Dow Field Observer

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October 19, 1943

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" presents Captain William V. MacDermott and Captain Malcolm M. Heber; William B. Collett Jr. is promoted from Captain to Major, Richard L. Bohannon from Major to Lieutenant Colonel; and "Dow Field's Post Personality" spotlights the hoboing antics of PVT Jeon Lazarowitz.
October 5, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" showcases Captain Bernard L. Pelton, Captain Jack T. Donovan, and Captain Kenneth K. Mackey.

There were four weddings on base: Vaughn Atlee Stevens to Mittie Sara Downs; Ralph Anion Birchfield to Elizabeth Brown Beal; Clemente Pinkney to Vernice Paige; and Bruce D. Underwood to Ethel Miley.
September 28, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Officers" presents the dapperly uniformed Captain William B. Collett and Captain George M. Devoe; star pitcher for the Dow Field Bombers baseball team PVT Alfonso Varela is the spotlighted soldier for the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality," and PVT James Tedeschi, a baker on the base, is appreciated for his creativity.
September 14, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Colonel, Francis B. Valentine, new Dow Field base commander, is pictured and profiled on page one; we see a photo of Dow Field on the air, a broadcast of WLBZ Bangor -- CPL Marshall Clark is shown singing a solo; "Know Your Commanders" reveals Major Theodore E. Lilly, Captain Aaron W. Nelson, and Captain William K. Jordan; and Major Stuart A. Morgan is promoted to lieutenant colonel.
September 7, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" presents a photo and biography for Captain Arthur A. Goguen, Captain Walter M. Mitchell, and Captain Henry Finks; Second LT Richard N. Peale of the Dow Field Public Relations office is promoted to 1st LT; PVT Ted Johns is the "Dow Field's Post Personality" of the week; and Colonel George E. Lovell Jr. and PFC Ralph Woodall are pictured next to a new mural at Dow Field headquarters.
August 31, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Announces the retirement of Master Sergeant Benjamin King, who had joined the Army in 1911; in "Know Your Commanders" we get to know Major Coburn A.L. Campbell and Captain A. Dewey Carter; and page two gets up up-to-date with all the news and gossip from the Weather Squadron, the Finance Department, the Air Base Squadron, and more.
August 24, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Dow Field hosts visitors Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia, and Senator Ralph Owen Brewster of Maine; "Know Your Commanders" introduces Major John C. Wriston and Major William F. Fletcher; we learn of the promotion to major for Captain Edward H. Shotthafer; and we read that PVT. Joseph White of Quincy, Massachusetts, continues his post as city councilor of Quincy despite his distant military service.
August 17, 1942

Dow Field Observer, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" introduces base surgeon Major Richard L. Bohannon and ear, nose, and throat specialist Major Robert L. McCollum; we see a photograph of Bangor's famed salmon pool; PVT John Belkovicz is regaled for his talents in three sports; and PVT Charles LaCourse returns to base from furlough with a baseball autographed by several former major league baseball players, including "Jumping" Joe Dugan.
August 10, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Includes brief biographies on Majors Robert Ford and Ormonde de Kay; a profile of PVT. John Scoco, a man who "clicks as a light classic tenor"; a lengthy list of promotions of men stationed on the base; and a telling of the tennis talents of PVT. Johnny Belkovicz.
July 27, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, commanding officer of the United States Eastern Defense Command and the First Army, and Colonel F.W. Rankin, President of the American Medical Association, visit Dow Field; "Know Your Commanders" features Colonel George E. Lovell, Jr.; CPL Clifton H. McCauley of Dayton, Washington is the week's "Dow Field's Post Personality"; and LT Homer C. Oakes provides the week's "Officer's News."
July 20, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" introduces Major George Kantor; we see citations of heroism issued to PVT Harold V. Keahey and PVT Wilson S. Smart for assisting during an army air place crash at Dow Field on December 18, 1941; and we see a picture of Charles E.Tefft's statue Victory on the Norumbega Mall in downtown Bangor.
July 13, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Features a photo and brief profile of PVT Paul J. Geden; PVT Pearce Parkhurst also gets an extended write-up; and "Know Your Commanders" spotlights Major A.L. Dow
July 4, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" gives a brief introduction to Major Charles M. Howz; and the Army Emergency Relief holds a gala event at Bangor Auditorium.
June 27, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" provides a drawing and short paragraph about Major Robert Ford; and "Dow Field's Post Personality" has a drawing of PVT Arthur Gilhooley, a shooting expert.
June 20, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

"Know Your Commanders" provides a drawing and brief biography of Major RIchard I. Bohannan; "Dow Field's Post Personality" is PVT Bill Ruff, formerly an English professor at Yale; and SGT John Phillips of the 851 Signal Corps claims to be the oldest draftee in point of service on the base.
June 4, 1942

Dow Field Personnel, Bangor, Maine

Announces three new majors, Major Charles m. Howz, Major Robert Ford, and Major George J. Kantor; "Know Your Commanders" provides a brief biography and sketch of LT COL R.L. Vandewater; "Dow Field's Post Personality" sketches PVT John "Snuffy" Sheridan; and Dr. Marion J. Bradshaw of Bangor Theological Seminary gave a talk on Japan and its people to the men on base.