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J U N E 1 953

CIVIL AI'R PATROLAUXILIARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

FOR1952

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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NATION."\._I_ EXEGUTI'.7E BOARD

TELEPHONE..JOHNSOtJ 2 9000 EXT .4195

GEN. CARL A. SPAATZ, USAF RET.. CHAIRMANWASHINGTON. 0. C.

COL. D. HAROLD BYRD. CAP. VICE-CHAIRMANDALLAS. TEXAS

COL. CORD MEYER. CAPNEW YORK. NEW YORK

COL. W. C.WHELEN. CAPNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

COL. ELLIOTTW. SPRINGS. CAPLANCASTER. SOUTH CAROLINA

COL. WILLIAM M.JOY. CAPFRASER. MICHIGAN

COL. RUDYC.MUELLER. CAPOMAHA. NEBRASKA

COL. WILLOUGHBY G. DYEPORTLAND. OREGON

COL. THOMAS E. KNIGHT. CAPRIVERTON, WYOMING

COL. WALTER B. SMITH. CAPINOIANAPOLIS. INDIANA

CIVIL AIR PATROLOFFICIAL AUXILIARY OFTHE UNITED STATES AIR FORCEBOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, ''V"ASHINGTON 25, D. G.

1 June 1953

To the Members of Civil Air Patroland the People of the United States

Sirs:As a non-profit corporation chartered q y

the Congress of the United states, Civil Airpatrol, the official civilian auxiliary of theUnited states Air Force, is dedicated tovolunteer public service.

Your seventh annual report, transmittedherewith, incl~des the proceedings andactiviti.es of Civil Air Patrol during 1952with special emphasis on your service to theAmerican people and the United States AirForce.

Sincerely,

CARL A. SPAA'I2General, USAF (Ret.)C ha ir ma n, N at io na lEx ecu ti ve Bo ar d

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COMMANDER IN CHIEF, .

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Secretary of the Air Force

Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau, USAFNational Commander,

Charles E. WilsonSecretary of Defense

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Civil Air PatrolWHAT IS IT?" ... are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body corpo-rate by the name of the Civil Air Patrol (hereinafter referred toas the 'corporation') ... "

WHAT DOES IT DO?" ... objects and purposes of the corporation shall be-(a) To provide an organization to encourage and aid Ameri-

can citizens in the contribution of their efforts, services, andresources in the development of aviation and in the maintenanceof air supremacy ...(b) To provide aviation education and training especially to

its senior and cadet members; to encourage and foster civilavia.-tion in local communities and to provide an organization ofprivate citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting localand national emergencies ... 11

WHAT IS ITS STATUS?" ... Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativesof the United States of America in Congress assembled, that CivilAir Patrol be established as a volunteer, civilian auxiliary of theUnited States Air Force .. "

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PUBLIC LAW 476-79TH CONGRESS

Chapter 527-2d SessionAN ACT

To incorporate the Civil Air PatrolB. it ."acted bw the Senate o?ld Hov.u 0/ RepreMf tt at it ru 0/ tM UftiudSt.t 01 AMm"ica i ft COftgreaa a .uem.bkd . Tha t the tol lowinl r-named pereone ,to wit: Harold F. Wood, of Alabama; J. M.. M.orrl., of Arizona : Rex P.H.yea , o f Arkanaa s; Ber tr and Rhine , o f Cal iforni a; J. A. Smetbilla, of Colo-r ad o: W . T . G il be rt . o f C on ne ct ic ut ; W il li am J. S impeon , o f Del aw ar e; Za ekT. "Mosley, of Florida; J. L. D obbine, of Geor yia; Leveret t D avil l. of I da ho;Gordon A. DaCosta. of lllinois; Walker W. Winalow. of Indiana: Don C.Johnston, oC low..; J. Howard W ilc ox, of Kana u; W . S . Rin ehart. of 'Ken-tucky; Richa. rd G . l onee. of Loui siana; Guy P. G annett , of Mai ne; EdwardR. Fenim ore. of Mar yland; John Shennett , of Massachus ett IJ; Ray R. B aker,o f Mich ie a. n; C la yt on N . Wul ff . o f Minn~t a; J. R. Dowd, o f Miss is sipp i;L. W. Gree ne , of Missour i; Roy W. Mi ll ipn, of Mont ana; Rudy C . Mue lle r,of Nebr aska; Eu&,ene H . H owel l. of Nevada; John F. B rown, of N ew Hamp-shire; Frank D. Carvin, of New Jersey; Lewis W. Graham, of New Mexico;Stuart C, Welch, of New York; Frank E. Dawson, of North Carolina; IrvenA . Myhr a, of N orth Dakot a; G eor&'e A . Stone, of Ohi o; W. H . Sh(){:;key, ofO klahoma ; G. Robert Dodson, of Or el'on; Phil li p F. Neuwetl er, of Pennsyl_vania: Norris W. Rakestraw, of Rhode leland; Dexter C. Martin, of SouthCarol ina: James R. B arnet t, of Sout h Da kot a; W. C . Whe len, of Te nne esee;D. Harold Byrd. of Texas; Joseph D. Berain, of Utah: William V. Muon, ofV ermont ; A llan C. Per kinson. of Vi r&'l nla; E. R. Schil ler. of Washi ngton;Hubert H. Stark. of West Virginia: John F. Stratton, of Wisconsin; andAlbert W. Dickinson, Junior, of Wyomin8'. and their aa&oc:tates and s ue-e ee eo ra . a re h er eby i nc or po ra te d a nd d ec la re d t o be a body corporate by thenam e of the C ivi l A ir Pltr oi (herei nafte r re ferr ed to . . the "corporation"'.SEC. 2. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be-

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Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, USAF Ret.

Col. Cord Meyer, CAPNortheastern RegionCol. Elliott W. Springs, CAPMiddle East Region

The governing body of Civil Air Patrol in which all powers ofgovernment and management of the corporation are ladged isthe National Board made up of the Wing Commonde;s representing the 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealthof Puerto Rico, and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. Hew-ever, the National Board meets only once a year and the businessof the corporation has been delegated to the National ExecutiveB'oard made up of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, the eight RegionalDirectors and the National Finance Officer. The Secretary of theAir Force designates the National Commander of Civil Air Patrol,presently Major Gen. Lucas V. Beau, USAF, who is invested with

WING COMMANDER WING COMMANDER

ALABAMA Colone l John A. Rountree KANSAS Colonel Henry E. Zo llerARIZONA Colonel Dines Nelson KENTUCKY Colonel John B. WathenARKANSAS Colone l Lomax S. Anderson LOUISIANA Colonel William D. HaasCALIFORNIA Colonel Howard Freeman MAINE Colonel Winfi eld A. RamsdellCOLORADO Colonel Charles Boettcher, II MARYLAND Colonel Bennett CrainCONNECTICUT Colonel Charles B. Shutter MASSACHUSETTS Colonel Harry J. Standring, JrDELAWARE Colonel Frank J. Lynch MICHIGAN Colonel Lou i s A. EdwardsFLORIDA Colonel Joseph F. Moody MINNESOTA Colonel James H. LaidlawGEO,RGIA Lt. Colonel Lex D. Benton MISSISSIPPI Lt. Colonel Hanson E. SandersIDAHO Colonel Wilson Kellogg MISSOURI Colonel Victor R. FreerILLINOIS Colonel Henry J. Beutel MONTANA Colonel Williom A. CarsonINDIANA Colonel Wayne W. Ricks NATIONAL CAPITA,L Colonel Newbern SmithIOWA Colonel Harold E. McKinney NEBRASKA Colone l Ear le C. Reynolds

*Ias of 31 December 1952)4

The National ExecutiveNATIONAL BOARD*T H EWING COMMANDER

NEVADA Colonel Weld ArnoldNEW HAMPSHIRE Colonel George G. WilNEW JERSEY Colonel Irving J. FeistNEW MEXICO Colonel J. Gibbs SpringNEW YORK Colonel Joseph F. CrowNORTH CAROLINA Colonel Herbert H. BoxNORTH DAKOTAOHIOOKLAHOMAOREGONPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLAND

Colonel Paul S. RoelColonel Edmund P. LunColonel William H. ShoColone l Lesli e C. Aust inColone l Phil lip F . NeuweColonel Edward A. Mer

SOUTH CAROLINA Lt. Colonel Alfred A. Pa

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Col. William M. Joy, CAPGreat Lakes Region

Col. W. C. Whelen, CAPSoutheast ern Region

all the powers, duties and privileges enjoyed by the NationalBoard and the National Executive Board. The United States AirForce officers serving on the immediate staff of the NationalCommander, who also is the Commanding General, Headquarters ,Civil Air Patrol, USAF, are authorized to fundion in the samecapacity and with the same authority on his staff as NationalCommander. Here listed are the names of the loyal Americanswho as members of the National Board and the National Executive Board guided Civil Air Patrol through 1952 - its eleventhyear and the greatest in its history.

