Dow Field Observer

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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 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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.