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TableofContentsAcknowledgements .iiRobert H. GoddardAchievement 7 – Cadet Training Program.16About.iiNeil Alden ArmstrongAchievement 8 – Cadet Training Program.1Henry Harley “Hap” ArnoldAchievement 2 – Cadet Training Program.3Frank Grover BrewerCAP Memorial Aerospace Awards .4Frank Grover Brewer Jr.CAP Memorial Aerospace Awards .5Albert Scott CrossfieldMaster Rating in Aerospace Education – Senior TrainingProgram and Teacher of the Year Award .7John Francis CurryAchievement 1 – Cadet Training Program.9James Harold DoolittleAchievement 6 – Cadet Training Program.10Ira Clarence EakerPhase IV Completion Award – Cadet Training Program .11Charles Augustus LindberghAchievement 5 – Cadet Training Program .17Grover Cleveland LoeningLevel III Completion Award – Senior Training Program .18William E. MitchellPhase II Completion Award – Cadet Training Program .20Edward Vernon RickenbackerAchievement 4 – Cadet Training Program.22Carl Andrew SpaatzCompletion of Cadet Training Program Award.23Gill Robb WilsonLevel V Completion Award – Senior Training Program .24Wright BrothersPhase I Completion Award – Cadet Training Award .26Charles E. “Chuck” YeagerAerospace Education Achievement Award – SeniorTraining Program .28Amelia EarhartPhase III Completion Award – Cadet Training Program .12Mary Stan FeikAchievement 3 – Cadet Training Program.14Paul E. GarberLevel IV Completion Award – Senior Training Program .15National Awards & Achievements i
edgementsAbout Civil Air PatrolTChis document was created for all Civil Air Patrol members as a resource of information about those individualsfor whom achievements and awards are named. Thebiographies were gathered from many sources and respectfullycompiled so that future CAP members could understand thehistory and meaning behind these prestigious awards andachievements.We wish to thank all those whose names are included in thisdocument and especially to the one person who had the visionto see the need for this information and worked tirelessly toaccomplish this task – Amanda B. Anderson, Lt Col, CAP. LtCol Anderson is truly an inspiration to all who wish to understand the history of the individuals for whom the awards andachievements are named.We also wish to thank the Brewer Family, who encouraged thisprocess and helped to make it a reality. Further thanks go tothe team at CAP National Headquarters, for editing and providing layout, graphics, and dissemination of this document.We hope you enjoy reading about and understanding the historical connections between the pioneers of the past and theaerospace leaders of the present and future who will receivethese awards and achievements in CAP.ivil Air Patrol (CAP) is a private, nonprofit corporationchartered under a special Act of Congress on 1December 1941, which sets forth the purposes, rights,and duties of the Civil Air Patrol. TheUnited States Congress later incorporated Civil Air Patrol on 1 July1946. Civil Air Patrol functions inaccordance with its Constitution& Bylaws, regulations and otherdirectives approved by the Boardof Governors.The objectives and purposes of Civil Air Patrol shall be:ª To provide an organization to encourage and aid Americancitizens in the contribution of their efforts, services, andresources in the development of aviation and in the maintenance of aerospace supremacy.ª To provide an organization to encourage and develop, byexample, the voluntary contribution of private citizens to thepublic welfare.ª To provide aviation and aerospace education and training,especially to its senior and cadet members.ª To encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities.ª To provide an organization of private citizens with adequatefacilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies.ª To assist the Department of the Air Force in fulfilling its noncombat programs and missions.National Awards & Achievements iii
About Aerospace EducationAbout Professional DevelopmentCTAP defines aerospace education (AE) as “that branch ofgeneral education concerned with communicatingknowledge, skills, and attitudes about aerospace activities and the total impact of air and spacevehicles upon society.” The aerospaceeducation programs are designed topromote an understanding andappreciation for the importance ofaviation and space exploration to oursociety and national security. (SeeCAPR 280-2)About Cadet ProgramsThe mission of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program is toprovide the youth of our nation a quality program thatenhances their leadership skills through an interest inaviation, and simultaneously provide servicesto the United States Air Force and thelocal community. (See CAPR52-16)iv CIVIL AIR PATROLo accomplish the CAP mission,the CAP Senior MemberProfessional DevelopmentProgram prepares members to servetheir units, their communities, andtheir nation. (See CAPR 50-17)
