Dow Field Observer

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June 14, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Corporal Meyer Popkin holds a crow in one hand, hangs onto a goat with the other, S/SGT Leonard Fairfield controls a dog with one, a fox with his other hand; an mural painted by CPL Ralph Woodall and PVT Herbert Combes is shown; we get confessions of a duty sergeant from SGT Joseph Meluskey; "Know Your Officers" gives us a look at Captain William C. McHard; and AUX Elsie Korn gives us an open diary of a WAAC reservist.
June 7, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Colonel Francis Valentine is shown tossing the first ball of the Bombers first game, a 20-2 win over a Coast Guard team; CPL George Gregory gets the star treatment in "Dow Field's Post Personality"; "Know Your Officers" spotlights Lieutenant Allan E. Boerker; and PFC Leo "Junior" Thayer spills the news and gossip of the base's band.
May 31, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

PFC David Kornhauser gets a fond farewell as he leaves Dow Field; CPL Bert Gawley provides the news from the Ordnance Department; S/SGT Paul J. Geden gives us the "Dow Field Diary"; and CPL Carl P. Hessing tells us the latest about the Finance Department.
May 24, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

The Observer celebrates its one year anniversary; "Dow Field's Post Personality" PVT Samuel J. Profeta combines music, boxing, poetry, and pitching; and "Know Your Officers: features LT George A. Ormiston and 1st LT Albert E. Bauer.
May 17, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Third WAAAC officer Iva L. Culbertson is pictured; "Dow Field's Post Personality" features PVT Adolph Hannes; and soldiers being promoted include: Stephen E. Lubich; William U. Whitney; Wallace P. Novak; Dan M. Shaw; Willian H. Maylen, Herbert I. Boo; Claud B. Speer; Doria Cardin; Edward H. Kromm.
May 10, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

We see a photo of a parade welcoming the WAACS, led by LT Helen E. Polanski, to the base; "Know Your Officers' presents a photo and shore biography of LT Gordon H. Arends and LT Thomas C. Griffin; and 1st SGT Ralph Schoenert starred on the baseball diamond.
May 3, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

CPL Sam Chimoff gets the star treatment in "Dow Field's Post Personality"; and LT Edward L. Mills is the officer we get to know in "Know Your Officers."
April 12, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Contains features and photographs on base officers Samuel T. Kaskin and William H. Waldron; an article about the film projectionist, Kenneth Bishop; and a recap of the Aviation Squadron Dance.
April 5, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Includes a photograph of Dow Field's Barn Dance Trio (Corporal Dorian Cardin -- on fiddle, PFC Bernard Velosky -- the singer, and Kurdyle -- guitarist), S/SGT Raymond Weeks won the costume contest at the dance, and features on officers Claude R. Willis and Isadore H. Hurowitz.
March 29, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Corporal James Tedeschi shows the form with which he completed 34 push-ups in 20 seconds; "Know Your Officers" lets us know Albert L. Schonberg and LT John M. Davis; and SGT Samuel J. Ferris discusses various topics, primarily his wife Muriel.
March 22, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Dow Field's Post Personality" is CPL Jack Eaves of Chelsea, Massachusetts; and "Know Your Officers" showcase Captain Richard N. Peale and LT David J. Barnett.
February 22, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week is SGT Robert Kendrigan, a red-headed member of the Medical Department; "Know Your Officers' profiles LT Mason Trowbridge, Jr.; and a "Little Red Riding Hood" skit features SGT Charles D. Marston, SGT Bert Schaperow, and SGT Al Jarusevice.
February 15, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

In "Know Your Officers" were introduced to LT John B. Weimer and LT Walter P. Glover; In "Dow Field's Post Personality" we learn of the well-traveled military career of PVT Bill Knipe; and SGT Al Jarusevice played a few songs on trumpet at the base radio show.
February 8, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" lets us know Chaplain Alfred James Carmody and LT Philip J. Gilinson; "Dow Field's Post Personality" paints us a picture of PFC Carl Hessing; and we get a photograph and article about the base's recently redecorated theatre.
February 1, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

