Description

The Trainer

Vol. 1, No. 40 — Army Air Base, New Orleans, LA — July 14, 1943

10 pages scanned

Names

Arnold, Henry H. — (commander) General, commander of the Army Air Forces; accepted National Safety Award on NBC
Barnett, Bill — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; sampling Jefferson Barracks heat
Baumann — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; hit longest homer of the season
Boivin, Bernie — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; extolling virtues of Camp Ripley
Brust — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; hit long triple in Air Base game
Byrne, Andy — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; on furlough
Caniff, Milton — (cartoonist) Creator of “Terry and the Pirates”; drew “Male Call” strip
Coley, Bill — (soldier) Pvt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; former Trainer staff member; latest ASTP shipment
Davis — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; hit single in Air Base game
Day, M. — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; scored two runs in Hospital game
Day, R. — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; brought across run in Hospital game
Deering, Lawrence — (soldier) Cpl, 1007th QM Rescue Boat Unit; drummer, latest addition to scat band
DiMaria, Vincent — (soldier) S/Sgt, Medical detachment; performed at Jung Hotel dance
Farley, Ed — (entertainer) USO performer; leader of “Pleasure Bound” zany six-piece band
Farley, Russell — (soldier) Pfc, Trainer staff; artist
Fischer, Lawrence — (civilian) of New Orleans; conducted “Music at Eight” recorded program
Fornaro, Frank — (soldier) Pvt, Trainer mechanical staff; pressman
Frederiksen, Harold — (officer) Lt, Special Service Officer, 1007th QM Rescue Boat Unit
Goebbels, Joseph — (enemy) German Propaganda Minister; referenced in humor item about carrier pigeons
Graham — (soldier) NOAAB softball pitcher; relieved in first inning of Legion game
Haynes, Ross — (soldier) Sgt, Trainer staff; editor
Hoffman, George J. — (soldier) Pfc, Trainer staff; assistant photographer
Houghton, J.H. — (officer) Col, Commanding Officer of NOAAB; listed in Trainer masthead
Huffman, Jim — (soldier) Cpl, Trainer mechanical staff; assembly
Hungerford, F. — (soldier) Pvt, Trainer mechanical staff; pressman
Jones, Orlando, “Black-Jack” — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; on furlough
Kabeck, Jerry — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; on furlough
Killian, Joe — (soldier) Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; roaming old stamping grounds
Klein, Herb — (soldier) Pfc, 1007th scat band; vocalist
Krivanec — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; scored in Hospital game on error
Kuykendall, Emmett — (officer) Lt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; bowling 160
Lakin — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; combined hits for tally in Air Base game
Lyman, Abe — (entertainer) Bandleader; Abe Lyman’s Californians, associated with Klein’s coast performance
Madden, Thomas J. — (chaplain) Catholic Chaplain at NOAAB; conducted Sunday Mass
Margolin, Albert — (soldier) Pvt; author of bowling column
Marr, John — (soldier) Sgt, Trainer staff; chief photographer
MacMurray, Fred — (actor) Appearing in base movie “The Forest Rangers”
Mendell — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; scored two runs in Hospital game; hit double in Air Base game
Meyer, Wally — (soldier) S/Sgt, Special Service, 1007th QM Rescue Boat Unit; public relations; author of 1007th column
Minton, Ervin — (soldier) Cpl, Trainer mechanical staff; distribution
Molzer, Victor J. — (officer) CWO, 1007th QM Rescue Boat Unit; reported band activities for June
Mosley, Luther G. — (chaplain) Protestant Chaplain at NOAAB; conducted Sunday services
Murray, Morgan — (soldier) Pfc, Medical detachment; performed at Jung Hotel dance
Nixon — (entertainer) USO performer; veteran comedy act in “Pleasure Bound”
Oboler, Arch — (writer) Radio playwright; author of “Blood Story” and series broadcast on WWL
Olson, Ole — (soldier) Fictional/humorous character; flung rifle during drill confusion
Osterholt — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; walked in third inning of Air Base game
Ott, Lester — (author) Author of Aircraft Spotters; source credited for aircraft identification feature
Papalia, Russ — (civilian) Orchestra leader; provided music at Jung Hotel dance
Percy, J.G. — (officer) Lt, injured at South Pacific base; bailed out at 2,000 feet, fractured pelvis
Pitkin — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; hit double in third inning of Air Base game
Price, Leo — (soldier) Cpl, 1007th scat band; trumpet player
Broeker, Russ — (soldier) Cpl, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; planning furlough
Rose, R.J. — (soldier) Sgt, 1007th scat band; piano player
Ryckeley, Joseph A. — (soldier) Cpl, Trainer mechanical staff; pressman
Sands — (entertainer) USO performer; veteran comedy act in “Pleasure Bound”
Sansone, Leonard — (cartoonist) Creator of “The Wolf” comic strip; distributed by Camp Newspaper Service
Schacter, Hershel — (chaplain) Lt, Rabbi; conducted Monday Jewish General Service
Sheriff, Truett O. — (chaplain) Chaplain at NOAAB; conducted services at Building 4115 and 9th Aviation Squadron
Smith, Doyle — (soldier) S/Sgt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; learning to shoot pool
Soroka, Al — (soldier) Sgt, Trainer mechanical staff; assembly
Stackhouse, Earl N., Jr. — (soldier) Pvt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; ASTP at University of Arkansas
Strzegowski, Steve — (soldier) Pfc, 1007th scat band; bass fiddle player
Tiblier, Ruth — (civilian) Miss; directed professional entertainment acts at Jung Hotel dance
Trego — (soldier) NOAAB softball player; brought across run in Hospital game; home run in Air Base game
Waldron, Jack — (entertainer) USO performer; master of ceremonies and monologist in “Pleasure Bound”
Weeber, Carl — (soldier) Pvt, 37th Hq & Air Base Sq; going into civilian worker uniform
Whitehouse, William — (soldier) Sgt; New York exporter familiar with Dom Nut from Ecuador
Wood, Leonard — (officer) Maj. Gen.; entered Army 1888 as assistant surgeon; Chief of Staff 1910–14
Young, Paul A. — (soldier) Pfc, Trainer staff; editorial assistant
Goddard, Paulette — (actor) Appearing in base movie “The Forest Rangers”
Hayward, Susan — (actor) Appearing in base movie “Stage Door Canteen”
Ousterhout — (soldier) NOAAB softball pitcher; winning pitcher in both Hospital and Legion games
Guarisco, F. — (soldier) Pvt, Trainer mechanical staff; pressman