NEILALDENARMSTRONGAugust 5, 1930 –Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930.He received a Bachelor of Science degree in AeronauticalEngineering from Purdue University in 1955.After serving as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952 and completing his studies at Purdue, Armstrong joined the NationalAdvisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955. His firstassignment was with the NACA Lewis Research Center inCleveland, Ohio. For the next 17 years, he was an engineer,test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency, the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA).coordination and management of overall NASA research andtechnology work related to aeronautics.He was Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University ofCincinnati from 1971-1979. During the years 1982-1992,Armstrong was chairman of Computing Technologies forAviation, Inc., Charlottesville, Va.“OneAs a research pilot at NASA’sResearch Center, Edwards,small step FlightCalif., he was a project pilot onmany pioneering high speed airfor a man, craft, including the well known,4000-mph X-15. He has flown200 different models of airone giant overcraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders.leap for Armstrong was selected as anastronaut in 1962. As commandfor the Gemini 8 mission,mankind.” pilotlaunched on March 16, 1966,He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in AeronauticalEngineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science inAerospace Engineering from the University of SouthernCalifornia. He holds honorary doctorates from a number ofuniversities.Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space.Armstrong has been decorated by 17 countries. He is therecipient of many special honors, including the PresidentialMedal of Freedom; the Congressional Space Medal of Honor;the Explorers Club Medal; the Robert H. Goddard MemorialTrophy; the NASA Distinguished Service Medal; the HarmonInternational Aviation Trophy; the Royal Geographic Society’sGold Medal; the Federation Aeronautique Internationale’s GoldSpace Medal; the American Astronautical Society FlightAchievement Award; the Robert J. Collier Trophy; the AIAAAstronautics Award; the Octave Chanute Award; and the JohnJ. Montgomery Award.As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunarlanding mission, Armstrong gained the distinction of being thefirst man to land a craft on the moon and first to step on itssurface.Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy AssociateAdministrator for Aeronautics at NASA Headquarters inWashington, D.C. In this position, he was responsible for theArmstrong is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilotsand the Royal Aeronautical Society; Honorary Fellow of theAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and theInternational Astronautics Federation.He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering andthe Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco. He served as amember of the National Commission on Space (1985-1986),as Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle Challenger Accident (1986), and as Chairman of thePresidential Advisory Committee for the Peace Corps (19711973).National Awards & Achievements 1
GEMINI-5, GEMINI-8,GEMINI-11, APOLLO-8,APOLLO-11 LUNAR LANDINGAs a CAP Achievement:Neil Armstrong RibbonThis is Achievement 8 in Phase II,The Leadership Phase, of the CadetProgram. This Achievement involvesthe topic of Space Exploration. Upon completion of Phase II,the cadet is eligible for the General Billy Mitchell Award.(See CAPR 52-16)Heraldic Description:(Provided by Col. Leonard Blascovich, CAP)On the Dexter and Sinister ends of the ribbon is arectangle of blue which represents the earth and theatmosphere, bordered to the center are equal stripsof white, red and white. The red white and bluerepresents the traditional colors of the UnitedStates. The final white strip indicates the finalbarrier to the center of the ribbon which is alarge black rectangle, representing the darkness and void of space. In final review, itdepicts from left to right, an Americanleaving earth’s boundary, travelingthrough space and returning to Earth.2 CIVIL AIR PATROL
