel. The need of aaother enlisted man is still a pressing iss ae.

'I e or gani zat i on ca n f i nd t he t i sae and t he m en t o pl ace 20 m en a dsiy on

squadron det ai l , yet one maa ca ot be f oun d t o be as s i gr ed t o t he ?n t e]1 -

igence Seotion... and so w e hape... aad xait.

IYrt el l i gence ra i ni r x as gi ven a nex "t ri s t " t hi a mont h t hr ough t he

efforta of Gaptain Roe. Ia lieu of the ordinarg, boring lectures held

ever y ot her da~y i n t he Pi l ot ' s Be ac A ooam , t r a i ni ng f i l ms hav® been supl e-

mented rh+enever possibls in accordance with the trainiag program set forth

by the 7th Fighter Wit:g, This hss worked out splendidly, to the gratificar

t i on of al l concer ned. I nt e l l i gence s i a i ng xas conduct e d as f ol l d rs ,

rith a total time Yoar June set at 19 hours and 30 minutes:

BriaPing & Interrogations 7th ighter Ping Control ordered scramblea

on 6/ 7/ I 5 a nd 6/ 16/ L S; pl us Aicn{y- Navy F. cer ci se s on o/ 9/ l . (See at t ached

I TS I , I I , & I I I }.Recognition: Begixining 6 June and every other evening thereafter,

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f ram 7 =00 t o 7:30 at t he Pi l ot ' s Reac y R Oam, Lt . Jenni ngs and Sgt .Zendl ar hel d recogn i t i oa cl asees i n II .S , and Japanee e ai r cr ai 't .

Ant i - s i r craf t s Lect ur e by Lt . Gai l d, Armameoat - Or c naa ee Gtf'f i cer t hi a

organization, on Japansse and U.S. Rocketa; 6/8flS .

Lsl and, Jungl e Sur vi val s Tr i p t o Bi shvp usewn on 13 Jutys by s i :c

comq l et e cre s us t ent er i ng t he squac on.Secur i t : Lect e by Lt . Laney on 6/ 2/ 1 ; "Cow t er Int el l i gence ".

Six complete neW crews indoctriostad in Cenaorship and Security by Captain

R c,e on 6/ 12/ l 5 .Ene Tact i ce : Lect ur e s by Capt ai n Roe and

.Lt . Bal cb ri n pr evi ous ]y

with thie squadron, now with 15th Fighter Group on Ixo Jima on "Jap Night

Fi ght er Tr ai ner kfe t hods " and"Jap Ni ght .g

ht er Tact i c s on Iti ro Ji ma ";

6/ 10/ lt5 a nd 6/ 1 2/ tt5 .

ldiscellaneous: To fntroduce "something ne " and reliev+e th monoto r

of l ec t ur e s at t he me et i ng a ecver y ot her day i n t he Pi l ot ' s Re ac r Hoami

Tr ai ni ng Fi l ms ar e be i r g nt i l i ae d as anich as pos ai b].e . The e i ght f i ].ms

l i s t e d be l cnr we r e re l l a ccept e d by al l conce rned s

June 6 - "AAF Combat eekl3r igest 81"." ]

.}t - "AAF Cao bat 1 e ekl y I f g®s t # 80 "." 18 - "Snooper s & Ho r t o Bl aat Theat" - IIIN 81 c .

" 20 - "Of f ens i ve Tact i CS Agai nst Fnem r Fl 8ht er s " - i 8 f . ' 22 - "Fi ght er Cc bat Tact i cs & F'ix ed ausu ezy Fi ght er Escort "

dN 81sh ." 2t - "Combat Ai r Pat r ol " - MN 8l i .n 28 - 'rFl ;,ri ng e itieSt heT Map t' - A BrOl Op - MN 11.9h." 30 .• "Th s CO].d FrOtlt " - Aer'OLOg, - I T11.9e .

A curr erYt neRa swrm ar g i s pre sent e d t o al l ogf i cer s e tery ot her d y

in addition to the above, by Captain Roe at the Pilot's Reac y Roaaa.

