Yes, and I used the incorrect term as well. The Air Corps was part of the Army, hence the Army Air Corps. The Air Force was to be born later .... Elaine The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. --Hubert H. Humphrey Hello Mary 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"?