https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/8/202/Dibble_Text0246.pdf ba6c56c3fea600df64ce713bdb83fd52 PDF Text Text LUKE HELD CLASS 42-K PHOENIX, ARIZONA j ««*•* �■ LUKE FIELD Volume Two, Number Six Published by the Aviation Cadets of Class 42-K Air Corps Advanced Flying School Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona Lithographed by Phoenix Arizona Engraving and Lithographing Co. J �DEDICATION �■ POST MAJOR WILLIAM HUBBARD Asst. Director of Pilot Training L, Di?eclo^pE|ot tBR'GNALL X1* O Tf CAPTAIN LEONARD J. ROHRS School Secretory MAJOR JOHN P. JONES Director of Ground Training I ' '\V « MAJOR KENNETH H HESS Executive Officer /I ■ MAJOR R. M. WRAY Asst. Director of Training CAPTAIN JAMES E SNEAD Post Adjutant CAPT. FRANK W. SPRAGUE, JR. Post Chaploin CAPT EUGENE H. FIELD Photography Officer �ADMINISTRATION Lt. Col KENNETH Operotions C �r 4iaTo.X, o^.E^U“dHS', *3 > r y v / 1i Direc fl GENNY CHARLOTTE J �CADET ADMINISTRATION •I 17 LT. SI R. SLAUGHTER Asst. Commandant of Cadets Copt. CHARLES KINSEY Commondont of Cadets I ft * . �CADET OFFICERS VI I if Cadet Major FRANK REHAK, JR. Robert c°l^rrr CADET LIEUTENANTS CADET CAPTAINS Alfred K. Halverson John P. Stover William E. O'Malley Cadet Colonel WILLIAM S MESSENGE Walter B Hortness Thomas M. Leonard, Jr. Jock E. Mack Thomas J. Townley Theophilus Wright, J Richard W Turrell Edward R. Terwilliger Ned P. Campbell Arnold K Roy Jock B. McMams Lewis L. Frost Hugh E. McRae Roy L. Miller Clarence O. Johnson Curtis L. Carter Louis E. Curdes Wayne T. Porker Fred R. Webb Orville G Tigerman Vernon D. Wedemeyer Elson C. Shields Robert E. Whipkey Edward M. Sharp Edwin F. Schmitz Jerry T. Musser Frederick W. Cherota Merlin L Hughes Jackson Saunders Wendell K. Wilson William E Shomaker Carl M. Lindstrom Philip Stewart Jack N. Storm Benjamin F. Hall �LT C H AMYX Echelon Commander imander �■' A Fr hR C BRUN ifc. -^3 CLT.J!,^ZX He became a cadet Much to his regret And wished he were back in Hollywood. ~-»'aSww~ �r SECTION ONE If rl s,ber ” tsn> «. X Lvr^„“^.“T - 1 L’^~SSV'- L^^c-H �& ?) F LT. T. H. DALTON F Flight Commonder ) �ftajJ h* ? 1 <IT NEvca ^AtNsJ CALiFOKN(A- The recruiting officer to mention this. �F W3 T* "’'MS SEW0 B°"d G Fli9h' Commonder J W *s^ r, Hr) r > w >*» ’Fk. jr J ’ AVL. A,te,^?stbSSrn ° H^£°ricsn6,?&i’ * bkS 4. E“S ^nd' >1 �S' S -Sas.- •_ H. S. TEITSWORTH, JR. I Flight Commonder Ba'S" as �’-SSs* 0 X* A-?Esvmic» 1/ Cadet issue — glamour galore! <■ �1 ^iSfcSPL ^»s-s-&s -s ~j- Ls“sa» i ■ \ ♦ i p / �I �-- ■»■“”“ - ( Vsanta/ A vlW<A/ "Mess Monagement"—camouflaged K. P. I n &. otTn,gVc^S£ / �LsiW^/> -SSi- iC 4 -.s“rsHNR=« "V JS^f -ss- �J* It '7 J X* LjF1r9Jco=^ oPX.^S!nL^..WB AKE. 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V S _ .y 3 r �C>‘ -’C.» W k^- .^, . ’1 ' - rsk^ *.v -q -■ "G< fe'BZ/’S “s **• n^r -=35 \ GEOTRoG„E.nR ’Hh°R^LER' - < \2r sAE^i^H^rsn! \'-•-' ■ Jp /’ r^^=t2“' 1 �1 £ K ^'VWATC^X oo,N;00c?y Ri WA88IJ5 / ' ' .-KYSF— At«IpS-.nN.S^n. "Cherished" moments at ground school. LT. G K. SANDMAN E Flight Commander �____ r Jr> Y»;,bu" <A, H* b*J°^,‘&SryL; hcl y u»i -1 * ’ ,_IL^' 2 la"*-iL h »-^a- �J t �V LT J. CHASEY J Flight Commonder &OC Jp* 'to I J* ^—'7 i .-E^ ■ k \ \ '**“* y\ v o ■ 4 Sit L v BA^i.^R „^URJo^ffi,J.?.o* Fly.. r??. 11 p '^7 miBvj A4' h'-,|J£%s^ * s x1™ TH. EJ RHeYw^-.^«dER ‘ �& „, STARS i J.FIMK * *■** °l DD&K*A .r .; —~7V~ -------|6u\ WAR/ < X Seein' stars | eoNPS ond dollar siqns. | �JAg;-S»r ..J2?Sr .,.SS5..^ �.UM'' C‘- ■ > M -V , r~ar^ . 11 fiI oi An ffi'SoSSx'i.:,nd LT. D. O. ROBINSON N Flight Commonder ! _s-- ) k .— — A^FX“^. ,ES0.LiR^S."™v — ----- ----------------- a.^«£ H,s ^S%mSSxm ond �k <_ 1^ w. •s-~ -fcF JS“«i«XI,. , ;x -*x W *1^. 1B t . V?- | ‘'S*- �LT. Q W. QUIGLEY Q Flight Commander <•» .1 WASsiKS“ Wide owoke for a little night flying. ��SECTION SEVEN LT H W. CUMMING 1st Echelon Commander LT D. W. COULSON 2nd Echelon Commander �Y«A r * x - i** LT. R. L METZ A Flight Commander SECTION SEVEN ROBINSON Commander �th.no yet. -S'- “yrSsSsa.