OPERATIONS:

The results of this month's flying tra'a.ning was by far one of the

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most l ucr at i ve i n t he hi s t oYy of t he nSi x t ha. A t ot al of 623 :55 of t73r-ing time was logged and insofar as past records reveal, it is believ®d

t hat t hi s i s t he gr eat e st amount of t i me accot l i shed b y t hi s or gani zat i onin ar o re single month. In addition, this time was accomplished without

a single mishap... hich goes to prowe the value af the instruction given

to the pilots and crew members of this aquadron.The mont h f ound ma c hange s a+endi ng t he i r wa,y i nt o t.h

.a "l i t t l e bee -

hive of activity". At the outaet af the month, the Operations building ur

der e nt an enl ar geme nt pr oc e s s . On e whol e sha ck was add,ed t o t he pr e s ent

one and min,or devicea which sprang from the inganuity and untiring efforts

of 5gts. ffi.ingem an and Faniz$i xere initiated.,. which makes for more

effici®nt handling of the squadron 's flying. Close upon the heela of the

f orm er , a smal l gol d l apl e Le af f i .nal l ,yf ound i t s x a r i nt o t he of f i ce i n

t he nat nr e of a F+el 1 e arne d pr omot i on f or o Oper at i ons Of f i c er . I t i s

AJ4R har t i n now. . . s.nd t he c i gar s er e e n,i a re d by a11 . Neoct we re re i -f orme d of t he i mpe nd3ng t r ans f er of Sgt . Aar t l e and Cpl . N ns n , t wo of

ovr Onerations Clerka. Theg will be sent to a forward ares and both are

looking farerard to the trek with great anticipation. The close of the

mont h f ound T/ Sgt . T en+ri s , onr Chi e f Cl er k of f t o "Ut api a U. S . A. " f or a

long aRaited furlough.

On t h e 23r d a f ormat i on of t w+el ve P- 61 's t ook of f f ra a Ei papa and di a-

pl ayed t he mi ght and ver s*t i l i t g of t he 6t h f or a sol i d hour . Thi s was t Yvs

f i r st sqn.ac on f ormat i on i mrel l over a year and Ras hi ghly succe ssf ul .The mont h of Jurbe al so f ound a n,ew sra of over se as ni ght f i ght er t r a . -

i ng . Thr ough t he ef f ort s of D a,i or Lauct i n an d wi t h t he abl e ass i s t ance of

Capt ai n b erri l l , a concent r at ed f l ,yi ng and grovnd t rai r i.ng progra was put

i nt o ef f e ct . That t he nex progra a has achi e re d t he de s i r ed re sul t s , has

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completed their quota af the variovs training missions. Follow'ing is a

breakdawn af the flying and gronnd training requiremente:

FLYING TRAIl VIN( :

F mi ].i ar i zat i on F'].i ght . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 s00Transition 'lig ts................

6:00Trac '.....................

6:00Tracking, Night...................

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S:ooG.C.I., Night.................... 12s00A,er i al and Gamer a t uu ery s , 6 - io,ooo t............ 5:00 r, 15,000 - 20,00o ft........... 3:00Aii.ght , 8, 000 - l o, D00 f t . . . . . . . . . . 1 :00I y Strafing...................... 3s00Ni.ght Strafing.................•.. 3s00 na vi a uaz. c at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00G.c.A. La a ng.................... 3:00Inst rwnent s i n P- 61:8,000 - 12,000 ft.................

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Radio I peration.................7:00

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Air Defense Organisation.......... 2s0oCommunications...................

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Intelligence......................1 s00

Ca®bat Int el l i gence and Caanbat Operations....................... 1

6s00] eteorology...............••••.••.

2:00Operational Technique.............

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grmauRent & ( ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 :00Navigation (5 D/R & 2 Radar)...... 7=04St lr

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Aircratt Maiatenance..............5s00

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The s ori t y of t he past mor ct h has been spent i n aort i ng and checki ng

iaventory reports from various sections, and pre paring the squadron prvper-

t y book t o ca®pl y F3.t h t he st OSL (Oct ober 191 la) .