BoardWING COMMANDER

SOUTH DAKOTA Colonel Joseph L. FloydTENNESSEE Colonel Alfred M. WaddellTEXAS Colonel Emmett O. RushingUTAH Lt. Colonel Ralph B.OttenheimerVERMONT Lt. Colonel Gray S. ClarkVIRGINIA Colonel Allan C. PerkinsonWASHINGTON Colonel Wallace M. HibbardWEST VIRGINIA Colonel Earle T.AndrewsWISCONSIN Colonel John H. BattenWYOMIN(? Colonel M. Glenn CappsALASKA Colonel Jesse R. CarrHAWAII Colonel Benjamin F. DillinghamPUERTO RICO Colonel Orlando J. Antonsanti

Col. Rudy C. Mueller, CAPNorth Central Region

Col. Thomas E. Knight, CAPRocley Mountain Region

Col. Willoughby G. Dye, CAPWestern Region

Col. Walter B. Smith, CAPChief Financial OfficerSouthwestern Region

Col. D. Harold Byrd, CAPVice Chairman, National Executive Board

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These are the

CAP assists.,

in the airlift of whole blood where it i. needed.

missions of Civil Air Patrol as the "volunteer civilianauxiliary of the United States Air Force" are divided into threemain categories: certain non-combatant operational missions asdirected by the Secretary of the Air Force; maintenance of a poolof carefully selected cadets trained in ground and preflight sub-jects as a source of personnel procurement for the Air Force; andmaintenance of a program of aviation education for America'syouth together with general aviation education of the public.During 1952, Civil Air Patrol's eleventh year, its more than77,000 adult and cadet members were untiring in their efforts to

bring CAP closer to its ultimate goal of complete accomplishmentof i ts missions.Their success in this respect can be best measured in the

recognition accorded CAP by individuals, the Nation!s press,organizations such as the National Aeronautics Association andthe American Red Cross, and, of course, the Air Force itself.Of prime significance is the award of the 1952 Frank G. Brewer

Trophy to Civil Air Patrol. Like the Collier and Wright MemorialTrophies, the Brewer Trophy is administered by the NationalAeronautics Association and is given for outstanding centribu-tions to aviation. In the case of the Brewer Trophy it is given tothe individual or orgonization contributing the most to the ed-vancement of aviation education.Also significant is the report of Brig. Gen. Thomas J. DuBose,

Commanding Generol of the Air Force's Air Rescue Service, toAir Force Chief of Staff Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg in whichGeneral DuBose said:"I am extremely grateful for the valuable assistance that has

been offered by CAP. I foresee a continuing requirement for theCivil Air Patrol to support the Air Rescue Service in carrying outits search and rescue mission. I would favorably consider anyaction that will increase the capability of the Civil Air Patrol tosupport ARS in performing the rescue mission."In the event ARS aircraft and aircrews are required to deploy

from the ZI for any reason, the Civil Air Patrol will be calledupon to perform a higher percentage of the air rescue missionin the United States. Air Force Regulation 4549 assigns the warmission of the CAP which entails, in part , participation in searchand rescue service as an auxiliary of ARS. This headquartersenvisions a heavy requirement upon the Civil Air Patrol duringany national emeregncy."In his endorsement of the report , Lt. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter,

Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the Air Force,declared that during 1952 CAP performed 77 percent of the totalhours and sorties flown on actual searches in the United Statesunder the control of ARS.

Full partners are this ARS amphibianand CAP lightplanein air searchand rescue,

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As 1952 drew to a close CAP had nearly reached the half-waymark in its drive for 100,000 trained cadets - the goal set forit by Air Force. A total of 48,276 young men and women wereengaged in learning the mechanics of the Air Force as CAPcadets. At the same time they were receiving a thorough ground-ing in general aviation subjects as presented in the CAP AviationStudy M.anual.While the greater part of their efforts were directed toward

the performance of the assigned missions, Civil Air Patrol'svolunteers found time to answer the call for help whenever anemergency presented itself. Many missions were flown for theAmerican Red Cross and other National, state and communityagencies. Blcod-lift for the Red Cross was prominent among them.Untold other mercy missions were flown which never werereported.In March CAP planes took to the air over North Dakota and

other states of the "blizzard belt" bringing succor to snowboundfamilies.When the Missouri River went on a spring rampage in May

CAP members were on hand to furnish emergency communica-tions, fly flood patrol and build levees. M.any a flood victim hadreason to smile upon the litt le putt-putt planes which appearedoverhead just when the future seemed blackest.Three minutes after the residents of Tehach6pi, California,

were rocked to rude wakefullness the morning of July 21 by avicious earthquake, the California Wing went into action withits communicationsnetwork, volunteer disaster teams and emer-gency airlift. For a time the CAP radio net was the only linkwith the outside world.October found the woodlands in Virginia, West Virginia, Ken-

tucky, North Carolina, Illinois and other states tinder dry. Anunprecedented wave of forest fires sprang up endangering wholecommunities. CAP answered the plea for help both from stateand Federal agencies. Communications men in two-way radio-equipped cars or with pprtable transceivers worked round theclock for nearly two weeks going in with the fire fighters relayingon-the-spot reports of progress and requests for additional help.Other CAP volunteers flew above spoHing new fires and coordi-nating the activities of t,he fire fighters.Closing the seasonal cycle winter blizzards struck Arizona and

Kansas without warning in early December marooning huntersand motorists and trapping families on isolated farms. A total of1,000 hunters were reported lost in one area in Arlzonc. CAPsearch planes, which either directed them to safety or routedrescue parties to them, were credited with saving many lives.The 1952 file on CAP is closed _ stamped "Mission Complete."

Emergency ,adio communications is a top priority item in CAPoperations planning.

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"This is the Air Force way," CAP Cadets are told at a summer encampment.

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1. Dr. Roland H. Spaulding

These

2. Capt. Ottilia Haokino

theareThese 1fe the people - a cro.. section ofAmerica - doctors, dentists, lawyers, fillingstation attendants, clerks, mechanics, bank-ers, grocers, newspapermen or what haveyou wha are the heart and soul of Civil AirPatrol. They are the people who since early1942 have given of their time and money,blood and sweat, and even their lives in thecause of a secure America. They are thepeople who, when the call for help goes out,leave their jobs and their families taking tothe air bringing help where it is needed.They number nearly 80,000 strong, unitedin purpose and intent, brought together bythe common bonds of love of country and ofaviation. These are the people who fly thesearches through all kinds of weather, thepeaple who teach the youngsters about the

7. Sam Akeah 8. Methodist minister

airplane and aviation and the people whoserve as the foundation for the CAP Cadetprogram. They, in fact, are Civil Air Patrol,volunteer auxiliary of the United StatesAir Force.Representative of the thousands who makeup CAP are these:1. Dr. Roland H. Spaulding, professor ofEducation in charge of Aeronautical Education at NewYorkUniversity- a CAPcoloneland advisor on Education to General Beau.2. Capt. Ottilia Haskins, CAP, who com-manded the 1952 CAP Cadet encampmentat Griffis AFB, Rome, N. Y.3. Typical of the type of officers who staffCAP units throughout the United States arethese four of the Ohio Wing's Fourth Groupbeing sworn in by 8rig. Gen. E. H. Zistel of