-“ ■2SES- �r .3 n.,i°S~WX!“ * A^^.^E.\.O,. p. �LT. J W. TOMPKINS G Flight Commonder Crazy conglomeration of complicated cockpit contraptions! Nuff sed! JAMES P SHAWVER The unconventional kid whc" ~ x£=“ ,o a,n’m* �* If ALBERl^SeN^.ER- JR it shoulpN't I4APPEH TO / Lr |L^DcL°fgreen 3 )„ LT. T. R. GREER J Flight Commonder sSSSSJ; «C«E- ^neh^^^&en. �J 0 . J 32164- 33 �■ “n^^r»jS1d,dn'' “^°a.d— ^V.cBep.5LAoPLcEJ^. �OV'^iI=vAN HO» -JSTo^L^Ano—. * re°'SJ''^E*eo ,o o OneS'^-MhU RICN^R?^SELL ouster? FJ5OW^HS^.^OEOYOf A cSIl^e^0 h,n NLA>ght'Commander oLTa.9Gk.Hco^^ Hit o brace' �^4^-J �>‘■^1* ‘T7 X-D9 5 SUooTNG THE elusive skect___ or. HITTIN' those DAMN CLAY THINGS./ /J �LT. J. C BURMEIER S Flight Commander twR,Gm' J ^1" 1 EDWARD R WYDMAN th those wings on his tunic" —that big moment. 1 L1 LT. C. H. DEAN T Flight Commander �* K Ik3ik * £»«-- ».. luFW <f' I ~ ? r^S?^^ixh WiM ■ ' \F^ LT. L. AVERY V Flight Commonder “-™=^PS”"" �CADET BOOK J LT. G. H. PAYNE KASE, JAECKS, KEITH, MERTZ and KIMSEY. BOOK STAFF Editor. AUSTIN R. KEITH Business Manager: JAMES'W. KIMSEY Associate Editors: PHILIP H KASE CHARLES H. JAECKS Features: CHARLES J. MERTZ MARTIN A. FOSTER Well — this is the customary space reserved for plaudits and thanks credits os it were! It grieves me to think that we can never er exnrncc express nnr our gratitude sufficiently with a few well-chosen words to all those v. who have helped us put out this little publication — but what else! I Norman and the personnel of the photo lab for their swell cooperation, to Horry Robertson and Ruth Gorman of the Phoenix Arizona Engraving & Lithographing Co. and to Cadets Fred Porter, Adam Serwat and Don Perry for their contributions, we express our sincere appreciation. class probably never would.have seen the light of day So there it is — oil wrapped up — ond we stand adjourned — A. R. K. L �Some few months ago. the Class of 42-K stepped forth with its left foot, in proper military style, and began the long training period required to become pilots in the United States Army Air Forces. We were /ere a true cross-section of American youth, inexperienced for the most part, but all overflowing with anticipation and more than eager to embark upon what we hoped would be great and fascinating adventure In the beginning, the Air Force seemed to offer a glamorous aspect of life Thoughts of “the wild blue yonder" and “silver wings" were uppermost in all our minds. The glory of the Air Force — Aviation Cadets — the cream of the crop — to us of 42-K there was, without a doubt, nothing like it. The first thorn in our bed of roses presented itself all too soon. Thunderheads appeared and obstacles blocked our path.a,t regular and irregular intervals, and most of us became a little dubious about oil the glory and sunshine among which we had pictured ourselves From that first moment of doubt, our lives began a series of changes, not drastic at first, but definitely changes. Right there began the long, uphill grind, one of tedious toil, a strenuous day to day struggle to hold our places in the ranks of ambitious, would-be pilots. Naturally, at first, we were a little shocked, dismayed and greatly disillusioned as our dreams were shattered, but recovery was quick, though not complete, and our determination was aroused. More obstacles came and were sur­ mounted, somehow only adding spice to the struggle. Working under pressure seemed to bring out the best in us. It was very apparent to us all just how wrong our first impressions hod been and became even more evident as many of our buddies slipped and fell by the wayside. Realization was, of course, a slow process but we had reached a definite turning point We went on to learn a new language — new mannerisms — a new mode for living. Our very