Aut hori sat l on f or addi t i onal . equi pmeut above t he TO & F rere mad e i a

ltar ch and re ce i ve d by t he Suppl y Of f i cer i n Jnne , The addi t i ona]. al l oman-

ces wi l l malce pos si bl e bet t er mai nt enance of t he addi t i onal ai r craf t as8i g

ed the organization.Si nce t he squadron at APO # 21 .

lt has ret urned, br i ngi c g Mri t h i t mat

i t elas of eqni pment and suppl i e s t he need f or requi s i t i oni ng has been con-

s i der abl,y l es ae x e d. Ther e st i l l remai ns t he ob of t urni ng i n ffi ar i t ems

e spe ci aLl 3r Ai r Corps Snppl ay e quip nt .Thr ee ai r cr af`t Ri t h t nrr et s ar e nox as si gned t he sqvadroa , but at t he

pre sent t i me ar e t eng orar i l,y t r at sf err ed t o AAD f or nodi f i cat i ons .

One spra r mi s s i on ri t h R has been made and pr o ed t o be f ai rl ,q suc-

ce saf nl . Ot her spr.adr mi s s i ons are bei ng pl anne d f ar t he f ut mce .

F.NG INa :

An average of 80.?$ of the P-bl aircraft assigned this squadron xers

mai.nt ai ne d i n com i s s i on dur i ng t he mont h of Jur e . The t ot al gr owade d f ar

t he mout h i ncl uded ai r craf t gr ound ed f or part s whi ch t ot al ed 27 d ys .The St af f Ser ge ant an d Ida s t e r Se r ge ant r at i ngs mads i n t hi s s e c t i on

xere both in a 750 categoryr, The l aster Sgt, rating given to Sgt, Writt,

I i r e Chi e f , t ot al s t hr ee of t he f owc Mas t er s s ut hor i ze d t hi s aec t i on . The

morale of this aection is basically the same as last month with mery little

v ar i at i on .

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A VF ' i a s t al l at i on Ras made i n t he AT- 6 s i r cr af t and i na addi t i on

a modified interphone s6rstem witb awitch on control stick was incorporated.Several P-61'a w ere given acceptance irspections and a checkuQ on faulty

depot pr ocedt re on V ' crys t al s t r anaPerred wi t h set s x as made , g f i nal

checkup ras made on equi pment re ce i ve d f rom APO 2W.t and a11 repai r s and

turn-ins ere completed.

A telephone drop syste® as set up in the Operations roo m resulting

i n qui cker operat i on of t he mar phozyes needed i n t hei r work. S- 2 and

the pilot's shack were also xired with extre outlete. Several telephone

1i n es wer e r epai re d dvr i ng t he c our se of t he mont h .S/Sgt. Yost, the Signal Center Chief, left on furlough, leaving G l.

l iranda, a veteran, in ch ge. A requeat Ras made for another telet9Pe

operat ar t o keep up our hi gh st a vdards i n t he Fj.ght er i ng l oo p.As mar{y men left on furlough this month, the morale picked np consic

erably. An increased program of special eve s in the squa.droa has pro id-

ed mar;y out l et s f or amusement t o make t he t ime go f as t er . Dtxri ng t he 'i ght -

er Wing inspection a "sound off" session was held, hich m t have abbeted

t hi s f e el j .ng of hi gh "mar al e ".

RAAAR:. _

Nc that thia section is nearer full strength, it is possible to adopt

a f l 3 ght s che dnl .e x her eby t wo f l i ght a x i l .l al t ernat e wor ki ng on t he l i ne

and i n t he s hop . Thi a xyew sy s t ea mor e f ai r l y di s t r i but e s t he work among t he

men. It permits two men to pull night alert and allotrs the txo night alert

men t he f ol l rn ri ng da r of f . Thi s x e be l i ev e i s t he be s t par t of t he neor

set-up .