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op/e the Ohio Air National Guard. They are(I to r) Maj. Sam Wilson, coordinator forCivil Defense; Capt. E. H. Jackson, Operations officer; Maj. Jim Martin, director ofPublic Information; and Lt. Col. Harry A.Webb, commanding officer.4. In many instances Civil Air Patrol isgetting to be a family affair. Lt. Col. J. ReedCapps, executive officer of the CaliforniaWing, Lt. Col. Virginia Capps, director ofPersonnel for the wing; and their daughter,Philicia, a CAP Cadet, are a typical CAPfamily.5. Trim in her CAP uniform Cadet Capt.Ann Kirk of the Utah Wing symbolizes thespirit of CAP, especially the more than13,000 women in the organization.6. Cadet Normand Miller of Springfield, Vt.,is one of the more than 47,000 young menand women who are enrolled in the Cadetprogram and who are receiving instructionin aviation preflight subjects through the useof such training aids as this Link trainer.7. Sam Akeah, chairman of the TribalCouncil of the Navajo Indian Nation, is aCAP member and one of the organizers ofthe program among his people. The Navajosnow have a full group organized as partof the Arizona Wing.8. This Methodist minister - pastor of twochurches - finds time to be Training Officerof the Massachusetts Wing's Fourth Group.He is Maj. Leopold M. Haye ... a formerofficer in the Army and a private pilot.

4. Family affair

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Civil Air Patrol volunteer pilots plan the search patternfor a missing airliner.

Dring the calendar year 1952, CAP's volunteers flew85,854 hours on all type;>of rmssrons. These mrssrons canbe divided into several main categories, namely, searchand rescue; SARCAP (offici"I search training missionsflown under the direction of ARS); Civil Defense missionsflown in support of ground forces engaged in CD pian.ning; radar tracking and sighting missions flown for theGround Observer Corps (GOC) and Air Force filter centersof the Air Defense Command; miscellaneous missions flownfor local, state and national agencies engaged in mercywork or disaster relief; and flight orientation for CAPCadets.SEARCH AND RESCUEIn evaluating Civil Air Patrol as the principal domesticair arm of the Air Force's Air Rescue Service, an ARSofficer recently said:"No one knows Massachusetts like a Massachusetts

flierlllIn all 52 wings of Civil Air Patrol which blanket the

nation from coast to coast and include Alaska, Hawaii,Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, the 16,782 ratedpilots of CAP are on 24hour call to perform air searchwhenever a plane is reported missing whether it be mlll-tary, commercial or civil ian.Last year Civil Air Patrol participated in 111 actual

searches totaling 8,901 flying hours. Whether they flewtheir own aircraft or the Air Force liaison types on-loanto CAP, these volunteers were reimbursed only for thefuel and oil expended on search. They received no pay,allowances or per diem. They defrayed all incidentalexpenses out of their own pockets.Col. Richard T. Kight, former commanding officer of

ARS, declared a year ago that "it was mainly due to theexistance of CAP that ARS was able to concentrate in theJapanese area the numbers of aircraft and personnel thatwere there when they were needed at the beginning ofthe Korean- War."

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Operations

NEW CO MM ITM ENTSDuring 1952 the groundwork was laid for twonew phases of Civil Air Patrol-Air Rescue Servicecooperation on a National scale. These wereaircraft wreckage mark1ing and mercy missions.After considerable deliberation it was decidedthat CAP could perform the periodical wreckagemarking done by ARS personnel at a fractionof the cost encountered in moving ARS personneland equipment around the country to perform thejob. Again Air Force would reimburse the CAP vol-unteers only for fuel and lubricants. The markingof all known aircraft wreckage sites would savevaluable time when an actual search is on. Thewreckage marking phase was expected to be ap-proved early in 1953.Requests to Air Rescue Service to perform mercy

flights were heavy in many parts of the countrywhere local agencies did not have the facilit ies forfilling the need. This was especially true in Alaska.Approval for CAP to undertake these mercy mis-sions at the request of Air Rescue Service authori-ties-in Alaska was given early in the fall and ARSindicated that the program would be approved foroperation in all 52 wings in 1953.Civil Air Patrol, since its inception on December

1,1941, has been engaged in flying mercy missionswhenever the need existed and CAP was askedto help. Hardly a day went by that CAP was notasked to fly such a mission somewhere in thecountry last year. Also included in this categorywere the blood lift missions for the American RedCross. In several areas these requests developedinto a regular schedule of aerial blood lifts. Sucha schedule existed on a weekly basis between theNational Capital Wing and Red Cross agencies inWashington and nearby Virginia.

CAP IN CIVIL DEFENSEUnder a joint agreement with the Federal CivilDefense Administration, Civil Air Patrol maintainedwhat are known as Mobile Support Units. Com-posed of specified numbers of aircraft, motor ve-hicles, personnel and equipment, these MSU's-

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CAP had-tl8 of them - were especially designedto provide an air arm to support Civil DefenseMissions. Although they are made up of CAPpersonnel and equipment and are avqilable forany Air Force-ordered mission when not engagedin a CD mission, they are primarily CD supportunits and as such may not be moved from thelimits of their respective states without prior ap-proval of the CD director in that state. In additionto the maintenance of MSU's, Civil Air Patrol sup-ported all CD exercises as requested by state andlocal directors.

AIR DEFENSE SUPPORTIn cooperation with the Air Defense Command'sGround Observer Corps and Air Force filter centersthroughout the nation, CAP planes flew radartracking and observer sighting missions. In 1952CAP pilots flew 3,349 hours of this activity. ADCofficials repeatedly pointed out that it would beeconomically impossible to provide men and oir-craft for this critically needed training if Air Forceaircraft had to be utilized exclusively.FLIG HT O RIENTATIO NPerhaps one of the most important factors in pre-poring young people for the air age is an actualintroduction to the airplane. The Civil Air Patrolflight orientation program is designed to satisfythis need. During 1952 CAP Cadets were givenorientation flights totaling 63,463 hours. On theseflights they put into actual practice the theoriespresented in the academic phases of their train,ing. The orientation program serves a secondpurpose, also, that of providing the minimum pro-ficiency flying for CAP's rated pilots.TH E A IRC RAFTOn December 31, 1952, Civil Air Patrol had avail-able in time of emergency a fleet of 7,676 lightaircraft with which to perform its operational mis-sions. Of these, 94 percent, or 7,190 planes, wereeither owned by Civil Air Patrol Inc., its individualmembers, or had been committed to CAP's use bytheir non-member owners. Aircraft on loan to CAPfrom the Air Force numbered 486. The non-AirForce planes included 311 owned by the corpora-tion, 4,IP6 owned by members and 2,776 committedby non-members. With the exception of the on-loanaircraft, no Federal funds go toward the mainte-nance of this aerial fleet and fuel and lubricantsare furnished by the Air Force only on the fourcategories of Air Fprce-ordered missions- actualsearches, SARCAP's, mercy missions and GOC mis-sions. Either the corporation or the individual mem-ber defray~ the operating coston all other missions.Of the 85,854 hours flown in 1952, Air Force fueland lubricants were furnished on only 25 percentof them.

CAP Cadets learn how to manthe plotting board in an Air Farce

filter center.

"Casualties" in a Civil Defense exercise are airlifted out of danger by CAP planes.

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Arms familiarization is a part_ of the CAP summer encampment.. at an Air Force base.

A crack CAP Cadet drill team gets a going over from an Air Force general officer.

A CAP exchange cadet visiting Switzerland is checked out for a flight in a glider.