characters were reshaped. We now found joy in the satis­ faction of accomplishment instead of mere thrills of false pride. Gradually a little of the tension was released as everything was taken in stride and we even began to enjoy our rejuvinated existence to some extent. reached the last stage, the importance of what we were doing As our training r< jnd more apparent, and our places were clearly established, became more an country's Air Force began really to mean something to us Being a port of this tf jr in the finest fighting machine in the world. Those "silver —each pilot a gear wings" now stood for the sacred emblem of a great group of men. For us >ted by this select fraternity seems the most natural and yet to be finally accepte accomplishments. "Proud" doesn't seem the right the greatest of all bur i .ng goes much deeper. word, for this feelinc The change-over is complete — the cadet stage is past. Now we stand here ot our goal, our first success behind us and look momentarily across the threshold toward a new and greater adventure. We feel that this time «we have the typical and proper spirit at the outset. From a group of star-struc jck. day-dreaming American boys whose HEADS had been full of idle curiosit wild ideas, and glamorous thoughts, has been forged a bond of keen-minde young American men whose HEARTS are full of the true fighting spirit < the Air Force — the last graduating class of 1942 — the Class of 42-K. One thing we ask; may God grant us His blessings. �Parting Thought: "THE DIFFICULT WE DO IMMEDIATELY, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES'A LITTLE LONGER." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James P. Dibble: Flight Training Description An account of the resource James trained on a number of different planes in preparation to be a P-38 pilot. His training took place in California and Arizona in late 1942. He flew a P-38 similar to this one: [admin_image id=1,size=fullsize] See photos, documents and letters home during James' time in flight training. Be sure to look at the Chico and Luke Field yearbooks that were produced when his class graduated from those training facilities. Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jump to other sections of the collection:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/5">James P. Dibble: World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/6">His Early Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/7">High School into the Army Air Corps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/8">Flight Training</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/17">We Got Married!</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/9">Combat!</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/10">Mission Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/11">Letters Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/16">Flying with Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/12">The Day of Armageddon - August 30, 1943</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/13">Killed in Action</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/14">The Search for Answers</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/collections/show/15">The Monument in Padula, Italy</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Yearbook Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Luke Field Flight Training Graduation Booklet for Jim Dibble's Class 42-K Subject The topic of the resource James Dibble. Flight Training. Description An account of the resource Luke Field Flight Training Graduation Booklet for Jim Dibble's Class 42-K Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource School yearbook Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Hastings Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jim Dibble Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1/18/2022