Thi s repart has r epe at e d] y st at e d t hat cooperat i on rf.t h t he Lt20t h Sub

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Depot i s near i m poss i bl e urrti l t he depot repl eni shes t he l c +r 1e4e1 of

Cri t i cal I adar snppl i e a i t haa on haad, or i mpr oves i t a s3*st em of axt r act -ing requisitions to Aickam. Requisitions submitted b T thie squa,droa

three months ago are stil l axaiting action. Since the section is fairly

ell stocked vrith its c n supplies and hae, in several in stances, msde

sat i sf act ory' subst i t ut i ons , r+e ar e not pre sent l,y ent i re l y dependant on t he

S ab- depot t o f nrai sh our s pl i e s . In t he f it ure t hi s mqy el l not be t he

case.

Yodi f i c at i ona ar e be i ng c ong l i e d v3.th as f as t as i s pos s i bl e . Ne r

tZadar appliances thaught of and conatructed by this section (mentioned in

previous reports) are being installed ia the sircraft. ]dfSgt, Jenkins haa

dev e l ope d a dev i ce Rhi ch f aci l i t at e a mai nt e na nce of SC&-720 ant ennas .

Br i e f l 3r t he de ri ce cons i s t s af a s er i e a of bul bs hooke d up i n cox unct i on

t rS.th the unction bcx . Proper aperation oP the seitches in the antenna

are indicated on the bulb board.

AR6 A N'f - OR1 iIANCEs

D u i ng t he mont h f ourt een gunnery mi ss i ons w er e aaa r i ed out . . . e i ght

day aerial gur nery and four night strafing missions. Seven miasions of

lA0 lb, bombs were camapleted, Due to the faat that Pilots have been over-

eatimating their lead and shooting at the rope with the conseqwential re-

sul t of l oas of t arget , a l ead of L00 f t , of 1 3/ i nch nebbi ng has beea

introduced. Ia this respect it has been prcven that there is less chan ce

for a lost target.

In con unction with the Filots and ( unners tr program this aec-

t i aa has coade ct e d an i nt eas i ve f i r f ng sche dul e of Carbi ne , 18., Cal .

pistol, and skeet. They have been scored for quasificatioa and firing in

flights has created a campetiti +e spirit for high scoring. All Carbin es,

p., have bean modi f i e d t hi a mont h ri t h t he i ns t al l at i on of t he neWl eaY

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the moath,The f i r st t hr ee P- 61 s +ri t h t he C. S ,F. C, t urret arri ve d i n t } e organ-

i sat i on t hi a mont h . Af t er mont hs of ant i ci pat i on i t ras f i nal l s pos s i bl e

to actual]y aee it in oper8tion and to work upon them. o to the lack of

ne c es sary equi pasent t o perf orm pr oper mai nt enance , i t Ras di f f i cul t t o

chea]t the turret and insure ita proper aperation. 'he fire interrupters

re re che cked and t he bper at i a of t he t ur ret i nsured. Al l gunner s nrere

given instructions of ite operation and turret classes nere condncted in

this section.A UR was submi t t e d t hi s mont h on t he zi pper asaenb y of t he cov er

assemb]y, 20 , fixed. The zipper assemblies have proven to be of impro-

per construction ae the easi] r fray and their remaval presents a hazard

to handling personnel.

ME DICS :

Hospi t al i zat i ons : Cpl . D u rel l S. Dai.rs - hospi t al i ze d 29 l a , ras

returned to duty on the l th of June.2nd Lt, + illiam F. Rossell - admitted to 22nd Station Hospital on the

?t h . I agnosi s - Tor s i on, ri ght spermat i c cor d. Ks ma3.ni ng .Immunizations: Smallpa s 16; Typhoid 22; Tetnus 82; Zyphua 123;

Chol e ra 6 ; Pl a.gus 10 ; I nf l .ue nza ( 1 edi cal per s onne l onl y ) 5,

Treatmerxtss Patients treated - 183; treatments given - 257.Ins pe c t i ons : Rout i ne pl y s i c al i ns pe ct i ons wer e he l d , A c erxt al s ur Qey

xas also held.