CadetI e Civil Air Patrol Cadet program wasdesigned to develop in youth an owore-ness of the social, political, economic, inter-national and vocational aspects of aviation.This concept was interpreted and appliedin the Aviation Education program and thespecial activit ies related to airage lndee-trination.Enrolled in the CAP Cadet program in

1952 were 48,276 teenage boys and

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Program

taught and practiced in the Air Force andthose trades peculiar to the aviation indus-try in civilian life.Cadets were given the opportunity to put

into practice the training included in thebcademic courses pursued during theirregular CAP training periods in additionto being introduced to specialized fieldssuch as fire fighting, radio and radar main-tenance, control tower operation, armamentand crash rescue procedures.The cadet program, which really got into

full swing during 1952, was responsible for680 CAP cadets entering the service duringthe year. Of these, 453 entered the AirForce. Civil Air Patrol cadets who comp-lete the examinations on the prescribedacademic courses and who attend at leastone summer encampment are tendered aCertificate of Proficiency signed by GeneralVandenberg and General Beau. The holderof such a certificate is enlisted in the AirForce in the grade of Airman Third Class- in other words their first stripe is auto-matically given in recognition of their CAPtraining. By fall 1953 Civil Air Patrolauthorities estimated that 150 cadets permonth would be receiving the Certificateof Proficiency.Civil Air Patrol cadets received 1,231,384

hours of classroom instruction during 1952.The major portion af an additional 424,131hours of other training also was absorbedby the ~ore than 48,000 cadets. A grandtotal of 4,878 cadets received part of theirtraining at the encampments. Among thesewere 939 yo~ng women. A great numberof Air Force reservists - 8,311 of them_gqve a totaf of 62,006 hours classroom in-struction. Qualified CAP members, regularAir Force personnel and volunteer civilianinstructors gave the bulk of the academictraining, however.A highlight of the CAP cadet program

last year, as it is every year, was the Inter-

New York City for a three-day. stay high-lighted by a banquet in which they namedGen. Curtis E. LeMay, Commanding Generalof the USAF Strategic Air Command, as"Airman of the Year:' before departing totheir hom'elands.Also under the heading of special ac-

tivities for the CAP cadets were the Nationaland International Drill Competitions. An-nual affairs, the 1952 competitions sawPuerto Rico Wing win the National held atMitchel Air Force Base, N. Y.,and a selectedteam of cadets from several wings win, forthe first time since its inception in 1947,the Lucas V. Beau Trophy at the interna-tional competition held in conjunction withthe Minnesota State Fair at Minneapolis.Regional winners in the 1952 eliminationswere the crack teams of New Jersey, Michi-gan, Colorado and Utah in addition toPuerto Rico.During 1952 flight orientation and fa-

miliarization were perhaps the most popu-lar phase of the program with the cadets.More than 63,000 hours were flown byCAP's volunteer pilots in this phase of theprogram. Such orientation was conductedin the USAF planes on-loan to CAP orin corporation-owned and member-ownedcraft. No Federal funds were utilized inthis program. It was financed through theefforts of the individual members of CAPas are many other phases of CAP activity.Taken in its broadest perspective the

Civil Air Patrol cadet program is an am-bitious venture aimed at uniting youngAmerica and aviation in an acquaintancebeneficial to them both. In 1952 the pro-gram represented the greatest reolizationof this goal in the history of the ,,!gani-zatian.

national Cadet Exchange. The exchangewas in its fifth year in f952, and, as it hadin the past, did much to foster good willand understanding through the intermin-gling of groups of different nationalitiesand cultures. The mid-summer event brought111 air-minded young men to the UnitedStates from 15 Nations while 1110,CAPcadets visited the other exchange Nations.Participating ,in the 1952 exchange wereNorway, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark,England, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico,Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland andThe Netherlands. Civil Air Patrol firstjoined in the exchange program with theAir Cadet League of Canada in 1948.The exchange has long be,en hailed as

being in the best tradition of the demo-cratic way of life. Annually it enables agroup of American young men _ carefullyselected from the ranks of the CAP cadets- to represent the United States as unoffi-cial , young ambassadors of good will. Thisexpense is born entirely by the Civil AirPatrol Corporation in this country while thegovernments, aero clubs and other aviationinterests in the foreign nations provide thefinancial support for their part of the pro-.gram.

Of this exchange, the CAP NationalCommander, Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau, hassaid:"In nearly 50 years of American avia-

tion the International Cadet Exchange isperhaps its most ambitious undertaking. Itrepresents the extent of aviation's growthand concept, its culture, stature and imagi-nation in the process of building a nationalair tradition."The CAP exchange cadets visited the

participa~ng Nations in small groups. Theforeign youths were provided a similaritinerary. After being greeted inWashingtoneach individual national group was hostedby a different CAP wing. They again met in

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Aviation EducationAViation education is that branch ofgeneral education concerned with com-municating knowledges, skills and atti tudesabout aviation and its impact upon society.During 1952 Civil Air Patrol took majorstr ides in this direction.In the field of youth aviation education

- a major phase of CAP's mission to in-form the American public about aviation -the 48,000-odd young men and women whoare CAP cadets took part in two types ofaviat ion educational programs. They werethe classroom instruction given in connec-tion with weekly squadron activity and theformal instruction given in the CAP-HighSchool coordinated program.The majority of the more than 1,200,000

hours of classroom instruction were spentprobing into the Tl-unit CAP AviationStudy Manual hailed by leading Americaneducators as the foremost aviation text foryouth presently available. The manualoriginally was designed by an advisorygroup of the nation's top educators to beused as the basis for all CAP study and asthe text for the CAP-High School coordi-nated program. Completion of all phasesof study covered in the manual normallytakes three years. However, plans were

made during 1952 to reduce the length oftime without impairing the quality of theprogram.The bulk of CAP-sponsored aviat ion edu-

cation was delivered through the squadronactivity where adult CAP members, quali-f ied Air Force reservists and civil ian instruc-tors prepared and delivered the lectures.These were supplemented by discussionsessions, demonstrations, guest speakers,special projects and field trips to aviationinstallations.Facets of aviation covered in the CAP

Aviation Study Manual are: Our Air Age,Know Your Airplane, Why the AirplaneFlies, Power for Flight, The Airplane andthe Airman, Weather, The Path of Flight,Air Traffic Control , Problems of Safety Con-trol, Airports, and Vocational Opportuni -ties in Aviation.Progress was made in 1952 toward the

goal of increasing the number of schoolsoffering the CAP-High School coordinatedprogram as an accredited course. First of-fered to the secondary schools in 1949, thecourse received widespread recognition. Theone-year program was offered to 6,771 stu-dents in 229 of the nation's secondaryschools in 1952. The course was carried as

an elective and it was administered byregular faculty members in the cooperatinginstitutions. Membership in CAP was nat aprerequisite, although the majoritY of thestudents enrolled were enthusiastic CAPcadets.To provide fully - qualified instructors

needed to staff the increasing number ofschools carrying courses in aviation educa-tion, Civil Air Patrol in cooperation withthe University of Colorado sponsored thefirst annual National Aviation EducationWorkshop in 1952. It was aimed at creatinga teacher-interest in aviation. The partici-pating teachers received a grounding inaviation subjects from some of America'stop educators. In several field trips whichincluded a 3,000-mile round trip flight toEglin Air Force Base, Fla., the Air Force'sproving ground, the participants put intoactual practice the theories they absorbedin the lecture sessions. Of the 114 teachersparticipating in the first workshop manysubsequently were responsible for the in-troduction of aviation education in theinstitutions they represented.So successful was the first such workshopthat another was planned for 1953 togetherwith 0 number of regional workshops. Pions

Teachers at the 1952 National Aviation Education Workshop sponsored by CAP put "Flying time" in a Link trainer is part of the instruction giventhe, theories they learned to work in a project to build and fly a model plane. the CAP Cadet program throughout CAP's more than 2,000 un

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CAP'S display at the 1952 conclave of the National AviationEducation Council at Atlantic City drew much attention to CAP'saviation education program.

were laid for a conference of educatorsearly in 1953 to establ ish these workshopsand to enlarge the national workshop toaccommodate 300 teachers during i ts sec-ond year.Testimony to the significant progress

made by Civil Air Patrol in the field ofaviation education in 1952 came in De-cember when, at the Wright MemorialDinner in Washington, Civil Air Patrol wasnamed winner of the 1952 Frank G. BrewerTrophy given annually by the NationalAeronautics Association to the individualor organization contributing the most toaviation education. In fact, CAP made aclean sweep of all three Brewer Trophies -national, state and local. The three trophieswere created by Frank G. Brewer of Bir-mingham, Ala., in honor of his son lost inthe fight ing during World War II. They aregiven annually in Birmingham, ill 'the Stateof Alabama and on a national scale. Maj.Letha Birchfield, commanding officer of theMortimer Jordan Squadron, Birmingham,was named recipient of the local trophy.Capt . Patrick H. Rogers, USAF, Air Force-CAP liaison officer for the Alabama Wing,was named to receive the state trophy.The local and state awards are adminis-tered by the Aero Club of Birmingham andthe Alabama Department of Aeronaut ics,respectively.In accepting the trophy General Beau

summed up the importance of the awardand the accomplishment which it repre-sented when he said:"This award is a culminating point in

several years of modest but significant gainsin the Civil Air Patrol - it is a measure inpart of CAP's success in the field of grass-roots aviation education. The real test ofthat will come at some time during the next50 years of flight; for today's students ofaviation education will be the people whomeke the decisions affect ing the founda-tions of air progress."Another phase of aviation education in

Civil Air Patrol is the training of its adultmembers. During 1952 the Air University-in effect - opened its doors to Civil AirPatrol adul t members. The facil it ies of theExtension Course Institute of the Air Uni-versity were extended to adult CAP mem-bers on the. same basis as regular one!reserve officers of the Air Force. A totoI of1,156 CAP adult members part icipated inthe ECI program.

