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Three hundrerl and sixty - six days 2go, a General, hidden away in the archives

of the War Department, signed his name to a vital slip of paper, thus causing the ila-

scence of the 312 h Depot Repair Squadron. Now, it wasnf t as simple as that, fo r it took

many days of planning and research, so that this org anization might find its correct niche

in the vast expanse of the Air Service Comand. From far off cities and towns throughout

our land men wefe sent to Rome Army Air Field, scene of activation, after having been

schooled n the various trades pertaining to atcraft. Soon the 312th was well under way.

Slowly the group took shape. Officers were assigned, men wefe given pratical training

so that th.y could apply their theoretical knowledge, and we were fast becomlng, a well-

knit squadron. \Me survived the rigors of basic training all over again, and rnuch before

it was thought possible, we were soon exposed to the dry and arid climate of NorthAfrjca. *Whatever doubts we may have hado whether' we could fulfill the job that \^-e

were trained to do , were soon dispelted, for the men stepped m and worked hand in hand

with out- fits that were rnrell on their way towards a second yeat ovefseas,

We may have had a fer,v uncomfortable rnoments, bu t they seem insignrficant on

retrospect. We have iearned how to live among ourselves; men of all creeds and denom-

inations; likes and disiikes; and for many of us, it was a lesson well worth being

taught.

This book should be nrore than a souvenir, for, although we have lived with one

another tor this pedod of time, there are many of us who would like to know rnore

about each other. Let this be a record of ou r years' affairs, and a medium fot better

understanding of our feilow sr"rldier.

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This year book presenls me wi lh the oppor tuni ty

lo sincerely express my lhanks lo every off icer and

enl is led mEn n my command fot the fa i lhfu l serv ice

he hes rendered n lh is , our f i r s t year of opera l ion as

a uni l . Our squadron ' . s xcel len l epula l ion , nd eff i -

c iency ra t ing s only the ref lec l ion of your lechnical

la lent and the f rdel i lyand conscienl iousness i lh which

you have conducled yourselves .



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MAJOR REGINALD R. VENABLE Commanding Officer - graduate of Virginia Mi -

litary Institute where he received hi s Ats and the National University Law School

where he added an LLB - entered the insurance field and was connected with the

Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. , Hartford, Conn - was called from the reserves October

Lg+2 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant - commanding oflicer of the 42Oth

prov Squadrons January t943 - prornoted to First Lieutenant same time - appointed

to Captain June Lg43 and assumed command of this organization August Of the same

year - promoted to Major April Lg44 - married and present home address 1630 Mon-ument Avenue, Rjchmond, Virginia.

CApTAIN JOHN JOBE - Engineerirrg Oflicer - the longest service of all our officers

for he enlisted in the army March t927 - after forging his way to the top rank in

the enlisted cadre he was conrmissioned Second Lieutenant Joly L942 assigned

to this squadron May Lg43 as a First Lieutehant and was promoted to Captain

Septemb r L943, a rank which he now hotds - is married and has a daughter Iris Jean

aged nine - horne address 5227 Avenue P L12, Galveston, Texas.

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CAPTI\IN JACK D. MC CI-ELLAN Tech Supply Officer graduate of Marshall

Cotlcge, fexas, majored in petroleum engineering and attained his BS after gra-

duating he entered the petroleum industry and was well on his way to a career

when he answered the call L94L-

conrmissioned a Second Lieutenant May 1942 andwas assigned to the 312 h M"y L943 - promoted to Captaiq February L944 - rs

married anrl home adCress 413 Washington South, San Angglo, Texas.