HENRYHARLEY“HAP”ARNOLDJune 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950“Hap” Arnold was born on June 25, 1886 inGladwyne, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromhigh school, not sure whether he should enter a seminary tobecome a Baptist minister or study medicine and eventuallytake over his father’s practice. When an older brother decidednot to follow through on an appointment to the U.S. MilitaryAcademy, Arnold took the examinations, was accepted, andentered West Point in 1903. After graduation from the U.S.Military Academy in 1907, he learned to fly atthe Wright Brothers’ school in 1911. For hispioneering flights, he received thefirst military aviator badge, theAero Club of America’s Aviatorcertificate no. 29 and expert aviatorcertificate no. 4. He was also awardedthe first MacKay Trophy in 1912 forsuccessfully reconnoitering a triangularcourse from College Park toWashington Barracks, DC, then toFort Meyer, Virginia and return toCollege Park. After experimenting withdirecting artillery fire from the air byradio, he became supply officer at theaviation school at San Diego and thenorganized the 7th Aero Squadron atthe Panama Canal. During World WarI, “Hap” Arnold was Chief of theInformation Service and served asAssistant Director of MilitaryAeronautics. After the war, he promoted such innovations asthe aerial forest patrol and in-flight refueling. Graduated by theArmy Industrial College in 1925, he became Chief of theInformation Division and also completed the command andgeneral staff school.first(and only)five-starGeneralof bothUS Armyand USAir Forcetant chief, then as Chief of the Army Air Corps in1938. With the organization of the WarDepartment General Staff in March 1942, he became theCommanding General of the Allied Air Forces. Under his leadership, the air arm grew from 22,000 officers and men with3,900 planes to nearly 2,500,000 men and 75,000 aircraft.As commanding general, he led his worldwide Army Air Forcesto final victory during World War II through the total utilizationof strategic air power. Arnold was especially interested in thedevelopment of sophisticated aerospace technology to give theUnited States an edge in achieving air superiority. He fosteredthe development of jet aircraft, rockets, rocket assisted takeoffand supersonic flight. In 1945, he suffered a heart attack dueto overwork. After retiring in 1946, he was honored by beingappointed the first (and only) five-star General of both theUnited States Army and the United States Air Force.During his career he received three Distinguished ServiceMedals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and decorations from Morocco, Brazil, Yugoslavia, Peru, France, Mexicoand Great Britain. He wrote a number of books for boys aimedat creating an interest in flying and after WWII he wrote hisautobiography, “Global Mission.” On Jan, 15, 1950, he died at“Valley of the Moon”, his ranch near Sonoma, California.As a CAP Achievement:General “Hap” Arnold Achievement RibbonThis is Achievement 2 in Phase I, the“Learning Phase,” of the CadetProgram. This Achievement involvesthe topic of US Airpower Development. Upon completionof Phase I, the cadet is eligible for the Wright BrothersAward. (See CAPR 52-16)In 1934, he led a flight of ten B-10 bombers on a historicflight from Washington DC to Alaska, where he won a secondMacKay Trophy. After becoming a commanding general in theGeneral Headquarters Air Force in 1935, he served as assisNational Awards & Achievements 3
FRANKGROVERBREWERNovember 4, 1892 – May 10, 1957A native of Shelby County, Alabama, he was born near thepresent town of Alabaster on November 4, 1892 as a son ofWashington and Mary Jane (Coates) Brewer. He received hiseducation in the public schools and Howard College ofBirmingham.In 1928, be became co-owner of Alabama Highway Express,Inc., a firm that grew from two trucks to 200 operating intwelve states, employing 400 people and serving every majorcity east of the Mississippi River. Mr.Brewer sold his interest in this firm in1950, but he continued his active rolein community life.founderof theBrewerTrophyDuring his long career, he served asPresident of the Alabama TruckingAssociation and the Birmingham MotorTruck Club. He was also a member ofCivitan International, Birmingham AeroClub and the National AeronauticAssociation. He was a director of theSpastic Aid Society of Alabama, of Goodwill Industries and ofthe Birmingham Sunday School Council. He was a member ofEast Lake Methodist Church where he was a steward and amember of the Liles Brotherhood Class.Mr. Brewer will be remembered as a civic worker, a churchworker and an all-around good citizen. Most of all, he will beremembered as the founder of the Brewer Trophy “in honor ofhis two sons and the million and a half American youth put intothe air in World War II.” National Aeronautics Associationawards a replicate of the trophy annually. The original trophy ison permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum inWashington, D.C. He envisioned the importance of aerospaceeducation and contributed to its advancement during his lifetime.4 CIVIL AIR PATROLBrewer TrophyCAP received the National AeronauticAssociation’s Frank G. BrewerAerospace EducationTrophy in 2002.