CAP Cadet students learn about the weather as part of theirclassroom studies which include all phases of preflight instruction.

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MILITARY LIAISONA plan to unite the 52 wings of Civil Air Patrol intoe ight regionsfor the p~rpose of creating a closer liaison between the units andCAP's National Headquarters in Washington was implementedin 1952. The eight regional liaison officers provided a militarycounterpart to the CAP regional directors and effected a decen-tralization in the overall supervision of Civil Air Patrol activities.A mare effective coordination of activities at wing, group andsquadron level was realized from the regional arrangement. As1952 drew to a close changes in the regional arrangement wereapproved and the CAP regional areas established for 1953 wereas fol lows:NORTHEASTERN REGION: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, NewHampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,New Jersey.MIDDLE EAST REGION: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, WestVirginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia.GREAT LAKES REGION: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,Ohio, Kentucky.SOUTHEASTERN REGION: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida,Puerto Rico_NORTH CENTRAL REGION: North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas,Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,' Missouri.SOUTHWESTERN REGION: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missis-sippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona.ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION: Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colo-rado, Idaho.WESTERN REGION: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California,Hawaii, Alaska.

WING COMMANDERS1 *ROSTER ..Colone l John A. Rountree , Jr., CAPAlamaba Wing, CAPP. O. Box 2874Bi rmingham 6, Ala.Colonel Dines Nelson, CAPArizona Wing, CAPDavisMonthan AFBTucson, Ariz.Lt. Colonel Claud L. Holbert , CAPArkansas Wing, CAPAdams Fie ldRoute 77Utt le Rock, Ark.Colonel Howard Freeman , CAPCalifornia Wing, CAPBldg . 204Presidio o f San Franc isco , Cal if .Colonel Charles Boettcher, II,CAPColo rado Wing, CAPLowry AFBDenver, Colo.Colonel Charles B. Shutter, CAPConnect icut Wing, CAP303 Wooster St.New Haven, Conn.Colonel Frank J. Lynch, CAPDelaware Wing, CAPGeneral Deliv.eryNew Castle AFBWilmington, Del .Co lonel Joseph F. Moody, CAPFlorida Wing, CAPP. O. Box 2767Orlando, Fla .Lt. Colonel Lex D. Benton, CAPGeorgia Wing, CAP'Bldg. T30Dobb ins AFBMarietta, Ga.

*(Current wing commanders)

Lt. Colonel Reed E. Rawson, CAPIdaho Wing, CAPP. O. Box 4145Boise, IdahoColonel Henry J. Beutel, CAPIllino is Wing, CAPRoom 378U. S. Court House219 S. Clark St.Chicago 4, III.Colonel Wayne W. Ricks, CAPIndiana Wing, CAP777 N. Meridian St.Indianapolis, Ind.Colone l Harold E. .McKinney, CAPIowa Wing, CAPRoom 203Old Federal Bldg.DesMoines, IowaColonel Henry E. Zo ller, CAPKansas Wing, CAP212-216 East Waterman St.Wichito, KansasColonel John B. Wathen , CAPKentucky Wing , CAPBldg. T-66Bowman FieldLouisv il le, Ky .Colonel William D. Haas, CAPLou isiana Will9, CAP1723 Masonic Temple Bldg.New Orleans, La.Colone l Winfi eld A. Ramsdell, CAPMaine Wing, CAPBldg. 1Fort Williams, Me.Colonel Bennet t Crain, CAPMaryland Wing, CAPPier CFri endship Inte rnational Airport , Md.

PersoORGANIZATION OF THE

CIVIL AIR PATROL

National BoardNational Exec. Board Headquarters USAF

(8 Regions)

(52 Wings) (52 Offices)~-A~F~-C~A~P=--'-~Liaison Offices

NOTE: Wings will activategroups where required Legend: Command- - - - - - - - - - - Advisory

Colonel Harry J . Standring, Jr., CAPMassachuse tt s Wing, CAPHanscom FieldBedford, Mass.Colonel Vic tor R. Freer, CAPMissouri Wing, CAPP. O. Box 1085Joplin, Mo.Co lonel William A. Carson, CAPMontona Wing , CAPFort Wil liam HenryHarrison, Mont.

Colonel Lou is A. Edwards, CAPMichigan Wing, CAPW. Warren & Lonyo Rd.Box 326Detroit 32. Mich. Colonel Newbern Smith , CAPNational4:apital Wing , CAPRoom 2005Temporary Bldg. lIy'f.1400 Pennsylvania Ave ., N.W.Washington 25, D. C. Colonel Earle C. Reynolds, CAPNebraska Wing, CAPRoom 312Cour tney Bldg.117 So. 17th St.Omaha 2, Nebr.

Colonel James H. Laid law, CAPMinnesota Wing, CAP114 U. S. Court HouseMinneapolis 1, Minn.Colonel Warren D. Reimers, CAPMississippi Wing, CAPBox 6146Parkway StationJackson 9, Miss.

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nnelUNIT AND MEMBERSHIP REPORTAS OF 31 DECEMBER 1951 AS OF 31 DECEMBER 1952

Civil Air Patrol was reorganized in 1952 in order to authorize alarger number of staff positions and establish separate cadetsquadrons. The purpose was to enable unit ccmmonders to en-large their staffs for more efficient operation and adivate cadetsquadrons in areas where no senior squadrons were situated. Atthe same time flights were elevated to squadron status.As a result the number of groups increased from 160 to 210while the number of squadrons increased from 1,376 (squadronsand flights) to 1,722 at the end of 1952.A corresponding increase in the cadet membership followed

the reorganization. At the end of 1951 there were 42,945 cadetsenrolled while as 1952 drew to a close Civil Air Patrol boasted48,276 young men and women cadets.The policy of requiring an annual membership assessment

from its adult members continued to affect the adult membershipthrough 1952. Although the total adult membership decreasedfrom 34,467 to 29,196 during the 12-month period from Decem-ber 1951 to December 1952, the policy generally had a whole-some effect upon the organization. It has resulted in a gradualweeding-out of those members who lacked the spirit and, ag-gressiveness which has been typical of CAP since its inception.This process of recruiting working members for Civil Air Patrol

rather than just names on the membership rosters was helpedalong in many areas as wings and groups instituted firm officerappointment and promotion systems.As 1952 ended the CAP adult membership was on the firmest

foundation it has enjoyed since those days at the beginning ofWorld War II when it was made up almost entirely of flying andfighting men and women united in purpose with but one goal inview - the security of their homeland _ as envisioned by the"father" of Civil Air Patrol, Gill Robb Wilson.

WING COMMANDERS' ROSTER*.

