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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1956)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 195S HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREE Arizona Air Base Renamed In Honor Of Famed Air Force General By MAX WAUCHOPE An Important and poignant cere mony held Fridsv at v, a;- Force Base, Aritona marked the beginning of the annual U.S. Air Force air-to-air rockotrv tition. Actual firing by the nine mama Hum an over me world be gan Saturday at the firing range ucu uic Arizona air Dase. This ceremony, attended by top Air Force generals, civilian lead ers, and members of the press from all over the U.S., was held to rename Yuma AFB as Vincent Air Force Base In honor of the late Brigadier General Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent. The rocketry firing competition, wnicn nas grown irom a lour learn 'affair three years ago, is con ducted by the Air Defense Com mand for the entire USAF under I the direction of Lt. Gen. Joseph H. Atkinson. ADC commander. The late Gen. Vincent served a great deal of post-war time in this newest of Air Force activities. that of establishing an air defense system for the continental U.S. Gen. Vincent, who became the second youngest general in the his tory of the Air Force at 29 while serving under Gen. Claire Chen- nault in China during World War If, was as much a casualty of the cold war as he would have been if killed by a bullet from an enemy gun. The young air general literally worked himself to death in the struggle to provide America with an adequate defense system against possible atomic war by an aggressor nation. After a hard day's work, he died alone in his room at Colorado Springs, Colo rado on July 5, 1955. Uen. . was 40 years old at the time of his death, a vicimi of the pros A NORTH AMERICAN E.ftArt CARDEIET ... . lU. stays of the Air Defense Command, is shown here flying over the radar site at Vincent Air Force Base, Yuma Ari zona. This is the type of fighter aircraft that the U.S. Air Force has announced will probably be stationed at the Klamath Falls Municipal Airport when the 408th Fighter interceptor Group here is fully manned. (Official USAF photo.) . sures which hang over today's Air Force men who labor to make the defense system of America so strong that any potential enemy woild be reluctant to challenge our forces. At the lime of his death. Gen. Vincent had just been named dcDutv chief of staff for op erations of the Continental Air De fense Command. Gen. Vincent is survived by his widow, three daughters, and a son. Milt Canilf. the cartoonist who originated "Terry and' the Pi rates" and "Steve Canyon." be came interested in Gen. Vincent in 1943 and used him as the basis v - (A. "? i A FIGHTER PILOT WITH A FIGHTING HEART was the way his colleagues knew Brigadier General Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent who died of a heart attack at 40 on July 5, 1955 after' becoming the Air Force's second young-, st general during World War II at 29. It is for him that Yuma, Arizona's rocketry training center is now named Vincent Air Force Base. (Official USAF photo.) for his character "Gen. Shanty Town" in the two comic strips. And Caniff, varying the . usual theme of comic strips, had the courage to portray the death of "Gen. Town" in his "Steve Can yon" strip last July 1. Caniff had his fictitious air general die of overwork, just as the real-life Gen. Vincent had died. WEST POINT Gen. Vincent, a native of Gale, Texas who grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, was graduated from West Point in 1936. He served in various Air Force units following nis subsequent graduation from flying school as a pilot in 1937. On Pearl Harbor Day he was on the high seas en route to the Philip pine Islands as commanding officer of the 35th Pursuit Group. The group (consisting of only the group staff) was re-routed to In dia and inactivated. After this in- activation. Gen. Vincent was as signed to another post and a year later reassigned to China as exec; utive for the China Air Task Force which was later to become the 14th Air Force. For the next three years Gen Vincent served with various units of the 14th Air Force, finally be coming commanding general of the 14th Air Force s 68th Com posite Wing.' He returned to the U.S. in 1944 and served in several posts here and in Iceland until the end of the war. In April 1949, Gen. Vincent was appointed commanding general of the 25th Air Division at Everett, Washington, a position he held for three years until he was named deputy chief of staff for material for the Air Defense Command at Colorado Springs. Gen. Vincent became vice com mander of the Western Air De fense Force on August 10, 1953 with headquarters at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. He was ap pointed deputy chief of staff for operations at Continental Air De fense Command headquarters in Colorado Springs just a few days before his death. DECORATIONS ' Among his decorations are the Distinguished Service Medal, Sil ver Star, Legion of Merit, Dis tinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with four oak loaf clusters, Purple Heart and many foreign decora tions. At the time of his death he was a rated command pilot and an aircraft observer. The rocketry competition now underway at Vincent AFB will con tinue through October IB. During the contest, some 5.000 rockets will be fired at aerial targets. Trophies will bo awarded to the winning team of pilots, radar ob servers, ground aircraft radar con trollers, and ground maintenance crews. This annual fighter aircraft weapons competition is run in two phases. The portion at Vincent AFB is devoted to air-to-air rocket firing at special aerial targets towed behind both propellor and jet type tow aircraft. The air-to-iTcound contest is conducted at NelWAir Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada October 15 to 20. Tho rocket runs in the air-to-air contest are all made under simulated instrument conditions using the radar equipment in the aircraft to fire the rockets (the pilots pull a cloth hood up over the cockpit making it necessary to fly "blind"). A chase aircraft fol lows the aircraft making the run against the target to preclude the possibility of the tow target air craft being shot down because of radar, or other malfunctions. TARGETS The towed targets aro pulled behind the tow aircraft on a three sixteenth inch steel cable 5,000 feet long. The target is of a cloth