Air Force Cadet Book - 1952 Ellington AFB - Cadet class "52-24"
Officers (15):
| Name | Rank | Title |
| Berry, Leon A. | 1st Lieutenant | Navigation Instructor |
| Campion, Paul J. | 1st Lieutenant | Navigation Instructor |
| Carter , Merlin I. | Colonel | Base Commander |
| Dash, Abraham | 1st Lieutenant | Squadron Two Training Officer |
| Ertler, John T. | Major | Senior Training Officer, Group 2 |
| James, Terrance A. | 1st Lieutenant | Squadron Two Assistant Training Officer |
| Joyner, William R. | Major | Squadron Commander |
| Marion, Lionel H. | 1st Lieutenant | Navigation Instructor |
| McKinney, Charles H. | Captain | Navigation Instructor |
| Moody , Calvert A. | Lieutenant Colonel | Commandant of Students. |
| Perrin , Eldine F. | Colonel | Group Commander |
| Phillips, Lowell G. | Major | Senior Training Officer, Group 1 |
| Siefker, William D. | 1st Lieutenant | Navigation Instructor |
| Sterling Jr., Phillip H. | Captain | Academic Class Commander |
| Walp, Francis L. | 1st Lieutenant | Navigation Instructor |
Cadets (70):
| Name | Cloth On Epaulets | Title/Flight Group |
| Abbott, Leonard P. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Adams, Francis W. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Ambrosino, Nicholas | Nothing | "A" Flight |
| Bancroft, Neil A. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Baughman, Edward L. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Bergovoy, Bernard | Nothing | "A" Flight |
| Billings, Wilbur D. | Nothing | "A" Flight |
| Blaisdell, William L. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Bledsoe, Billy J. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Boucher, Armand A. | 2 Stripes | "A" Flight |
| Brown, Ronald R. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Carlson, Walter G. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Chappell, Richard G. | No picture | "A" Flight |
| Childers, Edwin D. | 1 Stripe | "A" Flight |
| Covey, Carl E. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Dart, Maurice E. | 3 Stripes | "A" Flight |
| Donner, Paul G. | 2 Stripes | "A" Flight |
| Fehrenbach, Arthur J. | 3 Stripes | "B" Flight |
| Ford, Charles R. | Nothing | "A" Flight |
| Gase, George A. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Gauker, John S. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Gehring, Robert W. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| George, Thomas L. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Gillespie, Patrick J. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Glenn, Bruce G. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Griset, Richard H. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Hammer, Clyde R. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Horvath, Edward A. | 2 Stripes | "B" Flight |
| Katlin, Burt | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Kimball, Jack A. | 1 Stripe | "B" Flight |
| Klemme, Robert E. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Krawcyzk, Gregory J. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Lewis Jr., Edward A. | 1 Stripe | "B" Flight |
| Lyttle, Richard J. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Mangin, Leon F. | 3 Stripes | "B" Flight |
| Martin, Thomas T. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| McKay Jr., Hugh D. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| McMillan, Hubert L. | 4 Stripes | "Squadron Commander", "B" Flight |
| McPherson, Robert R. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Michael, Robert S. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Miller, Edwin E. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Miller, Robert J. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Mollenkopf, James H. | 2 Stripes | "C" Flight |
| Murtha, Joseph W. | 1 Stripe | "C" Flight |
| Neff, William A. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Pearson, Lennart B. | Nothing | "A" Flight |
| Pfrommer, Paul E. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Pratt, Billy R. | 2 Stripes | "C" Flight |
| Remini, William C. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Rigg, Harold M. | 2 Stripes | "C" Flight |
| Risser, Donald O. | 1 Stripe | "C" Flight |
| Roloff, Richard L. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Roth, John T. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Samuels, Kenneth W. | Nothing | "C" Flight |
| Sanregret, George | No Picture | "C" Flight |
| Scanlon, John B. | 3 Stripes | "C" Flight |
| Schwartz, William B. | 2 Stripes | "C" Flight |
| Silva, John E. | 1 Stripe | "C" Flight |
| Siskar, William J. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Stearns, Charles O. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Stewart, Julian T. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Sullivan, Thomas W. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Thomas, H. Douglass | 1 Stripe | "D" Flight |
| Thompson, George C. | 2 Stripes, 2 Diamonds | "Group Sargeant Major", "D" Flight |
| Troldahl, V.C. "Pete" | 1 Stripe | "D" Flight |
| Warren, James H. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Weidemiller, Donald S.. | Nothing | "B" Flight |
| Wilkinson, George E. | 5 Stripes | "Group Major", "D" Flight |
| Wilson, Billy J. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| Wolff, Edwyn E. | Nothing | "D" Flight |
| The book is basically a "yearbook" style
of book, celebrating the graduation from flight school. It
contains individual pictures of all 15 officers and 68 of the 70 named
cadets. It lists home addresses of all 70 named cadets, as well as
group photos, cartoons, and some commentary on the exploits of the
cadets during their 28 week flight school. One comment was that in "D"
flight, 6 of the 17 cadets dropped out. It seems clear that only
the people who made it through to graduation are even mentioned in the
book. My father is V.C. "Pete" Troldahl, "D" Flight.
Please e-mail me if you believe one of these people may be in your family tree, or if you can help interpret the insignia on the cadets. I can give you more details (home address) or even scan in the pictures for you (once I get my scanner working). |
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My first cousin twice removed Winfield Forsberg wrote an essay on Great Great Grandmother Peterson back in 1930 and retyped it to share with the family.
My third cousin twice removed was the world renowned Wagnerian Opera singer Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) from Norway. She sang at the New York Metropolitan Opera House.
I have my Father's cadet book from flight school in the Korean War era Air Force. It is from Ellington AFB, marked "52-24" which I assume means 1952, class 24. It is similar to high school yearbooks.
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