FRANKGROVERBREWER,JROctober 4, 1917 –Like his father, Frank G. Brewer, Jr. has not only been a successful businessman but also a church and civic leader and anenthusiastic supporter of youth in aerospace education.Mr. Brewer was born in 1917, raised and educated inBirmingham, Alabama, which he still calls home. Following hisgraduation from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (AuburnUniversity) in 1940 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mr.Brewer was drafted March 10, 1942 and entered the U.S.Army Air Corps at Fort McPherson, Georgia. From 1943 to1945 he served with the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces inEurope as a lead radio operator on Martin B26 Marauderbombers from England and France. During his69 combat missions, he was awarded twoDistinguished Flying Crosses andeleven Air Medals.CivilAir PatrolFollowing World War II,returned toDistinguished heBirminghamand becameVice President and part owner ofHighway Express, Inc. He alsoService Alabamaserved as President of BrewerEnterprises, Inc., before becoming ViceMedal President and General Manager of DixieElectrical Manufacturing Company in 1961.In 1964, Mr. Brewer became President of this firm, and subsequently, President and Chairman of the Board. Semi-retired in1984, Mr. Brewer is a financial consultant and investmentcounselor and actively directs personal investments.Mr. Brewer was a co-founder of the B26 Marauder HistoricalSociety and its second president. He was one of the foundersof the Alabama Chapter of the Eighth Air Force HistoricalSociety and has been a continuous participant in its affairs.On March 27, 1958 Mr. Brewer joined Civil Air Patrol as a 2dLieutenant. Since that time he has served the Alabama Wing ofCAP as Deputy for Cadets, Inspector, Deputy Commander,Interim Commander, and is currently assigned to AlabamaWing Headquarters. He was promoted to Colonel and awardedthe Civil Air Patrol Distinguished Service Medal on November15, 2003.History and Purpose of AwardsThere is often confusion between the Frank G. Brewer – CivilAir Patrol Memorial Aerospace Awards and the Brewer TrophyAwards. Both awards bear the name of Frank G. Brewer, butone (the trophy) was originated and endowed by Mr. Brewer,Sr. and the other was originated by his family as a memorial tohis lifelong dedication to youth and aviation.The Brewer TrophiesIn 1943, the National Aeronautics Association established theOffice of Air Youth, and proposed to establish an annual trophyto be awarded in recognition of unselfish service for theadvancement of air youth. Mr. Frank G. Brewer, Sr. acceptedsponsorship service and endowment of this trophy to honor hissons who were serving in World War II, Frank Jr. and Robert.Robert was a paratrooper, who jumped on D-Day, was captured and later died in a German prisoner of war camp. Inaddition, he established two other trophies to recognize thesesame contributions in the State of Alabama and in his homecity of Birmingham.The first trophies were awarded in December 1943 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ firstflight at Kitty Hawk. The National Trophy was presented to theCivil Aeronautics Administration, the State Trophy went to theBirmingham Exchange Club and the City Trophy was awardedto Mr. Brown G. Hill.The three Brewer Trophies were awarded each year through1956. Upon Mr. Brewer’s death in 1957, Mr. Brewer, Jr.requested that the State and City trophies be retired. TheNational Aeronautics Association continues to present theNational Awards & Achievements 5