Due to the current influenza epidemic a close check is be ing kept on

all upper respitory complaints. There have been no casea of influenza

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on sick call has been noted.There as a marke d d ecreas e i n t he rn umber of inen hospi t al i zs d duri ng

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6TH NIGBT FI QATII t SQIIAII tON AAF I IS,SIAN 6- 1

1, a. One P-61b . One C- 5l

2, a. None b. None

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Scr ambl e d s 031t1 , Talaeof f t 03 t7s ded s 0? 23 .Rendesvoued over Kahukn at A15. Ca11ed ,duight Control who gave ms

vect or 10 de grees f r vma Kahuku . Cont a ct made at 7 mi l e s rl t h mald ng vi snal3 mi nat es l at er about O1t00 . I dent i f i ed t ar get as C- 1 f l i ng i n or bi tabout 10 miles North of Katruku at 5 000 Yeet. Notified Control, xho order-ed me t o s t ay ri t h t ar get . Re®ai ne d f or per i od of t cr 5 mi rtut e s t henCor trol called and ord,ered Plight to pancake.S, a. Very bad - Solid clo uds over ieland breakir up alight]y aff

shore. Visibility good aboTe ow ercast.b. Good. 6. None

7. A mo: None• fias s 1l .0 gal s .

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6TH 1 ' I GHT FI SQUADRON AAF, MI SSI ON 6- 2 "DRI IJr REPEAT- DRI LL"

1. a. Si c (6 ) P- 61 ' sb . Se e nar r a t i v +e , p ar a gr aph 4 .

2. a. Noneb. None

3. Ar ny - Navy Exer ci se s , 7t h 1 S.ght er V i ng 1 o No. 50- 12 , dat ed 22 DQa y l ,5 .

1t. Capt ai n D6er r i 1l , Pi l ot .Lt . Hi chi k , R,/0

Takeoff: 050 Landed: 0927

Readezvoued over Barbers Point at 0505, at 3,500 ft. Took 210 degreevector gor 100 miles, turned left on 100 degrees and patrolled 40 milea on280 degreea. At 0555 investigated a snrface plot Rhich proved to be afreighter on course of 090 degrees. Conti m ed on patrol and at 0704 ob-tained two surface plots 20 miles distant. Ir estigating these, re identi-f i e d as one C9 L an d or e DD on c our ae o! 100 de gr ee s , a t 0 710 . At 0735 rer e s uzoe d se a r c h p a t r ol on 260 degr e e va c t or . Ab ou t 0 71 8 x e p i cke d ttp a 310de gr e e pl ot a n d a t 075 1 i dent i f i e d t ro DD' s a n d oz a CY hea di ng Fas t , bes r -ing 220 degxees, 70 miles fram Ronolulu. As re resumed our patrol on 210degrees, no other sightixsgs rere made and coatrol ordared ns to laad at 0900.

Lt, webater, Pilot.F/0 Sheffer, R,/0.

Takeo:ef : 0504 Landed: 0950 Tectored 2b0 degrees to fly 330 c egr®es and 150 degrees at ?,500 feet

on p a t r ol f or 20 mi n at e s a nd r e c i pr oc a t e d f or 20 nni nout e s . 1 00 mi l e s ov ershore at appra imately 0830, abont 100 milea trom Oahu, re sighted one smallc ar r i er an d one smal .l . DD on cour s e of 80 de gr ee s , t r av e l i ng a t ap ee d a f 1Dknot s . Cont r ol i dent i f i e d f r i end7.9 . At 0830 ob s er ve d ab ont 20 TBF e i ns a:e e l oca l i t y , l andi ng on t h i s s ame car r i e r . Th e s e a l s o re r e i dent i f i e d a sfriendly by control. Contirn ied on our patrol and lanc3ed at 0950,

Lt. Kern, Pilot.Lt . Sob ol , Rf 0 .