Locations

Australia — (reference) Mentioned in humor item about plane built in eight hours
Bogalusa, Louisiana — (travel) NOAAB softball team traveled there to celebrate Independence Day
Ecuador — (reference) Origin of Dom Nut vegetable ivory; Sgt. Whitehouse planned post-war oil press operation there
Germany — (enemy) Referenced as target of Lancaster bomber devastation; Goebbels propaganda item
South Pacific — (combat) Location where Lt. Percy bailed out and fractured pelvis after battle with Zeros

Units

Army Air Forces (AAF) — (service) Primary branch; received National Safety Council wartime award for distinguished safety service
1007th QM Rescue Boat Operation Training Unit (Aviation) — (unit) NOAAB unit operating scat band and hosting parties; trained in boat rescue
37th Headquarters & Air Base Squadron — (unit) NOAAB unit; personnel notes column featured
86–108 General Hospital — (opponent) NOAAB softball team’s first league opponent; defeated 6–1
American Legion All-Stars — (opponent) NOAAB softball team defeated them 8–6 in Bogalusa Independence Day game
Detachment M — (unit) Leading the NOAAB summer bowling league with .800 record
Medical Officers — (unit) Bowling league team; tied for top honors at .800 record
37th Officers — (unit) Bowling league team; dropped to 853rd Guard Squadron
853rd Guard Squadron — (unit) Bowling league team; received 37th Officers drop
91st Repair — (unit) Bowling league team; fighting to stay out of elimination
Alert Crew — (unit) Bowling league team; showing fitful performance
883rd Signal — (unit) Bowling league team; fighting to stay out of elimination
Medical Detachment (EM) — (unit) Bowling league team; lower standings
Air Depot Training Station — (installation) New Orleans Army Air Base; publishes The Trainer
British Commonwealth Troops — (allied) Referenced as performers of “Bless ‘Em All” song featured in paper