J n L lS —NUMBER 24 PUBLISHED BY ASSOCIATED STUDENTS AT FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1944 Lt.J.M. Wilson Plan Air Blows at Nazis Reveals Luck NAVAL R.O.T.C. OPENINGS Against Japs OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED l Pilot, Veteran Of 19 Attacks Council Releases 18 V-12 Trainees Request Transfer; (The following story was List of Trainees written by Sergeant H-.rold Required To Pass Many Stringent Powell, o f Wilmington, Ohio, a Marine C orps Combat Correspon­ Rejecting Budget dent.) . Qualification Examinations To Enter Jap anti-aircraft gunners in the 'Only 240 men out of the 352 in Solomons have seen a lot of First the V-12 unit at A.S.T.C. have pur­ Approximately 18 V-12 trainees chased student activity tickets, Lt. from this station have applied for Lieutenant James M. Wilson, Ma­ Comdr. E. L. Smith, in charge of rine dive bomber pilot of Flag­ transfer to the Navy R. O. T. C. the sale to trainees, announced to-, ram, according to Lt. (j.g.) J. staff, according to a delayed dis­ day. U. S. Naval Air patch from an advanced base in the n acDonald, officer in charge of South Pacific. The non-purchasers are divided applications from the A.S.T.C. Veteran of 19 attacks against between the Navy and the Marine unit. nearly every Jap airdrome in the contingents, Dr. Smith said. “Those Cadet Board Some 1800 V-12 students, now in Solomons area during two tours of who are not buying the activity their second semester of training, combat duty, the flier has helped to tickets are definitely not cooperat- will be admitted to one of the 27 level bivouac areas, supply and intr with the student council,” he N.R.O.T.C. college unita early in „ ammunition dumps, gun positions, declared. To Visit Here March. Other trainees will be ad­ and runway*. “Marines who have not bought mitted every four months, there­ But Lieutenant Wilson’s most activity tickets will* be asked to after. A IR C H IE F M A R SH A L H A R R IS (center) and bit itafi at R.A.P. Bomber vivid experience occurred during a pay $2.00 January 6 for a semes­ V-5 Applicants Applicants who apply for the raid on Jap gun positions on the Command «tu<Jy mapi and photoi of enemy u rfe tt before planning an attack. ter’s subscription to the PINE,” it Reserve Officer Training must sat­ Much careful work foci into orfanizinl the armadai of fiant Britith bombcrt was stated. A table will be set up To Be Interviewed * Jabu River on southern Bougain­ which have launched thouunda of tona of bomba 00 Hamburg and Berlin. isfy rigid Navy qualifications ville in supnort of advancing Ma­ adjacent to the Marine paymaster Admiral I. C. Johnson, Director which include: (1) score on V-12 rine ground troops. table, and money will be collected of Naval Officer Procurement for entrance examination of general Leading a section of dive bomb­ from each Leatherneck immediate­ the Eleventh Naval District, yes­ aptitude, (2) V-12 college grades ers, Lieutenant Wilson made a ryn ly after he is paid. terday, told the officers and men for first term and first nvo weeks on the target. Assuming that hia Ensign Crandall Transfers To Y-5, “The method of collection for the of the traveling Naval Aviation Ca­ of second term, (3J score on ^-12 bomb had released, he climbed to activity ticket or the PINE sub­ det Selection Board about to de­ achievement test given during Ap­ join his fonnation. scription will be changed next se­ part for Arizona and New Mexico, ril, September, or November of last “But a -squadron member, First Marries While On Chaplain Corps mester,’’ Dr. Smith said. “The fuil that their task of recruiting future year, and (4) recommendation of Lieutenant William T. Porter, of amount will be paid the first weeK Naval and Marine Corps aviators C. O. of the trainee’s V-12 unit, Memphis, Tenn.,”he relates, “flew I of th.e new term, so that book- was an important one vital to the who will determine the applicant's alongside and radioed that my Christmas Leave Made Possible j keeping chores will be greatly less- winning of the war. military aptitude and leadership. bomb was still attached. The Navy V-12 unit’s disbuiiSfhg l ened.” This board will visit Flagstaff Physical requirements are the “So we leftthe formation, look­ Recent directives from the U. S. same as those for V-12 enlistment. officer now has two names! Ensign Navy department have made it Those who have not purchased and be at the State Teachers