Hello Elaine! Well, I imagine that anyone querying the Army about records, for genealogical or other purposes, would receive a reply, no matter which term is used--Air Corps or Air Force. But since the song lyrics remained so clearly with me, I wanted to share with everyone my memory of "Army Air Corps." The Navy had an air wing, too. I grew up near Corpus Christi, where a naval air station was built. Immediately after Pearl Harbor, packs of cards with silhouettes of airplanes became available (I think courtesy of the NAS), so civilians could spot friendly vs. unfriendly aircraft. I saw a good number of P-38s in the sky, but never a Zero. :) Anyway, people who know that someone they are seeking was in an air force, might want to check with the Navy, too. -- Best regards, Mary The Bat! 1.61 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 1 On Tuesday, June 03, 2003, 11:26 AM, you wrote: E> Yes, and I used the incorrect term as well. The Air Corps was E> part of the Army, hence the Army Air Corps. The Air Force was to E> be born later .... E> Elaine E> The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to E> be taken seriously. --Hubert H. Humphrey E> Hello Mary E> On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, you wrote >> Hello Wayne! >> This thread set me to reminiscing. I was a teen-ager during WWII. One >> of my classmates in particular dropped out of school our high-school >> senior year, to join the Army, where he became a pilot. >> I remember snatches from their song: "Off we go, into the wild blue >> yonder,/ Flying high into the sun./ Here they come, zooming to meet >> our thunder,/ At 'em, boys, give 'em the gun ... We live in fame/ Or >> go down in flame/ Nothing can stop the Army Air Corps." >> So. Query: Wasn't it first known as "The Army Air Corps"? E> ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== E> To join the SENIOR-NEWBIE list, for learning to use the computer and the internet: E> please click here and send: E> mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe E> ============================== E> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: E> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

My husband was stationed @ the Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi. We got to know the place well. Remember the surrounding Naval bases, called the "P" Fields? I don't think the Navy records from WW II were destroyed in the St. Louis fire, were they? I remember reading that it was mainly the Army records that were in the fire. juanita > Hello Elaine! > > Well, I imagine that anyone querying the Army about records, for > genealogical or other purposes, would receive a reply, no matter > which term is used--Air Corps or Air Force. > > But since the song lyrics remained so clearly with me, I wanted > to share with everyone my memory of "Army Air Corps." > > The Navy had an air wing, too. I grew up near Corpus Christi, > where a naval air station was built. Immediately after Pearl > Harbor, packs of cards with silhouettes of airplanes became > available (I think courtesy of the NAS), so civilians could spot > friendly vs. unfriendly aircraft. I saw a good number of P-38s in > the sky, but never a Zero. :) > > Anyway, people who know that someone they are seeking was in an > air force, might want to check with the Navy, too. > Mary

Hello Juanita! How nice to get to share memories, so many decades later! Yes, I remember the "P" fields. During the war, some of the young men stationed at this naval base would attend church with us. A friend of mine first dated and then married a young marine she met in this way--after he had, fortunately, come through the war in the Pacific unscathed. I will never forget how fine he looked in his dress uniform--how fine all of them looked, airmen, sailors, marines--and what a hard war they had to go off to fight, from which some never returned. About the records. No, I have not heard of a destructive fire involving them. We could "Google" about it, I guess. -- Best regards, Mary The Bat! 1.61 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 1 On Tuesday, June 03, 2003, 3:31 PM, you wrote: j> My husband was stationed @ the Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus j> Christi. We got to know the place well. Remember the surrounding j> Naval bases, called the "P" Fields? j> I don't think the Navy records from WW II were destroyed in the St. j> Louis fire, were they? I remember reading that it was mainly the j> Army records that were in the fire. j> juanita >> Hello Elaine! >> >> Well, I imagine that anyone querying the Army about records, for >> genealogical or other purposes, would receive a reply, no matter >> which term is used--Air Corps or Air Force. >> >> But since the song lyrics remained so clearly with me, I wanted >> to share with everyone my memory of "Army Air Corps." >> >> The Navy had an air wing, too. I grew up near Corpus Christi, >> where a naval air station was built. Immediately after Pearl >> Harbor, packs of cards with silhouettes of airplanes became >> available (I think courtesy of the NAS), so civilians could spot >> friendly vs. unfriendly aircraft. I saw a good number of P-38s in >> the sky, but never a Zero. :) >> >> Anyway, people who know that someone they are seeking was in an >> air force, might want to check with the Navy, too. >> Mary j> ==== ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS Mailing List ==== j> HOW TO CONTACT THE LIST ADMIN: j> please click here and send: j> mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com j> ============================== j> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: j> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237