THE CORPORATION

Colone l Kenneth S. JordanOregon Wing, CAPPortland International AirportBldg. T-322Por tland, Ore.Colone l Phill ip F. Neuwei le r, CAPPennsy lvania Wing, CAP744 N. Front St.All entown, Pa.Colonel Edward A. Mercier, CAPRhode Island Wing, CAPProvidence County Cour t HouseProvidepce 3, R. I.Colonel Alfred A. Pate, CAPSou th Carolina Wing, CAPP. O. Box 804Rock Hill, S. C.Colonel Joseph L. Floyd, CAPSouth Dakota Wing, CAPRoom 301513 So. Main Ave.Sioux Falls, S. D.Co lonel Alfred M. Waddell, CAPTennessee Wing, CAPRoom 200, Hangar No.2Memphis Municipal AirportMemphis 2, Tenn.Colonel James L. Camp, CAPTexas Wing, CAP7702 Cedar Springs Ave.Bldg. T-36Dallas 9, TexasColonel Ralph B. Ottenheimer, CAPUtah Wing, CAPSalt Lake Airport #1Salt Lake City, UtahLt. Colonel Henry A. Collin, CAPVermont Wing, CAP .180 So. Main St.Rutland, Vt.

Co lonel Allan C. Perkinson, CAPVirginia Wing, CAPFinance Bldg.State Museum Mezz.Richmond 19, Va.

C1 f1l f1lZ P:= f1l p : ! Z~ f1lE o< o[;l E o< 0=W W - : : s0.. - : : s QQ Zw Zw- < 0.. CI - < ~ : : s 0.. CI - < ~ : : so C1 f1l o C1 f1l oAlabama 1 18 608 370 0 29 726 304Arizona 1 12 419 329 6 25 631 727Arkansas 0 3 600 381 0 17 645 433California :11 61 2163 3~62 14 105 1968 2996Colorado '6 29 1473 957 6 38 1902 631Connecticut 4 11' 699 460 5 23 804 365Delaware 0 5 157 123 0 6 121 87Florida 18 38 1483 1478 9 57 1733 1054Georgia I) 6 620 701 0 14 609 405Idaho 1 2 246 252 1 15 278 208Illinois 9 13 706 1354 11 71 1482 1482Indiana 6 32 803 786 8 50 1034 735Iowa 14 9 497 273 6 23 613 274Kansas 14 9 605 630 7 30 833 309Kentucky 0 6 287 175 0 10 271 157Louisiana. 2 9 641 703 3 30 454 531Maine 0 8 607 385 0 31 447 303Maryland 0 6 344 342 4 35 618 2 . ' 1 5Massachusetts 6 8 3106 833 5 47 3014 577Michigan 8 34 1902 1408 17 95 2049 1288Minnesota I g 30 627 598 4 32 970 433Mississippi 1 226 330 0 23 255 284Missouri 15 439 487 2 23 290 368'Montana 1 7 639 322 0 14 682 124Natl. Capital 0 10 427 229 0 11 265 282Nebraska 0 7' 679 472 0 33 445 301Nevada 1 3 148 298 2 16 305 353New H'pshire 0 5 620 369 0 17 700 355New Jersey 0 16 909 846 0 34 1062 678New M.exico 1 13 696 410 3 15 620 344New York ~1 54 3833 1421 18 126 4099 1533N. Carolina I g 4 1094 805 1 30 , 959 747North Dakota 24 543 446 0 24 508 376Ohio 8 9 1058 932 8 48 1460 860Oklahoma 2 12 650 371 3 20 785 418Oregon 1 2 540 342 2 24 655 398Pennsylv'nia 112 35 2096 1879 13 64 2513 1403Rhode Island 2 7 737 257 2 21 465 270South Car. 2 0 499 313 0 18 614 374South Dakota

f l5 190 388 0 16 248 158Tennessee 5 482 650 1 23 752 418Texas 29 1050 2429 18 65 1948 1983Utah 7 1296 318 3 34 883 249Vermont 0 .371 188 0 15 594 235Virginia I i 8' 680 603 4 28 1036 503Washington 10 516 670 3 25 792 737West Virginia 3 589 274 3 21 . 431 271Wisconsin 2 672 480 7 30 1043 481Wyoming 6 3 714 445 6 I 24 524 192Alaska 0 4 138 218 0 I 11 164 195Hawaii 0 6 ' 836 293 0 24 1262 236Puerto Rico 2 5 1185 482 5 62 715 176TOTAL OF ALL UNITS

31 DECEMBER 1951-52160

1,376"42,94534,467

31 DECEMBER 19525221 01,72248,27629,196

77,472

Colonel Wallace M. Hibbard, CAPWashington Wing, CAPBox #50Boeing Fie ldSeat tle 8, Wash.Colonel Earle T. Andrews, CAPWest Virginia Wing , CAPMartinsburg Municipal AirportRoute #4, Box 223Martin sburg, W. Va.Colonel John H. Batten , CAPWisconsin Wing, CAPHorlick-Racine AirportRacine, Wise.

WingsGroupsSquadronsCadetsSenior MembersTOTALMEMBERSHIP 77,412

Colonel M. Glenn Capps, CAPWyoming Wing, CAPBldg. 363F. E. Warren AFBCheyenne, Wyo.Colonel Jesse R. Carr, CAPAlaska Wing, CAPP. O. Box la36Anchorage, AlaskaColone l Benjamin F. Dill ingham, CAPHawaii Wing, CAPBldg. 65Fort ArmstrongHonolulu, T. H.Colonel Orlando J. Antonsanti, CAPPuerto Rico Wing , CAPBox 50Navy StationSan Juan, PuertoRico

Colonel Weld Arnold, CAPNevada Wing, CAP45 B St.Spcrks, Nev.Colonel George G. Wilson, CAPNew Hampshire Wing, CAPDillant-Hopkins AirportKeene, N. H.Co lonel Irv ing J. Feist, CAPNew Jersey Wing, CAP218 Market St.Newark 2, N. J.Colonel J. Gibbs Spring, CAPNew Mexico Wing, CAPKirtland AFBAlbuquerque, N. M.Colonel Joseph F. Crowley, CAPNew York Wing, CAP124 E. 28th St.New York, N. Y.

Lt. Colonel Robert E . Ridenhour, J r. , CAPl

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In Rochester, N. Y., Miss Elizabeth Lauer, CAP member, lay inthe bed that had been her home for the past 11 years. Besidethe b'ld was a table on which rested a radio transmitter andreceiver. From the installation there extended a jointed arm witha microphone attached rigged in such a manner that Miss Lauercould use the microphone although lying flat on her back.Each day this courageous woman kept the Rochester Group,

CAP "on the air" until evening when other members could mantheir stations. She relayed messages to mobile units and CAPplanes and maintained contact with other stations in the NewYork Wing.When she became a member of CAP in 1952, Miss Lauer was

believed to be the first shut-in to join CAP and since has morethan proved her value to the program. Her spirit is typicalof the women who played a major part in Civil Air Patrol activi-ties during the past year.In every wing, group and almost every squadron members of

the "fair sex" are holding down important staff positions. Theyare adjutants, administrative officers, Public Information officers,commandants of Cadets, Supply officers, Operations officers andthe majority of them are competent pilots who fly alongside themale members of CAP on search and rescue, mercy and disasterrelief missions.In Momemce, III., the Operations officer is an energetic, 45.

yeer-eld grandmother who has to her credit hundreds of hoursof pilot time and holds a CAA flight instructor's certificate. Capt.LucileCanlway, who also is a competent radio operator, has beenin CAP since 1942.The director of Personnel for the California Wing is Lt. Col.

Virginia Capps, whose 15.yearold daughter is assistant adjutantof the San Francisco Cadet Squadron 96. She first became a CAPmember in 1942 at Des Moines, Iowa.In Albuquerque, N. M., the position of Public Information

officer on the Central Group staff is held down by pretty Capt.Juliette Perry who also has a daughter in CAP.A veteran woman flier who also was one of the original mem-

bers of the NinetyNines - national organization of women fliers- is the deputy commander of the Puerto Rico Wing. She is Lt.Col. Claire Livingston.Another NinetyNine, Maj. Jean Ross Howard, assistant Public

Information officer of the National Capital Wing; Lt. Col. AliceHammond, coordinator of Women's Activities for the MichiganWing; Capt. Louise Thaden, commandant of Cadets for the Roc-noke (Va.) Squadron, one of the Nation's top Women fliers anda Ninety-Nine; Lt. Col. Nanette Spears, director of Personnel forthe New Jersey Wing; and Capt. Mary Nesbitt, coordinator ofWomen's Activities for the West Virginia Wing, and a memberof the NinetyNines, are examples of the highcaliber of Americanwomen who during 1952 devoted their time and effort to makingCivil Air Patrol a more efficient organization.At the end of 1952 there were 13,345 women in Civil AirPatrol. Included in this total were 9,727 cadets and 3,618 adultmembers. The importance of women in CAP was underlined in1952 by the fact that the Air Force aided in setting up two all.girlcadet encampments at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and GriffisAir Force Base, N. Y. These girl cadets who learned first hand ofthe Air force in 1952 may be the women in the Air Force oftomorrow.