Takeof f : 0553 Laxideds 092?

Rendezvoued over Rahuku at 6,000 feet and at 0600 xent on 01 0 de reevector for 25 minutes until 75 miles out. Turned port on 290 de reea andf l e r t ha t f or 15 m3n ut e s . Back t o 110 de gr e es c aur s e , re cont i nu ed ourpatrol 75 miles Northeast of Kahukn at 8,000 feet, 1 0 miLes to paart and back.At ab out 0 702 . re s i ght e d 6 s ur f a ce v e s s e3s (f r e i ght e r s ) on c aur s e of 355



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..........................................................................degrees au ay f r os! t he i sl and , 80 mi l e s of f - shor e , due Nor t h of Kahnku .At 0738 a f l i ght of 12 uni derrt i f i e d ai r cr af t , t hought t o be B- 2l ' s , orB- 25 ' s , 30 degr ees t o st ar boar d at 1S mi l es , at 2500 f eet . Not i f i e dcontrol and xe *ere told to resume patrol and not inv eatig ate. At 080 x e f l ex t hr a ugh 'h+ri ndonP" , wh i l e on comrs e of 290 de gr e e s , 30 ffi 1 e e t o p or t ,an d 30 de gre e s t o s t ar b oa r d , f r aon 7 mi l e s dQe n t o 2 mi l e e , x he n x e s a r s t r i p sof 10 CBd x i ndcnr, x hi ch l as t e d ab out 10 mi nut e s , At 0 827 t * o P- ! ? ' s , i nsearch area, headed approximate],y

300 c egraes at 8,000 feet. Continaedour search and landed at base at 0927.

Lt . H e s , Pi l ot .Ff 0 Zub i k / 0 .

Takeoffs Ob08 Landed: 09 0

'e ct or e d 160 de gr ee s f r om Bar ber s Poi nt , xerrt 50 mi.l e s on t hi s cour se ,then turned on 230 degrees to patrol 35 miles, 75 miles fras. Barbers Pointon 230 degr ees and 050 de r eea cour se s . At 0700 we cont a ct e d t vro somal lfrei ers at 75 mil.es, 1b0 degrees off Barbera Point on appro dmate conrseof 35

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tdegr'ee a , spee d about 10 knot s . No i dent i f i aat i on r e cei v ed Y om

Cont r ol , al t hough .re r epor t ed an d +er e ackno rl edge d, At 0730 xe eont act e dtxo DD s about 90 miles from the island on an apprcodlnate course of 300degrees, sp®ed 15 knots. Reported to and acknoxledged by Control, but noi dent i f i cat i oan. At 081

.ur xe made cont a ct ri t h one CVl abaut 80 mi l es t r osz

t he i s l an d . Appr aaci,mat e cour se 310 degr ee s , speed 20 knot s , iVot i f i edCoirtrol, but no identification received. Continued our patrol until order-ed to laad at base.

Lt. Ryan, Pilot.F/ 0 Conkl e , R,/ 0 .

Take of f : 0553 e d i 091 3

Vectored 31 0 degreee for 75 miles after orbiting o er Kahuku at 8,000f e e t , p a t r ol l e d 230 de gr ee s f o r 35 mi l e s an d r e ci p r oca t e d . At appr ax 3ma t e l

,y0700 xe observed one 'B4Y at 2,000 feet on conrse of 340 degrees, about 90mi l e s Nor t hrre s t of Oa hu ( i ahuk n )

. At 0 700 Re ob s e r ved one uni dent i f i e dvessel heading inland. Control notified thia as friendl . We continuedour patrol until ordered to land.