Col­ ing for a place to drop my bomb. Faith Crandall, now Mrs. Gordon student activit- tickets or PINE lege on Jan. 5 from 8 a. m., to 5 No definite quota has been set I thought I might as well drop it possible for V-12 students to trans­ for any V-12 unit, but trainees Kendall Scott in private life, is still fer to other branches of the Navy, subscription include: p. m. and Jan. 6 from 8 a. ro. to where it would do some damage. a “Miss” to the Navy. Until the 12. Youns: men between the ages who have been designated as Sup­ “Returning to the Jabu River, I previously not open to them. Ac­ NAVY ply, Medical, Dental, Chaplains, or bureau changes her “Navy” namecording to Lt. (j.g.) MacDonald, of 17 and 19 who are high school Engineering specialists, will not be glided in and tried my bomb re­ to Mrs. Scott, she remains “Miss” Bulot, P. A. McGriff, R. R. graduates or will be graduated not lease again. This time it worked. trainees may request transfer to considered. Ail Flagstaff trainees Crandall officially. the V-5 programs from V-12, from Cline, J. W. Mayers, J. F. ater than June 30, 1944, are quali­ who have applied for the special Lieutenant Porter stated that it Mrs. Scott was married Decem­ Cullen, T. D. Parks, W. R. ffied to make application for enlist­ was a direct hit from 800 feet V-5 to V-12, or from V-12 to the training must first be recommended 0 11 ber 23 at the home of her grand­ Chaplain Corps. Delkener, W. J. Persons, G. R. ment as Apprentice Seamen, V-5, by Lt. MacDonald before his appli­ the Jap gun. Meanwhile, the for­ mother, Mrs. J. L. Van Buren, in Delph, E. K. Pfeifer, J. A. the Navy s aviation training pro­ mation had headed homeward. We Of the 14 men from this unit cation will be considered by the Pasadena, Calif., to Pvt, Gordon questing transfer to V-5 only six Dick, S. Pierson, E. L. gram. Commanding Officer. * flew home alone.” Kendall Scott, now’ in training in Durko, A. Randolph, L. R. Applicants are requested to bring V-12 students accepted for R. O. * Another time, during a strike the the Army Specialized Training ill be accepted, Lt. MacDonald Edenholm, P. R. Reimer, R. W. Kahili airfield on southern Bou­ stated. The trainees will undergo the following documents with them T. C. training will be permitted to Program at the University of Calj- an examination January 5 and 6 Ferguson, R. A. Ruben, R. C. when they appear before the Se­ request any R.O.T.C. college unit gainville, Lieutenant Wilson recalls 'fomia, at Los Angeles. Tne bride's Heegler, W. A. Sarager,~ J. E. lection Board: a birth certificate; He was so intent on hitting a gun by a traveling examining board of located within his own Naval dis­ parents are Mr. and Mrs. G. P, officers from the Los Angeles Na­ Herzbrun, H. Seglin, R. V. three full face pictures, a trans­ trict. Schools in the 11th Naval position in a diving attack that he Crandall, of Westfield, N. Y..The Ho~an, F. P. Sleeth, W. E. almost forgot to pull out. va) Officer Procurement office. cript of high school and college district offering the officer training parents of the bridegroom are Mr. They will be examined for V-5 Jouvenat, W. C. Smith, H. F. grades and the names of three ref­ include U. C. L. A., University of "I kept my eyea glued to the and Mrs. Austin Scott, Cambridge, physical requirements, and be in­ Keddie, W. H. Sterling, J. B. erences. California, Berkeley, University of target. Just after I released my Mads. O V Kell’". J. J. Turley, K. L. New Mexico, and University of bomb, I happened to glance at the terviewed personally to determine High school seniors found quali­ The brides aunt, Mrs. J. L. yan their psychological aptitude and Larson, R. K. Weeks, V. L. fied for this branch of the Naval Southern California. altimeter. ‘Yeow’ I thought, and Buren was matron of honor. Will­ LeClair, R. G. White, J. R. The N.R.O.T.C. places special yanked back hard on the stick. fitness for ilot training. service will be enlisted and placed iam A. Brijckenridge served the Four Flagstaff trainees have ap­ May, R. L. on inactive duty until they have emphasis on Physics and Mathe­ "I gianced over the cockpit edge. bridegroom as best man. matics, but cadets are given an I was skirting below’ the level of plied for the Chaplain Corps, Lt. completed their academic studies. Given in marriage by her uncle, MacDonald announced. To qualify As Apprentice Seamen. V-5* opportunity to choose electives the tree tops in a clearing.