These young women who areCAP Cadets today will be carrying the banner

of air supremacy tomorrow.

When the call to duty is sounded women pilots and observersare there doing their part flying along side the men.

WomenInCAP.

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TheChaplainsTe progress of the Civil Air Patrol Chaplains' program during1952 was measured by increases in both the number of partici-pating chaplains and in the scope of aperations.Since the introduction of the program in January, 1950, some

450 civilian clergymen of all faiths and denominations have joinedCivilAir Patrol. Two hundred seventeen of these joined in the pro-gram in 1952. Twenty of these were Air Force reserve chaplains.All CAP chaplains are members of the clergy representing the

three major faiths - Protestant, Catholic and Jewish. They serveas advisors on all matters pertaining to or affecting the religiouslife, morals or morale of adult and cadet CAP members.The two-fold mission of the CAP chaplaincy - to assure moral

and religious ministration to all CAP personnel and to supplementthe moral and citizenship training of cadets received at home andin the church and school- was better accomplished in 1952through an increase in participation and because of a betterunderstanding on the part of the chaplains of the responsibilitiesinvolved in Civil Air Patrol membership.At the close of the year all eight CAP regions were staffed by

at least one chaplain (two are authorized at regional level). Atwing, group and squadron level, however, there existed at year'send 1,839 vacancies for cheplclns, To bridge this gap betweenthe actual and desired number of chaplains the National AirChaplain continued to stress the importance of the programduring 1952 ana strived to clarify its purpose.A number of special programs were begun in 1952 to facili-

tate the dissemination of information and the exchange of ideasamong the chaplains and to keep the Nation-wide CAP chap-laincy informed on all chaplain's activities.A monthly news letter was published and CAP regulations

pertaining to the chaplaincy were re-evaluated.The pamphlet, "Nine ,Reasons for Becoming a CAP Chaplain,"

was given wide distribution and two booklets, "The CAP Squad-ron Clraplain's Guide" and "Introduction to the CAP Chaplaincy,"were published. Air Force character guidance materials also weremade available for use by the CAP chaplains.Air Force reserve chaplains were called to duty for two-week

periods in the summer to assist with the CAP encampmo:nts. CAPchaplains also gave spiritual guidance to the participants in theInternational Cadet Exchange.The second annual National Civil Air Patrol Chaplains' Con-

ference was held at 80lling Air Force Base, Washington, D. C.,in April with 225 chaplains in attendance representing everywing including the territories.

This joining of hands between chaplains of the Protestant,Catholic and Jewish faiths symbolizes the spirit of the CAPchaplains' program.

w E p R A YAlmighty God, Thou who art the ruler of this universe,and in Whose Hands lie! the final destiny of all mankind:We raise up unto Thee our heartfelt expression of

grati tude for the innumerable blessings which Thou hastso graciously and freely bestowed upon our country andupon us, the citizens of these United States of America.We earnestly beseech Thee that our country, whose

welfare is served by the Civil Air Patrol, may remainstrong in its faith in Thee as the God of salvation of bothnations and individuals. Qnly in the strength of this faithof our fathers may our beloved country hope to continueto enjoy the blessings of economic, military, political andmoral strength so vitally needed in this world of today_Guided by Thy Word and led by Thy Spirit, may themembers of the Civi l Air Patrol be one of Thy instrumentsthrough which this nation may remain a bright hope untoall God-fearing, freedom-loving citizens of the world. To.this end, bless our organizat ion and the voll. lntary servicesrendered by each individual member. Create within us anincreased zeal for the cause represented by the Civil Air.Patrol based on the knowledge th.at in so dedicating our-selves to this cause and service, we also serve Thee towhom is due all honor and glory. Amen.

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Communications

A communications center is set upin the field to coordinate air

and ground activities on the searchfor a lost plane. I

Eest fires swept Virginia woodlands during late 1952. Almost beforethe ward "FIRE" had gone out Civil Air Patrol communicators wereleaying their jobs in shops, offices, plants and garages heading for thedan'ger zone. For nearly two weeks. they worked side-by-side with thefire fighters."Yhen the roaring flames burned out ground lines between isolated

ranger stations and the outside world CAP radio operators with portableequipment went into the fire zones to furnish communications. CAP mobileunits cruised the roads in the fire areas reporting the progress of thefire fighters. CAP radio-equipped planes orbited over the fire-sweptwoodlands keeping the fire fighters abreast. of the progress of the leap-ing flames, reporting new outbreaks and guiding ground teams arounddanger areas.Twenty-four hours a day until the danger was over CAP communicators

worked with state and federal agencies to' curb the flames. Some opera-tors remained on the job for periods of 48 hours straight before theywere relieved.When it was over the Governor, Forestry officials and others were

generous and emphatic in their praise of the work done by CAP'svolunteers.

This one instance is typical of the service performed almost daily insome part of the Nation by the Civil Air Patrol communications system.During 1952 this system was greatly expanded. The total number oftransmitters increased from 9,000 to nearly 11,000.The program underwent a wide reorganization last year based on the

principle that "communications is command." This reorganization made itpossible to establish definite command control by each commander fromthe National Headquarters level down to the lowest echelon. While thelock of radio equipment did not permit full radio coverage in all wingsthe foundation for a command communications system was laid with theaccent on extreme mobility. Wing Commanders and Communicationsofficerswere urged to decommission stations in fixed locations and installthe equipment in the automobiles of individual CAP members. This pro-gram was successful as indicated by the fad that in December, 1952,the ratio of mobile to fixed stations was nine to one as compared withfive to one in 1951.The lack of airborne very high frequency radio equipment for CAP

aircraft greatly reduced the over-all efficiency of Civil Air Patrol, par-ticularly on search and rescue activities. Less than 15 percent of thetotal number of aircraft assigned to CAP were VHF equipped.Heretofore very few CAP cadets were exposed to any communications

training owing to the lack of a standardized program. Plans were laidin late 1952 for a standardized communications training program andtraining materials should be ready in mid-1953 for distribution to allunits. Upon completion of this basic radio course the CAP cadet shouldbe qualified to enter advanced radio or radar courses in the Air Force,thereby saving time and money for the parent service.The'groundwork was laid during 1952 for a new 'Iicensing procedure

for CAP radio stations. Through close cooperation with the Federal Com-munications Commission a new licensing form was devised and it isexpected when the new form goes into use in 1953 processing will takeonly a few days as opposed to the six ta eight weeks needed formerly.

Civil Air Patrol has more than 9,000 mobile radio stations like thisone for the most part purchased by members out of their own poc

During 1952 relations between CAP and FCC were especially hamonious and resulted in expeditious action on all CAP-FCCmatters.Material support from the Air Force during 1952 to the CAP co

munications program came in the form of twa additional high frequenbands for use by CAP; 5,000 radio-telephone manuals for training pposes; maintenance support in some instances; and funds for the assigment of nine Philco technical representatives to supervise the regioncommunications systems and -oid in the overall Cad.et communicatiotraining program.