University of Maine Professor H.L. Bricker and a group of drama students (Edward Falardeau, Arnold Cabbath, Richard Bloom, Robert Patten, Lawrence Hadley, Webber Mason, Lewis Chadwick, Priscilla Hopkins, and Earle Rankin) entertained the base with scenes from Richard II and Hamlet; PVT Bruce Samuels of Cincinnati, Ohio, the ace reporter of the base's Aviation Squadron is profiled; Samuels also contributes a column; and we get to know Captain Frank J. Comiskey.
January 25, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

SGT Bob Scott, a Dow Field radio broadcast regular, gets his five minutes of fame as the week's Dow Field Post Personality; Captain Howard E. Eades is the officer we meet in "Know Your Officers"; and we see the smiling faces of the all-star basketball team selections for the base: SGT Dick Carlson, PVT Ralph C. Toney, PVT Alex Downing, M/SGT Frank Pawloski, LT Murray Hurowitz, and PFC Joseph Komorsky.
January 18, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Dow Field's Post Personality" presents PFC Reinhold Herzog, described as a "man of varied hobbies"; "Know Your Officers" lets us know LT Bertram W. Ames and Chaplain John Porter Fellows; and SGT Paul J. Geden presents another installment of "Dow Field Diary."
December 28, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Promotes the upcoming appearance of comedian Jack Benny at the Bangor Opera House; announces the recent arrival on base of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC members mentioned include Nina E.V. Donahue, Betty Branch, Arlenne H. Goodridge, Dorothy Papke, Helen Goodman, Lois Hartzell, Josephine Orneles, and J. Mary Bonnell); details the young life of PFC Frank Saladino; and introduces us to officers LT George Herbert Olson and First LT Mary B. Robinson.
December 21, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" showcases Major Lorimer Earle Goodwin and Major Thorne Deuel; PFC Frank Saladino presents news and humor from the quartermaster; Private Ken Bishop, a master voice impressionist, is profiled; and members of the Dow Field Bombers, the base's basketball team, are shown in-game action (players include LT. Murray Hurowitz, PVT Albert Downing, M/SGT Frank Powlowski, and PVT Maurice Scott).
November 30, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" provides a photo and brief biography of Captain Elbert S. Stallard and Captain Lewis A. Dorgan; "Dow Field's Post Personality" introduces PVT Raymond Dempsey; and several promotions were announced, including Wallace P. Nowack, Harold W. Eldredge, Eugene R. Colson, Norman G. Cottier, and William W. Knipe.
November 23, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Soldiers Captain Richard Mason Woolford and SGT James T. Campbell are profiled; "Know Your Officers" spotlights Captain Floyd L. Theobold and Captain Leslie C. Millard; and PVT Edward Kromm and CPL James Dearth of the football team are each a "Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week.
November 16, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

PVT Spurgeon Illery wowed on the piano, CPL Morris Levine on violin; S/SGT Robert Barrowcliff previewed the base performance of "White Christmas"; "Know Your Commanders" profiles Captain Joseph Lentine; and football team players PFC Francis A. Finnell and CPL William Henry Toles JR. are profiled.
November 9, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

SGT Andrew W. Nahornick spills the Air Base Squadron new and gossip; "Know Your Officers" introduces Captain Carleton P. Duby and Captain Walter A. Nielsen; the "Dow Field's Post Personality" segment showcases S/SGT Edward T. Swope Jr. and Corporal Donald MacInnes, and PFC Steve Vinton celebrated his 29th birthday.
November 2, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

CPL Burton Schaperow gives us the latest scoop on the base band; "Know Your Officers" presents Captain Harry L. Willard and Captain Grant Guillemont; and PVT George Perakis is lauded for his legal knowledge.
October 26, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

S/SGT Robert Barrowcliff entertains on Bangor radio station WLBZ; we see the Dow Field football squad, including S/SGT Harry Tindel, PVT John Toomey, PVT Edward Kromm, PFC Francis Fennell, S/SGT Edward Swope, PVT Larry Sanders, CPL A.R. Kalish, S/SGT Donald Boucher, PVT Tom Winn, and PVT Norman Lowe; "Know Your Officers" spotlights Captain John E. Bobula and Captain Byrnes F. Bentley; and football captain PVT Larry Sanders gets an extended profile in the "Dow Field's Post Personality" featurette.