Lt, Goodell, Pilot.Lt , SoLl er s , R,/ 0 ,

Takeof P: Ob22 Lande d : 10l 3

Fl ex Naart h of Kah n ku on ve c t orr oP 020 de gr ee s a t 8 , 000 f ee t . At 0 61t0ma db cont a ct on p or t s i de ri t h a i x sma l l t r an s p or t s on conara® of 050 d,e-gr e e s , s p ee d 10 knot s , 40 mi l e s Nor t h ea s t of t he i al a t d., Cont r ol not i f i e das friendly and xe xent back to patrol vectors of 285 degrees and b5 degrees,100 mi l e s of f t he i s l a.n d f or a di s t anc e of ab out 60 mi l es , unt i l or der e dto land at base.



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5. a. Captain Merrill - 5 tv 10/10 ccyverage. Disibilit unliadtedabove clouds, rednced to one mile in shan ers underneath.Lt , Webs t er - 1 / 10 carPer age , cl oud t ops at 7, 000 f eet , base be-t reen 2 and 3,000 feet. Visibility, average 15 niles,

Lt , Ker n - 3/ 10 c urm l us wi t h t aps at B 000 f eet . Vi si bi l i t y ,Good.

Lt . Haye s - 5/ 10 crn re r age , b a se 3 , 000 f e et , t op 8 9 000 f ee t .Visibility, 30 miles,

Lt. ran - 5 to 7/10 crn rerage. Visibility 0 to 10 miles, tapclouds 9-10,000 feet, base 3,000 feet,

Lt. Goodell - 8/10 caverage, Visibility, 20 mfl es, tops at 3 to9 , 000 f eet , ba se at 3, 000 f eet .

b. All fli ghts good. Lt, Kern'a Radar went oat abont 0900.6. Noue

7. Aamao s NoneGas ; capt a i n de r r i l l

. - 275 Bal s .I,t . " Teb s t e r - 6 90 gal s .Lt . Ker n - l 50 ga1.B.Lt . R te s - 1 55 ga l s .Lt , a n - L 60 ga l s ,Lt, Goodell - 190 gals.

8, Lt , i ebst er ' s Ra dar was i noper at i ve f or t he eAt i r e f l i ght . He uot i f i edLi zar d Cont r ol of t hi s f aa t on bi s Ray out , but ra s or d er e d t o co ct i iw.eon his mission.

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bTH NIGHT FIGHTT3R SQIIAIR OA AAF, MISSIDN 6-3

1, a. One P-61b . Trro C- 51 ' a , One B- 21s.

2, a. Noneb . None

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1 , l st Lt . Fer gason , Pi l ot .2nd Lt . Tar d, R/ 0 .Scr ambl ed s O1t08 Take of Ya 01t1l Ia r ded : 0515

Scrambled und er Lizard Control, aent to Barbers Point at angels 8,given vector 205 degrees told Boge y 50 miles dead ahead. 30 milea ontSogey passed nnderneath at 3,000 feet on reciprocal heading. Scarlet 10made 160 d agree turn and started letting da n, but lost contact in t n.At l , 000 f eet p i cked up anot her Bo e hea ded 250 de ee s at 4 , 000 f e et .Fo1l oWed Bogey and i dent i f i e d as C- 5l . Or der ed back t o Bar ber s Poi.nt atangles 1500 and sent alter anath,er Bogey 8 miles South ot Hickam, whichi dent i f i ed a s B- 2!t cl i mbi ng on cour ae of 170 degr eea at 6, 000 f eet . 4r der e dback to Hickam at angele 1,500. sent after another Bogey 10 s ilea SouthBar ber s Poi nt , Rhi ch was i de i f i ed as C--SI at 1 , 500 f eet on caur se of 060de gr ee a. d+er e d t o pat r ol bet x een Bar ber s Poi nt and Hi ckam, and t henordered to pan cake, Which was done at 0515.

5, a. Hazy, Poor visibility from 2,000 to 8,000 feet, clonds about 3I •b. Loud and clear, ccept a er I ckam, where coalda't hear.

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7. Ammo: NoneGas : 190 gala.

8. Angels on first interception badly off on altitude o! Bogey. Requeetmore infarmation on relative conrse and whether Bogey opening orclosing. Rsqv st clarification whether name of Bogies to be giv en incode or in the clear.

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