1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

BRIEF ITEMS about PHIS with the COLORSLt. Col. James C. Kraus (Miami '41) was awardedthe USAF Commendation Medal at Hickam AFB,Hawaii, where he is now deputy director of procurementand production at Headquarters, PacificAir Forces. He received the medal for meritoriousfor duty with Headquarters, USAF, Office of theJudge Advocate General as chief of the AppellateDefense Division. . . Capt. Robert K. KeUy (L.S.U.'66) has arrived for duty at Offutt AFB, Neb., aftera tour of service in England. An intelligence officer,he is assigned to a SAC unit at Offutt.LT. COL. JAMES C. KRAUS, Miami '41, as he wasawarded USAF Commendation Medal at Hickam AFB,Hawaii.Lt. Col. WilUam L. Wood (Mercer '41) has beendecorated with the USAF Commendation Medalat Grand Forks AFB, N.D. Now assigned to a SACunit at Grand Forks, he was awarded the medalfor meritorious service as an operations officer atMinot AFB, N D. Lt. Col. James S. Garrison(Oklahoma '45) has arrived for duty at Scott AFB,111., after a tour of service in Japan. He is assistantchief of flying safety for Headquarters ofthe Military Transport Service at Scott. 1st Lt.Cary L. Fondren (Mississippi) has been decoratedwith the USAF Commendation Medal at ColumbusAFB, Miss., for meritorious service as a supplyofficer at Columbus. Capt. Ronald M. Engelbeck(Iowa '66) received a Seventeenth Air ForceOutstanding Achievement Certificate at HoUomanAFB, N.M. He was cited for his service as officerin-chargeof Project Daily Double, a mammothtransatlantic deployment of units of the 366thTactical Fighter Wing from Chambley AB, France,to Holloman in July 1963.service as a communications systems project officerat Headquarters, USAF, Washington, D.C. .Capt. James D. Geddes (Willamette '57), a fighterinterceptorpilot, has arrived for duty with anAir Defense Command unit of the NATO IcelandDefense Force at Keflavik Airport. Lt. Col.George W. Shipley (California '42) has arrived forduty at Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, HickamAFB, Hawaii. He previously served at Omaha,Neb. „, Capt. Frank R. Hunsucker (Ohio '53),USAR, is presently attending George WashingtonUniversity to obtain the MBA degree under theAir Force advance management plan. 1st Lt.Thomas C. Arata. (L.S.U.) has been assigned toHeadquarters, U.S. Army Communications Zone,Europe.* * *Lt. Col. Robert M. Hancock (Wabash '41), sonof Robert M. Hancock (Wabash '21), St. Augustine,Fla., has entered the Industrial College of theArmed Forces at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington,D.C. He is one of 180 selected senior militaryofficers and key government officials who will undergoten months of intensive education in themanagement of strategic logistic resources for nationalsecurity. Brother Hancock is a graduate ofthe U.S. Military Academy. Capt. Dennis J.Belknap (Iowa '56) has been decorated with theUSAF Commendation Medal at Offutt AFB, Neb.,for meritorious service as a pilot at Offutt. He isassigned to the 34th Air Refueling Squadron. .Col. Robert O. Rolhnan (Dickinson '48) has arrivedCapt. Harry L. Bailey (Vanderbilt) has been assignedto an Air Training Command unit at KeeslerAFB, Miss., following his recent call to activeduty. He will join the medical staff at Keeslerto practice as a surgeon. . Capt. WendeU H.McLiu (Willamette) has arrived for duty as adental officer with the Air Training Command,Keesler AFB, Miss. . . 2d Lt. Alfred H. Tichenor(Arizona State) has entered USAF pilot trainingat Moody AFB, Ga. 2d Lts. Richard A.Frederick (Ohio Wesleyan), Estel G. Giffiord (Texas)and Sven W. Edlund (Union) are in USAF pilottraining at Webb AFB, Tex. . 2nd Lts. WarrenH. Bourgeois (L.S.U.) and John W. Wyatt Jr.(Georgia) have entered Air Force pilot training,the former at Laughlin AFB, Tex., the latter atLaredo AFB, Tex. 2d Lts. George E. Jones(Miami), Robert D. Colby Jr. (Allegheny) andRichard D. Wenger (Washburn) have enteredUSAF navigator training at James Connally AFB,Tex.Capt. Wesley B. Collins (North Dakota) hasgraduated with a B.S. degree in engineering sciencesfrom the Air Force Institute of Technology,Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and has been assignedto Wethersfield RAF Station, England. . Maj.Robert O. Nixon (Pittsburgh) has graduated fromthe Air Force Institute of Tecnhology School ofSystems and Logistics at Wright-Patterson AFB,Ohio, receiving his master of science degree in[114]