San Francisco / Memphis / Corpus Christi / Washington / Wichita / Dayton / Williamsport / Hiroshima / Birmingham / Newport / Jacksonville / Savannah / Atlanta / Livermore / Dallas / Valley / Tokyo / Bethesda / Ames / Yorktown / Grosse Ile / Wooster / San Diego / New Orleans / /
Company
Grumman / the Boeing / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Bendix / Pratt and Whitney / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
United Kingdom / Japan / Philippines / United States / /
Event
Person Travel / Product Issues / Natural Disaster / Person Communication and Meetings / FDA Phase / /
Facility
Bunker Hill / Bomber Cafe / Naval Air Technical Training Center / Purdue University / University of California / Training Command By JOC Bill W. Love State College / Now Grissom AFB / Whittier College / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory / Lowry AFB / Iowa State University / Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center / Ohio State University / Birmingham Army Air Base / /
Holiday
V-E Day / V-J Day / Corpus Christi Day / /
IndustryTerm
gas flowing / oil cooler scoop / aviation technology / light carrier / flight equipment / considered potential carrier pilots / carrier task forces / gas truck / carrier landings / /
NaturalFeature
Lake Erie / Livermore Valley / Bunker Hill / West Coast / Wabash River / Leyte Gulf / Rhine / Detroit River / /
Organization
University of California / Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center / Instrument Flight Instructors School / Iowa State University / State College / Naval Air Technical Training Center / Whittier College in California / Ohio State University / U.S. Naval Test Pilot School / Air Force / Air Corps / United States Navy / Federal Aviation Administration / Naval Academy / Purdue University / United States Marine Corps / Tenn. / and Naval Supply Corps School / British Royal Navy / Navy Nurse Corps / Candidate School / Naval Aviation Schools Command / Navy Officer Candidate School / Navy / Aviation Officer Candidate School / United States Army / Helicopter Combat Support Squadron / Coast Guard Officer Candidate School / Navy Supply Corps / Air Traffic Control Officer School / Hurricane Hunters / Congress / Supreme Allied Command / Regular Navy / /
Person
Janna Lambine / Brenda E. Robinson / Donna L. Spruill / John W. Warner / Barbara C. Habedank / Marlene Simmons / Sharon McCue / Barbara Ann Allen / Jane M. Skiles / Junior Grade Judith Ann Neuffer / Roosevelt / Roscoe White / Paul Tibbets / Rosemary B. Conatser / Naval Aviators / Mayday / Aubrey Fitch / Ralph Nichols / Linda E. Vaught / Hitler / Joellen Drag / Matthew H. Portz / Junior Grade Jim Gibbons / Jean F. McCaig Rummel / George Walker / Patricia Welling / Mary L. Jorgensen / Robert Taylor / Jane M. Skiles O’Dea / Anna Marie Fuqua / Barbara Ann Allen Rainey / Jim West / Catherine C. Mills Gehri / Cecilia Frau / Colleen Nevius / Judith Ann Neuffer / Junior Grade Barbara Ann Allen / Junior Grade Shelley Robinson / Carleton Champion / Jr. / Mary C. Giza / Leonard Dow / Patterson Field / Matt Portz / Al Glassow / Sue Ann Mason / William B. Nevius / Junior Grade Joe Stein / Jack Stackpool / Junior Grade Neal Kaye / Denise Ackley / /
Position
Captain / senior instructor / General / Secretary / Deputy Chief / Chief / skipper / Aviation Officer / pilot / a Lieutenant Colonel / civil engineer / Vice Admiral / officer / Lieutenant / Colonel / teacher / Assistant Secretary / Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer / flight engineer and pilot / pilot and gunner / President / Coast Guard / recruiter / pilot / private pilot / executive officer / Lieutenant Commander / commander / chair / /
Memories of WW II Training By Captain Matt Portz, USNR (Ret.) The following is extracted from Sagi Maru, Stearman, Too, a memoir (not yet published) by