Memories of Naval Flight Training, 1945 and 1946

This is the uploaded scrapbook of Francis N. Duffey, recording his V-5 Naval training experiences at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minnesota), Iowa State University (Ames), and at the University of Kansas (Lawrence), from 1945 to 1946. " Eighty brand new Naval V-5 trainees, with visions of props and wings, began their military life at a little college in southern Minnesota -- Gustavus Adolphus. There were no airplanes, and the books could be rough, but it was a good life."

Showing posts with label Navy Farewell Formal. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Navy Farewell Formal. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Social Life and a Class Picture

The two large pictures look like they were taken at a dance. The pictures were taken in the same place as the previous, more formal, pictures of the "Navy Farewell Formal."

Francis N. Duffey on the right, unidentified girl on the left.

Two unidentified sailors and their unidentified dates.

Unidentified sailor, taken in downtown Lawrence, KS, 1946

Three unidentified sailors in a dorm room. KU 1946

V-12, NROTC, KU, class picture, 1946
Francis N. Duffey is in the second row up from the bottom, on the far left. No other sailors are identified.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Last Chance! The Fantail Forum

This is a copy of the KU NROTC and Navy V-12 Unit newsletter, The Fantail Forum, No. 4, dated 27 April 1946. It was originally printed on two-sided paper, legal size, and upside down on the back side of the pages. So this presented some problems with making scans on my letter sized scanner. Also the pages were not numbered, so other than the first and last pages it is unclear as to order, but every article seems to be self-contained on its own page. I'll list all the names I can find associated with each page, after each page, but please contact me if I missed anyone.

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Noted: Frankie Masters and his Orchestra, K.U., Gove, Lasley, Pihlblad, Watson, Brayman, Navy Farewell Formal

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Noted: Young Summarizes Survey, George Young

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Noted: Notes from Nine, Allen & Klukoski, Jim Allen, P.W. Bottoms, "Soki" Lewis, Arnie Klukoski

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Notes: Seventh Heaven, Dexter Welton, Tom Conely, Don Milligan, Lorie Birch, "Nose" Kachinskas, Bob Dreizler

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Notes:
Captain J.V. Peterson, USN, Commanding Officer
Comdr. R.J. Baum, USN, Executive Officer

"The Fantail Forum"
Editor, Don Livingston
Staff Members: Arnie Klukowski, Dexter Welton, Louie Anderson, Randy Funsten, George Young, Orvall (Doc) Buell, Howie Dolch, Al Ritts, Merle Mills, Bob Spaur, Dick Olmstead, Marvin Sigle, Bill Riehl

Others mentioned: Karl R. Vogel, Oliver V. Grimm, Paul F. Quick, Richard L. McDowell, George W. Bollin, Raleigh E. Johnson, Lt. Mosely, Lt. Leonard Coldwell, Lt. Howard Morton, Howard Buettner, Miles Aamann, Elizabeth Greene Peterson, Marcie Peterson,

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Notes: All names were noted with the image that has the top of the page.

Fantail Forum, No.4, KU NROTC & NAVY V-12 UNIT, 27 APRIL 1946

Notes: Ford Bohl, Tom Soffel, Clarence Marshall, Randy Gumpert, Ed Head, Walker Cooper, Lefty Hammer, Bob Gilmore, Hal Moore, Dick Olmstead ("On Deck with Dick"), Epps, Bill Riehl (illustrator), Lt. Comdr. V.J.McCabe, Lt. W.B. Harvey

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Francis N. Duffey

This is a page dedicated to the time spent by my dad at Gustavus Adolphus in 1945, Iowa State A & M in 1946, and Kansas in 1946. I found an old scrapbook, and these are the pictures and text from that book. As you read through the posts, please feel free to contact me with additional names and details about the pictures or people in the pictures.

Please remember that due to the nature of blogging, the beginning of the album is at the bottom of the items posted. So, please go down to the bottom and click on "Older Posts."