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MaterielT . flow of materiel into Civil Air Patrolchannels during 1952 showed a substantialincrease over the previous year, but ex'ponded functions and greatly extendedscope of CAP operations left the auxiliaryorganization still for short of the neededsupport.Benner news in the 1952 materiel story

was the acquisition of a fleet of 345 liaisontype aircraft placed on-loan to Civil AirPatrol by the Air Force. Such an allocationwas authorized by Public Law 557 (80thCongress), which stipulated that the Secre-tary of the Air Force may place surplus orobsolete aircraft on loan to Civil Air Patrolwith the maintenance and support for theseaircraft remaining the responsibility of theAir Force.These planes, badly needed in CAP flight

orientation and search and rescue work,represented a significant contribution to theCAP on-loan fleet. However, the low main-tenance priority accompanying the planesresulted in a low utilization rate as someof the aircraft received were in need ofextensive repairs.Public Law 152 (81st Congress), which

stipulated that the Secretary of the AirForce could no longer donate surplus orobsolete supplies and equipment to CAPwithout prior screening of this property forutilization by other agencies, affected seri-ously the receipt of property by CAP in1951. In 1952 a continuous effort was madeto implement the provisions of Public Law152 to obtain a satisfactory technical pro-cedure whereby the Secretary of Defensecould donate Federal property to CAP as aservice educational activity.Such an administrative procedure. was

formulated and a limited quantity of sup-plies were procured through this method.Such donations. were subject to certificationby the General Services Administration tothe effect 'that the property was surplus toFederal needs. Because such screening re-quired some time to complete and becausethe machinery was slow getting into motionCivil Air Patrol received, in 1952, only 4,400items of property from a requested list thatembraced 57,590 items.Certain requests for communications and

e.lectrical equipment, office furnishings, pre-This Air Force L-16 is typical of

the 486 liaison plones on-loan to CAPfor Cadet orientation flights and

air search and rescue work.

A serious shortagl> of communications equipment during 1952 hamperltdthl> performance of the missions assignltd CAP by the, Air Force.

which disposal continued to be at the dis-cretion of the Secretary of the Air Forceunder Public Law 152.Nine C-45G Air Force planes wer~ turned

over to the CAP regions for USI> by theliaison officers as special missions craft andeight carry-all type vehicles were assignedthe regional offices. These issues alleviatedto some extent the transportation problemsthat were acute in the regional orga(1izationwhere extended activity resulted in trans-portation tie-ups. Lack of suitable transpor-tation at times was the cause of CAP wingsbeing unable to pick up surplus materieltagged for CAP use by GSA.Further Air Force support in 1952 enabled

Civil Air Patrol members to purchase AirForce blue uniforms at Air Force ClothingSales Stores. The Air Force uniform is wornwith distinctive CAP insignia. Approved de-sign for a ceremonial flag and wing organi-zation flags were completed during 1952with the assistance of the Heraldic Branch,USAF.Acquisition of equipment at the unit level

accounted for much of the 1952 materielincrease. The purchase of special vehicles,operating equipment and housekeeping ma-terial by individual squadrons augmentednoticeably the CAP supply picture althoughaddition of supplies by privately-raisedfunds never has been sufficient to enable aunit to maintain top operating efficiency.The activation of new squadrons and the

growth of other CAP units means that CivilAir Patrol's Materiel section always is facedwith the job of finding more property of alltypes. Some gains were realized during1952, however they did not keep pace withthe swelling demand for Civil Air Patrolsupport to the Air Force in search andrescue, wreckage marking, mercy missions,Civil Defense, Ground Observer Corps ac-tivities and Air Force filter center training.

fabricated materials such as clothing andshelters and mlscellcneous items submittedduring 1952 are expected to be receivedin 1953.Alert Civil Air Patrol - USAF liaison offi-

cers throughout the country acquired di-rectly, in 1952, 48,753 items of non-report-able property declared surplus by Air Forceinstallations. However, vitally needed equip-ment, especially in the communications field,proved difficult to obtain due to the higherpriority ratings held by other requestingagencies. The amount of radio equipmentof any value that was added to the CAPcommunications system in 1952 was negligi-ble although numerous CAP members in-cur,:'"ed personal expenditures to improvetheir radio facilities.The majority of the aircraft gained by

Civil Air Patrol in 1952 were acquiredthrough three projects. Two of these projectschanneled five-year-old airplanes into CAPfrom the Army National Guard units wherethey were replaced by up-to-dote- liaisonplanes. In the third project 30 planes werereturned from the European Theater of Op-erations. Many of these planes were inneed of repairs and difficulties incurred insecuring proper maintenance has delayedtheir utilization.The enlarged search and rescue mission

assigned to CAP together with expandedoperations in all phases of flight operationsincreased the need for aircraft. Direct do-nation of aircraft to CAP was possible sinceplanes constitute one of the few items on

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Legislation Th. CivilAir Patrol Supply Sill was introduced at the request of the Departmentof Defense in the Second Session of the 82nd Congress. Senator Cain introducedSenate Bill 3483 and Congressman Vinson introduced H. R. 8525.The bill was designed to restore Civil Air Patrol to the same supply relationslrip with the Air Force that it enjoyed under Public Law 557 prior to the enact-

ment of Public Law 152.The bill provided that property excess to the requirements of the Army, Navy

and Air Force be furnished by the Secretary of the Air Force to Civil Air Patrolwithout regard to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. Inaddition it would have permitted the Air Force to expend up to $1,500,000 inany fiscal year in the precurement for CAP materiel, supplies, training aids andequipment required for the maintenance, operation and support of aircraft andrelated major items of equipment.Enactment of the measure would have enabled CAP to be so equipped that

it could carry out to the fullest extent the mission desired of it by the Air Forceand as provided for by Congress in Public Law 557 through the delegation ofcertain non-combatant missions to Civil Air Patrol.Congress adjourned without having acted on the bill and plans were made

for introduction of a similar measure for passage by the 83rd Congress.The Civil Air Patrol Compensation Bill was introduced i.. the Second Sessionof the 82nd Congress by Senator Cain and Congressman Polk.Senate Bill3489 and H. R. 6331 would have placed Civil Air Patrol members

participating in Air Force-ordered missions under the provisions of the FederalEmployees Compensation Act.In asking for the legislation Civil Air Patrol's Commanding General pointed

out that each year several CAP volunteer pilots and observers are killed orinjured while performing a service to their fellow man.The bill would have extended the protection of the Federal Employees Com-

pensation Act to the families of the 66 Civil Air Patrol members who were killedduring World War II in line of duty, the 90 to 100 members who were injuredunder similar circumstances as well as those who have been killed or injuredsince or may be in the future while serving on Air Force-ordered missions.Such protection was seen as incentive for increased effectiveness onhazardous

missions.As in the case of its companion bill the Congress adjourned without taking

the necessary action. Plans were made to resubmit the' measure into the 83rdCongress.

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Financial Statement

Prepaid Memberships for 1953 ............................ 8,610.00Insurance Refund from Cancelled Policy I . . . 1,472.87Donations 3,355.00Interest on Savings Accounts .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.25Sale of' Aircraft ..... ,................................... 250.40Miscellaneous Refunds ................................... 650.00

RECEIPTS

Balance, 31 December 1951 .Receipts

Memberships

$ 3.1,256.90

90,762.00

TOTAL ,RECEIPTS, 1952 $.136,757.42

DISBURSEMENTS

Cadet Drill Competition .International Cadet Exchange .Official CAP Publication .....................................Insurance and Bonds .National Educational Advisory Committee Meetings ... ... .. .. .. .. .Printing and Photography .Rents .Legal .Wing Commanders' Conference (Congressional Dinner) .Petty Cash .Miscellaneous .

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS, 1952 .

Total Receipts .Less Disbursements .

$ 4,797.1022,610.3811,945.5912,133.15835.733,897.58192.24

1,001.215,027.93670.80

2,364.02$ 65,475.13

~136,757.4265,475.13

Savings Funds on Deposit 50,936.66

Balance, 31 December" 1952 $122,218.95

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The year 1952 was a year of achievement for Civil Air Patrol. It also was a year of recognition.But, even more important, it was a year in which the rank and file of Civil Air Patrol as wellas its leaders and its co-partner, the United States Air Force, found a new faith in the abilityof Civil Air Patrol to meet the challenge wheresoever it came. It was a year in which Civil AirPatrol'. thousands of member. re-dedicated themselves to the 'task of keeping America secureand a year during which they began taking justifiable pride in their progress earned bygiving freely of their time, money and their devotion to the principles of air supremacy.

CONCLUSION

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