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MAJOR H. C. BOREN, Wins, PtO
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PHOTO No. I
AdministrotioD builditrg, Rdndolph Field,
where the conlerence lvds held.
PHOTO No. 2
Enroule to the Rondolpb Field Eeeling (r
conlerence is held cloft cboord C-47. Lelt
to light: Lt. Col. F. G. Lippitt h.; lsl Lt.
P. A. Lippitt; Mcior Rudy Show; Colonel
George A. Blewer; Lt. Col. Miricm Guibe!-
son cmd lst Lt. K. L. Lcrnders.
PHOTO No. 3
Colonel Brewer qnd members ol the Texcs
Wing CAP Stoff.
PHOTO No. 4
Opening the conler€nce dt Rdndolph Field.
Colonel Brewer outlines the objeciives ot
the Tercs Wing.
PIIOTO No. 5
Terds Wing Group Coamcrnders cnd Un-
qttcched Squodro! CoDurcrnders gdlhered
dt the Rondolph Field Administrdtion lo!
lhei! first l:teetilg *ith Colonel George A.
Brewer lr., ol Dcllcs, the new Stote Com-
mdnder ol the CAP. LeIt to right, lront row:
Lt. Col. Jcmes Lcnders ol Dollcs; 2nd Lt.
George W. Ballqrd ol crand Prcirie; Cdpt.
C. E. Herschbcch oI Corpus Christi; Lt.
Col. W. T. Brcdford of Corpus Chlisli; Lt.
CoI. Gercld f, Perry of Dcllas; Lt. Col.
Josoph F, Bldun of 14rqco; Lt. Col.
Hcrup Edwords ol Edinburg; Lt. Col.
Phil Crowford ol Dcllos; Lt. Col. M. R.
Barnes ol Kilsore; Lt. Col. Fred M. Mc-
Folla ol Dqllqs; Lt. Col. F. G. Lippitt Jr.,
ol Dollcs, cnd Col. Geolge A. Brewer Jr.,
ol Dollqs, CoEmdading OIfice! of the
Texds Winq oI the CAP; lop !ow, lelt io
righi: lst Lt. John C, Townsend ol Scn
Algeloi Cqptoin W. E. Killicn ol Scn
Angelo; Mqjor Ross Jennings ol Sqn An-
tonio; Mdior Rudy Shaw ol DcIIcs; Ccp-
ldin nube Thode oI Dallas; Mqjor Hdrry
Curlis of Dollas; Mcjo! Corbin L. Douthitt
ol Fort Worth; Cdptdin June Hcwley oI
Son Antohio; Coptain Mdrthq Anr Read-
ingr ol Dollqs; Mojo! Tinie Shdrp ol Dol-
hc!t; lst Lt, M. M. McFcUs oI Dollcs; Ccp-
tdin Jdct Pyldnd of DcIIas; lst Lt. K. L.
Loaders ol Dollqs; Ist Lt. P. A. Lippitt ol
Ddllds; Major E. K. Liebig of Dcllas; and
Mcjor L. D. Corn€tt ol Corpus Christi. Also
attending but not shown in this photo-
gl(rph wele Colonel Lin Pcrrker ol Dqllos,
Lt. Col. Mcrian Guiberson ol Dollcs,
Mol'or Horcce C. Boren ol Ddllds, Mqjo!
'Walter Hcrlness oI Dollds and Ccptdin
Mddge Hdrtness ol Dallds.
PHOTO No. 6
Colonel ndleigh H. MqcLlin, Executive
Oflicer (.t Rcndolph AF Bcse, welcomed
lhe Gloup Comoonders dnd Unqttoched
Squddron Counanders of ihe Tercrs Wing
ol lhe CAP to the SqD ABtonio Bqse lo!
lheir lwo-doy meeting. Lelt to light drs:
Colonel George A. Br€wer Jr., Commqnder
of the Texcrs Wing, Colon€l MqcLlin,
M<r;'or Budy Shcrw. AF Licrisor Ollicer
for the CAP dt Texqs Wiag Hecdqucrters,
Dollcs, <rnd Lt. Col. Mcurice C. PhiUips,
CAP Ploiect Ollice! ot Rondolph Field.