National Trophy annually. Mr. Brewer, Jr., established a trustfund with the National Aeronautic Association to provide inperpetuity the annual awarding of the Brewer Trophy. This trophy is acclaimed to be the most prestigious award in aerospaceeducation. The original Alabama State and Birmingham Citytrophies are on permanent display at the Southern Museum ofFlight in Birmingham.flight – from skydiving and models to commercial airlines andmilitary fighters.The association traces its roots back to 1905 when the AeroClub of America was founded. The NAA was incorporated in1922 and was the first to issue pilot licenses. Our originalmembers include Wilbur and Orville Wright, CharlesLindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle, and many others.About NAAThe National Aeronautics Association (NAA) is a unique andspecial organization. It is non-parochial, charitable, and broadbased in its membership. Its members comprise individuals andorganizations representing all segments of American aviation.NAA has a diverse membership and we encompass all areas ofMission Statement: The primary mission of NAA is theadvancement of the art, sport, and science of aviation andspace flight by fostering opportunities to participate fully in aviation activities and by promoting public understanding of theimportance of aviation and space flight to the United States.The Frank G. Brewer – Civil Air Patrol MemorialAerospace Awards were established on December 31,1959, to memorialize the devotion to youth and aerospaceeducation of Mr. Frank G. Brewer, Sr.In recent years, the Brewer Trophy has been presented at theNational Conference on Aviation and Space Education(NCASE). NCASE is the premier aerospace education conference of its kind in the nation. It is also one of Civil Air Patrol’smajor contributions to America’s aerospace education classrooms. Since 1968, NCASE has brought together educatorsfrom around the nation to learn from a variety of gifted speakers and motivational teachers. NCASE is being revamped in2005 and will resume every two years beginning in 2006.Following Mr. Brewer, Sr.’s death in 1957, his oldest son, thenCaptain Frank G. Brewer, Jr., CAP, approached Civil Air Patrolto establish an aerospace award in his father’s memory. Withthe advice and encouragement of the Civil Air Patrol NationalCommander – Brigadier General Stephen D. McElroy, USAF –a new CAP regulation to establish the award was drafted andfinalized in November 1959.From 1960 through 1977, three awards were presented eachyear; one to a CAP cadet, one to a CAP senior member andone to an individual or organization outside of Civil Air Patrol.Beginning in 1978, the number of awards was expanded tofour with separate awards being given to an individual and toan organization outside CAP.The Brewer Family and Aerospace EducationThe Brewer Family sponsors two different awards in the area ofaerospace education:1. The Frank G. Brewer TrophyAwarded annually (since 1943) to an individual, a group ofindividuals, or an organization for significant contributions ofenduring value to aerospace education in the United States.This award is administered by the National AeronauticsAssociation.The Brewer Trophy is on permanent display at the SmithsonianNational Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.6 CIVIL AIR PATROL2. The Frank G. Brewer – Civil Air Patrol MemorialAerospace AwardThis award is presented annually in four categories at both theregional and national level. Established 31 Dec 1959, theaward serves as a memorial to Mr. Frank G. Brewer, Sr. It recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of youth in aerospaceactivities.The four categories for this award are:Category I – Civil Air Patrol Cadet MemberCategory II – Civil Air Patrol Senior MemberCategory III – Individual or Organization outside of Civil AirPatrolCategory IV – Lifetime AchievementThis award is typically presented at the CAP National BoardMeeting held in August.For more information and applications for these awards, seeCAPP 15 or visit the AE website at www.cap.gov/ae.Note: This document was edited by Frank G. Brewer, Jr. andRob Brewer, May 9, 2005.