CAPTAIN WTLLIAM P. PFIILLIPS Flight Surgeon z\ttended the University of

Loyola and the University of Loyola School of MeJicine - received both a BS and

MD - was occupied in his profession as a physician and surgeon until the outbreak

of war - entered the Fhght Surgeon School of i\viation Medicine, Randolph Field,

Texas - assigned this organlzation August L943 during our rigorous stay at Camp

Kilmer - appointed to present rank December 1943 - is married and home address

1000 Loyola Avenue, Chicago, lI .

FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN M. DELA GRANGE Assistant Engineering Officer -

attended CAA Flight School and became Flight' Instructor in L94O taught at Cum-

berlando Maryland and with the Pioneer Flying Service of West Virginia UniversitRMorgantown, West Virgrnia - was ieducted at lvlaxwell Field April L94L and received

wings as a service pilot after conrpleting OCS corrrses June L942 - promoted to First

Lieutenant November L9+2 - assigned o this squadron from 41 st DRS January LgM -married and home is at 802 Trost Avenue, Cumberland, Maryland,

FIRST LIEIITENANT RICTIARD F. BLAKE Adjutant graduated John Marshall

College AB and entereJ the Federal Service in the Finance Section of the Post Office

Department in Chicago - inducted Camp Grant lllinois March L942 and assigned to

Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas - waded.through various clerical duties andwas appointed to attend OCS Miami Beach Florida October L912 commissioned

JanuaryL943 and assigned 41 st DRS April 1943 as Statistical Oflicer - transferred

this organization Janaary Lg44 and was promoted to First Lieotenant February 1944single and honre ls 324 South Kamlin Avenue, Chicagb, Illinois,

FIRST LIEUTENANT ROBERT J. EVANS - Assistant Engineering OfTicer - Attended

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York when the army interrupted his education -

accepted as Aviation Cadet January L942 and commissioned November the same yeat -

assigned this organization Nlarch Lg44 and along with Lieutenant Peterson is one ofthe newest members of this squadron - is single and resides at RED 1. Corning

New York.

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SECOND LTEUTENANT LENNART F. SWEDBERG - Assistant Engineering Cfficer -

attended Ohio Wesleyan University and after graduation was connected with the

Stone and Webster Engineering Corp in the Accounting Dept - inducted August7942

at Lowry Field and acceptedJanuary

L943 fo r Aviatron Cadet Technical Officers

School - coffimissioned April 1943 as a Second Lieutenant - received this training at

Yale University, New Haven, Conn and majored in bornbsights anC armament'-

transferred to Air Service Command, Mobile, Alabama, and from there to Dyersburg

Sub - Depot, DyersburpJ, Tenn, as Assistant Engineering Oflicer - assigned hi s squadron

June L943 and is now on Detached Service as Bombsight OfIiger, Industrial School,

Bari, Italy - is married and has a son two months old - home address Delaware, ohio.

SECOND LIEUTENANT ROBERT A. RAUSCII - Assistant Engineering Officer-born

in Philadelphia, Pa and attended the various rlgors of schooling - graduated Penn

State College majoring in Animal Flusbanily - was State and county cow tester and

in charge of al l records pertaining to the production and heredity of cpws - was too

tame while a war was in progress so enlisted in January L942 as an Aerial Gunner -

found even that a'bit

too pink - teaish so applied for Aviation Student Training and

won hi s wings February .L943 as a Flight Officer - commissioned a Second Lieutenant

December L943 and transferred to 3L2 h January L944 - has recently been assigned

as a combat pilot in a P 47 squadron - married and is sweating out a little Rausch -

home address 447 Hopeland Street, Dayton, Ohio.

SECOND LIEUTENANT VERNON J. A. PETERSON Assistant Engineering Officer -

attended Moorhead State Teachers College majoring in Math, and after one year

transferred to North Dakota State College and attained a BS in Mecbanical F'ngine-

ering - enlisted Jurre L942 for Air Force Ground Crew Cadet Training and was

called to Air Cadet School January L943 - assigned this organization March LgM -

is married and has a daughter Linda Lee - home address 604 - 3 rd Street South,

Moorhead, Minnesota.

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l s i Sg l . RUSSELL ELD possesses ra re combina t ion o f

f ine cha rec t e r i s t i c s h i ch make h im the ep i tome of a l l good

leade rs . He is unassuming , u ie l , d ign i f ied and re f ined , and ye t

when the s i tua l ion war ran fs , o rce fu l , and de lermined . He has

hand led h is d i ff icu l t iob wi lh a f inesse , ac l , ond imperia l i ty

which has won h im the undy ing loya l ty o f us , h i s men.

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