APRrL 1954
C;o;l o4;, Potrol
AUXITIARY, U. S. AIR FORCE
Texas Wing Staff Attends Conference At Randolph Field
With General Davis; New Targets Established
"Our goal is to build the Texas Wing
of the Civil Air Patrol into the larg€st
and best Wing in the United States,"
declared Col. George A. Brewer, Jr.,
Commanding Officer of the Texas Wing
of the CAP, in an address March 6 be-
lore his group and squadron command-
ers gathered at a statewide meeting at
San Antonio.
The statewide CAP meeting, the first
such meeting for Col. Brewer, was held
at Randolph Field, the ,,West Point of
the Air." The CAP gtlup was welcomed
to the heeting by Brig. General James
D. Davies, Randolph Commander, and Lt,
Col. Maulice C. Phillips, prcject officer
for CAP at the field. More than 30 offic-
ers, including Col. Brewer's Wing Staff
from Dallas, attended. Major Ross Jen-
nings, Commanding Officer of Group 19
at San Antonio, was host of the rneeting.
C/olonel Brewer pointed out that Cali-
fornia now boasts the number one CAP
Wing in the nation. "However, we &re
gaining on California and confidently
expect to attain our goal as the biggest
Tri-State Civil Air Patrol Encampment Set For
June l0 to June l9 at Randolph Field, San Antonio
Hundreds of CAP cadets from all
palts of the United States, the cream of
some 48,000 cadets in the urganization,
wiU participate this summer in encamp-
ments and international cadet exchange
plograms.
Texas Wing Commander G€orge A.
Brewer, Jr., has announced that the tri-
state CAP boy cadet encampment vill be
held at San Antonio's Randolph Field,
June 10-19. Some 300 cadets will attend,
including 150 from Texas.
CAP girl cadets from the six-state
Southwest Region of the organization
will gather at San Antonio,s Lackla d
Field June 10 for the annual summer
gitls' encampment,
The National CAP all-girl encamp
ment will also be held at Lackland this
summer, June 21-30.
Texas vdll agai4 play a leading role
in the CAP's important international €x-
change prcg"am, Col. Brewer announced,
Last year, the Texas Wing enier-tained a
and best in the country someday soon,"
said Colonel Brewer.
During his opening address, Col.
Brewer, a 3o-year veteran of commis-
sioned gervice in the Armed Forces, said
that he considels the CAP uniform "the
highest honor that can be bestowed on .
citizen of the United States."
Pointing out that Randolph Field, so
to speak, is the "birthplace of the U. S.
Air Force," Colonel Brewer praised the
training program that the base provides
for the Air Forces and thsnked th€ at-
tending Randolph officers fo! their ' '"*.*'
"vr'holehearted cooperation in the activ-
ities of the CAP."
Colonel Brewer said the Texas Wing
must increase ita efforts and broaden its
program in its role as an auxiliary bf the
U. S. Air Force and, at all times, live up
to the responsibilities it has in carrying
out practically all of the search anil
te8cue work for missing airciaft in the
nation, in training cadets and in the civil
defense program.
group of cadets from Turkey. This year,
a group of cadets from Mexico will be
welcomed to Texas July 29 for a nine-day
tour of the state under the sponsorship
of various CAP squadrcns. These cadets
will visit Washington, D. C., before and
aft€r their visit to Texas. At the same
time, a group of U. S. cadets of the CAP
will visit vadous foreign countries,
Girl cadets, meanwhile, will pertic-
ipate in an international exchange pro-
g:ram July 15-August 1, with cadets from
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Major General Lucas V. Beau, CAP
National Commander, in outlining the
1954 cadet summer prog?arn, that "Our
cadet encampment program is an im-
poltant means of leviving the interest of
youths in aviation."
General Beau pointed out that each
member of the CAP'S 48,000-strong cadet
corps is eligible bo attend these enc&mp-
rnents.
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