variety, nine by 45 feet in size. It is impregnated with attached metallic spinners which supply the radar echo. The 2.75 inch "Mighty Mouse" rocket is fired at the tar get. The primary purpose of the competition is to perfect new tech niques and to sharpen the abilities of the air nnd ground crews in all-weather interceptor methods. Some of the Air Force's top men In the jet lighter-interceptor field ar6 permanently stationed at Vin cent AFB to aid in tho competi tion and to train jet squadrons as they are rotated through the base during the year. Among, the top aces stationed at Vincent' AFB is Lt. Col. James Jabara. Col. Jabara shot down nine enemy aircraft in World War II and during the Ko rean War he destroyed 15 Com munist aircraft, damaged six, and had three probables. Another top ace at Vincent ArB is Lt. Col. Vermont Garrison. Col. Garrison served with the Koyal Air Force during the early part of World War II. After his transfer to the U.S. Air Force he shot down 11 enemy aircraft. On March 3, 1944 he was shot down over France and was a prisoner of war for 13 months. In Korea, Col. Garrison downed 10 MIGs, damaged fivo and had three probables. DEDICATED And Yuma AFB, now named ill honor of Gen. Vincent, is the homo of this air-to-air rocketry where man learn to fly faster than a pistol bullet. These young officers, the leaders of tomorrow's A i r Force and the defenders of Amer ica today, follow in the footsteps of other dedicated Americans such !as Gen. Vincent who gave his life in the service of his country. i Editor's Note: When the 408lh Fighter-Interceptor Group at the Klamath Falls Municipal Airport is fully manned and activiated, it will be a part of this first line of the nation's defense, tho Continen tal Air Defense Command.) , I free uundry mmt Lakeview Luncheon Group Hears Senate Candidate LAKEVIEW No family, no busi ness, no government can spend more than it takes in and not eventually go broke, Doug Mckay told his audience in Lakeview at a noon luncheon Thursday October 11, at the Hotel Lakeview. The dining room was crowded to capacity with about 90 guests who wero there to hear the Re publican candidate for U.S. sena tor. McKay went on to tell the savings in government that had been effected by the Eisenhower administration and some that he had made in the administration of the Department of the Interior while he was secretary. Stories such as these do not make glam orous reading, the speaker said, and many may not be aware of the figures. That the answer to agriculture is not in politics but in economics, was his statement, and surpluses must be got rid of and not built up. Mr. and Mrs. McKay were hin dered by the weather in making fact that he is confined to his home most of the time, Mr. and Mrs. Singleton were guests of honor at the speaker s table dur ing the luncheon. The local man heard himself extolled by McKay as the greatest soldier he had known during their days of duty together. The visitor was also greeted following the luncheon by Vest Carroll of Valley Falls, an other war buddy. Arrangements for the reception of Mr. and Mrs. McKay were made by Mrs. Eva Arthur, chairman of the McKay committee for Lake County, and by Warren Maxwell chairman of the central committee. U.S. Game Aide Now In Klamath Special Deer Hunt Slated Jim Molir. game agent for the Klamath district for the state game commission, said Friday he has been receiving queries from persons who applied for permits for the special December 1-4 ant- lerless deer hunt and have re ceived no reply from the game commission. Six areas listed in the game posed controlled hunt arc still r ICJF1S AlHIOUIICeCl der-subscribed, he said, and per- mils will not be issued until quotas MERRILL An estimated 3,000 are filled, according to present ' People will attend the barbecue plans. Those who have madellunch scrved at 11,0 Mcrri" cm" proper application have been auto-'munllv Ha during the 20th annual matically granted permits but is-1 Klamalh Basin Polalo Festival on suancc is being held up until oaiuruay; ucuracr -u. Malheur River. 1.157: North Side I area, 637; North Side 11 area. 942; Lookout Mountain, 341, and Spray, 572. Permits will be issued for each area as the quota for that area is filled. - Barbecue Lunch quotas are completed. Of particular local interest is the Swan Lake area. Of the quota of 800 tags only 578 have been ap plied for leaving 222 permits to be granted as of October 9, Muhr said The barbecue serving will begin at 12:30 p.m. following the festival parade. The menu will include bar becued meat and bun with barbe cue sauce. Potato and milk or coffee. This year's barbecucr's arc Bill The Swan Lake area contains i Carter and James Grimes. Br 11 Arthur R. Gerlach who was named fisheries agent for the state game commission when Kenneth Cochrun was transferred to Port land as fishpries scent fnr Ihp ine mp io i.aneview oy piaue, commission, has opened offices of so their time here was cut short fices in the nnst nffiro hnilrfino for some of the plans that had: He will occupy the same office been maae oy ine take Loumy space previously used by Cochrun. Republican Central Committee. I Gcriach's family has come from Theycameherc from Klam- j the coast to join him and they ath Falls by automobile and re-have found residence at 520 North turned there at 2:39 in the alter-, Tenth noon. Jack Briscoe of Lakeview furnished the transportation. Be fore and after the luncheon McKay visited around town with several friends. A friendship that has endured since they were both soldiers in World War I was renewed here again by McKay when he arrived in Lakeview and saw John Single ton, local retired sheepman, whose health has been impaired because of a heart ailment. Despite the roughly 500 square miles. It runs from the stale line as the south boundary north to the Klamath In dian Reservation boundary. West boundary is Highway 39 and 97. East boundary is Highway 66. the Bonanza cut-off, east Langcll Val ley road to the state line. Permit applications arc available at license agencies or from Mohr whose telephone number is TU 2-3792. The other "five areas and the number of permits unlillcd arc: I-'alvey is chairman of the barbecue commillee. The Welcome Wagon Hostess Will Knock on Your Door with Gifts & Greetings from Friendly Business, Neighbors and Your Civic and Social Welfare Leaders On the occasion of: The Birth of a Baby Engagement Announcements Arrival of Newcomers lo Klamath Foils Prion. 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