ALBERTSCOTTCROSSFIELDOctober 21, 1921 –Scott Crossfield was born October 2, 1921, in Berkeley, Calif.He took his first flight at age six in an oil company airplane, aflight that hooked him on aviation for life. He began flying lessons at the age of twelve, in return for delivering newspapers atthe Wilmington Airport. By the time he graduated from highschool, he had resolved to emulate such famous test pilots asBoeing’s Eddie Allen and the Air Force’s Jimmy Doolittle. Hereceived both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Sciencedegrees in aeronautical engineering from theUniversity of Washington.firstDuring World War II he was a fighter pilot andgunnery instructor in the U.S. Navy. Into fly fighter1950, he joined NASA's predecessor, theAdvisory Committee for Aeronauticstwice National(NACA), and was a research pilot for the nextfive years at the High Speed FlightStation at Edwards, Calif.the speed ResearchThere he was the test pilot fornumerous research aircraft, includthe X-1, X-4, X-5, XF-92, theof sound, ingD-558-I,D-558-II, and onNovember 20, 1953 he became the first pilot1953 to fly faster than Mach 2. He was also the firstto fly the T-39, the military version of the Sabreliner jet. He leftNorth American in 1967, moving first to Eastern Airlines, thento Hawker-Siddley Aviation, and then served as a technicalconsultant to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee onScience and Technology.Scott retired in 1993, but still flies his 1961 Cessna 210A toEAA Airventure at Oshkosh, Sun ’n’ Fun, and other aviationcelebrations around the country to give speeches that concentrate more on the future than on the past. He presents the A.Scott Crossfield Aerospace Teacher of the Year Award at theNational Conference on Aviation and Space Education. Hisbiography, “Always Another Dawn,” was published in 1960.Among his awards are the Collier Trophy (presented byPresident Kennedy) from the National Aeronautics Association,The Harmon Trophy (also presented by President Kennedy) andthe NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. In 1963,Crossfield was one of the charter inductees to the AerospaceHall of Fame. In 1983, he was inducted into the NationalAviation Hall of Fame, and was presented with the SmithsonianNational Air and Space Museum Trophy for LifetimeAchievement in November 2000.pilot to fly the X-15 and in 1960 became thefirst man to fly that aircraft (unofficially) at Mach 3.While at Edwards, Crossfield helped design the first fullpressure flight suit, which evolved into the pressure suitsused by military pilots and NASA astronauts. In 1955Crossfield joined North American Aviation as a pilot anddesign consultant on the X-15. He also was the first pilotNational Awards & Achievements 7
The A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Award:A. Scott Crossfield RibbonThis recognition program is for CAP senior members who have earned the Master Rating in theAerospace Education Officer Specialty Track. For more information, refer to CAPR 280-2.The A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace EducationTeacher of the Year AwardThis is an award to recognize aerospace education teachers for outstanding accomplishments in aerospace education andfor possessing those honorable attributes expected of American educators. This award is open to classroom teachers ofkindergarten through twelfth grade at public, private or parochial schools. It honors teachers who1) use aerospace education to teach traditional subjects or,2) teach aerospace education as a separate subject or,3) uses aerospace education to enrich the teaching of traditional subjects.The A. Scott Crossfield award consists of:1) A 1,000 cash stipend,2) Membership in the National Conference Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership,3) Free room and registration at all future National Conferences on Aviation and Space Education.Anyone may submit a nomination. For more information, including deadline for application submission, see CAPP 15.8 CIVIL AIR PATROL
JOHNFRANCISCURRYApril 22, 1886 – March 3, 1973John F. Curry was born on April 22, 1886, in New York City,New York. He was graduated from the United States MilitaryAcademy, West Point, New York and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry on February 14, 1908.During World War I, John Curry participated in the occupationof the Second Army Defensive Sector. He returned to theUnited States in August 1919, and was on duty in the Office,Division of Air Service, Washington, DC, to January 1920,when he was ordered to Hawaii. He came to McCook Field,Ohio, and in June 1924, graduated from the Air ServiceEngineer School there. He later went toWright Field, Ohio, before being ordered toLangley Field, Virginia, where he graduatedfrom the Tactical School in 1928.He graduated from the Commandand General Staff School, FortLeavenworth, Kansas, in June1930 and returned to LangleyField for duty as AssistantCommandant of the Air Corps TacticalSchool.firstnationalcommanderof CAPIn August 1931, he was transferred to Maxwell Field, Alabama,where he served as Commandant, Air Corps Tactical School,and Commanding Officer of the Post until August 1935. Hewas graduated from the Army War College, Washington, DC,in June 1936, and assigned to duty in the Office of the Chiefof Staff, War Department, Washington, DC, until March 1938.He held various other base commands until July 1943, whenhe went overseas and was assigned to HeadquartersMediterranean Allied Air Forces. He returned to the UnitedStates in March, 1945, and was assigned to HeadquartersArmy Air Forces, Washington, DC.from being put aside entirely during the war. As Gen. Currystated, “Without such a plan [as CAP], there might be noprivate aviation for the duration of the war; with such a plan,there is a chance that private flying might continue and develop.” Under Curry’s guidance, wings were formed in everystate. He helped mobilize 100,000 private pilots for noncombatant service; thus freeing military pilots for wartime duty.Although he only served a few months as National Commander,Maj. Gen. Curry’s organizational skills were influential in determining the future growth of this new resource. Thanks to thevision of John F. Curry and others like him, CAP remainedthroughout the war as an effective demonstration of volunteerspirit.After World War II, Maj. Gen. John Curry headed theColorado Wing of Civil Air Patrol and was also Colorado StateDirector of Aeronautics where he conducted light plane surveys through the rugged Colorado Rockies. As a result ofCurry’s direction, maps of safe-flying routes were developed byColorado CAP personnel.General J. F. Curry Achievement:General Curry RibbonThis is a cadet’s first award. It is givenwhen the Cadet is promoted to CadetAirman (C/Amn). This Achievement isnamed after Civil Air Patrol’s first National Commander.In 1941, Maj. Gen. John Francis Curry was selected as the firstNational Commander of the newly formed Civil Air Patrol. Partof the reason for the founding of CAP was to keep aviationNational Awards & Achievements 9
JAMESHAROLDDOOLITTLEDecember 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993Born in Alameda, California on December 14, 1896, Doolittlewas a junior at the University of California when the UnitedStates entered World War I. He enlisted as a flying cadet in theArmy Signal Corps, which gave him a commission. He spentthe war as a flying instructor in the United States.Remaining in the Army after the war, he earned a B.A. degreein 1922 and then
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of Scouting .” The Scoutmaster pins the patrol leader’s badge on the boy’s left sleeve and presents him with a copy of the Patrol Leader Handbook. The youngest member of the patrol steps forward and gives him the patrol flag . The troop gives a cheer for the new patrol leader, who steps back to his patrol where he is congratulated
Semper Vigilans! CAP National Commander What is Civil Air Patrol? Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with about 61,000 volunteer members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue
represent the squadron’s location along the Ohio River. The Latin Semper Vigilans references the Civil Air Patrol’s motto for “Always Vigilant.” The jigsaw pattern is emblematic of a similar pattern in many United States Air Force command patches and represents the close relation of the Air Force with the Civil Air Patrol.
Civil Air Patrol is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Altitudesis the official publication of the Rocky Mountain Region of the Civil Air Patrol. It is published two times a year with content supplied by the Rocky Mountain Region Public Affairs Staff.
Civil Air Patrol is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Altitudes is the official publication of the Rocky Mountain Region of the Civil Air Patrol. It is published two times a year with content supplied by the Rocky Mountain Region Public Affairs Staff. Altitudes is published by a private firm which
from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer MARK TWAIN In this famous selection from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), written by Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910), Tom, burdened with the chore to whitewash his Aunt Polly’s fence as punishment for his having played hooky from school, comes up with an ingenious way to get out of his work: He convinces his friends that it’s .
