The Honolulu Advertiser from Honolulu, Hawaii • 21

1L SECOND SECTION THF HfiMOT IT I A nF TI c.r CJTvnAV mnDVlvr. crDTrmnm turned his energies to Hollv- Women's Air Raid Defense Oahuan Heads Alice Araki Starts Bible School Study wood where, as a technical adviser, he made valuable con S. Araki. Halfiwa WaJatua Visa Miss Alice Shizue Araki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

James tributions from his knowledge Navy Air Group and combat experience to both commercial and training films. Squadron VFN-79. After concentrated final training this squadron was re-commissioned as the now famous CVXG-(N)-41 which operated extensively in the Luzon and Formosa areas and had a lively participation in the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. It was on this tour of duty in December, 1944, that Cmdr. Caldwell was awarded the Dis tinguished Flying Cross for the sinking of a Japanese ship off Luzon.

Demonstrating "still another Cmdr. Baldwell contributed a factual story on the development of the night-fighter technique as an offensive naval weapon which was published in the August 11, 1945 issue of the Organization Is Disbanded The Women's Air Raid Defense organization of the 7th Fighter Wing, under the command of Brig. Gen. John Weikert has Jsbanded after more than three and a half years of lervS'e The declaration of V-J day and the subsequent elimination of the manpower shortage marmy installations have made it Jkarly 1944 he assumed com enrolled as a student at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. One of more than 1,500 registered fcr the fall term.

Miss Araki. will study Bible and methods of Christian work. New students this term are from 23 states, Hawaii and Canada. mand of one of the early night-fighter squadrons toemerge Saturday Evening Post, The commander's parents, Capt. Turner Foster Caldwell, USN (Ret.) and Mrs.

Caldwell, live at 238 Kaliheo Kailua. from the exacting training course he had helped to devise -mergency organization fighter aid dispatched either to guide a lost plane in or circle a 1 1 I IwJsmaW' V'T im ntf if fyj forced landing to guide sea rescue surface craft to the aid of the downed personnel. Monthly "Dry Runs" In order to have the defense system operating at its greatest degree of efficiency, monthly coordinated exercises were conducted by the close cooperation of the Army and Navy. The Navy acting as an attacking force would strike on an unknown hour and day. Drill alerts would be called and all island forces would go into a condition of readiness for the simulated hostile attack.

The greatest amount of security had to be maintaned dur like ail main defense plans, the Hawaiian island plan depend-e(j on radar air warning systems: the radar to detect the enemy, and airpower to strike the first blow. The Women's Air Raid Defense organization was charged with the vital task of efficiently operating positions in the air defense center. Met In 1941 On December 26, 1941, a small group of Honolulu girls, assembled by Mrs. John Howard and Mrs. H.

Alexander Walker met at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in response to a military request. These young women became the nucleus of what was to be the Women's Air Raid Defense, organized to relieve urgently needed men for combat duty. Two other women played im portant roles in the efficient oper- J. CMDR. CALDWELL Btion oi mis organization: lvxrs.

Roger T. Williams who was appointed Chief Supervisor in 1942, ing this program to prevent the possibility of an enemy task force's perpetrating a sneak or shadow attack. During these exercises the women worked feverishly, as all normal air transport had to be maintained, and distress and emergency plotting had to be continued without the disruption of regular aerial training programs. Upon completion of the exercise the Air Defense Center returned to its normal but and Mrs. John S.

Coonley of Honolulu who succeeded her in May 1943. The original group was made up of island girls and Army, Navy, and Marine wives who, by Continuing "a brilliant naval career, Cmdr. T. F. Caldwell, USN, formerly of Honolulu, is now the youthful commanding officer of the night attack combat training unit operating from the Barber's Point Naval Air station.

Cmdr. Caldwell was graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, in the class of 1935, having previously attended Severn Preparatory school at Severna Park. Md. Immediate sDeeial waiver, were taken off extremely important task of pre the evacuation list. The first plotting and training classes were held at Iolani Palace, in Honolulu.

Upon completion of the air defense control center, all venting a surprise attack. With their job done, many of the girls will return to their homes when transportation becomes available. Some, however, will remain, having accepted civil service vacancies or having found employment with private enterprises. further training was conducted at the center. On February 1, 1942.

the WARD organization of 104 girls moved into quarters at Fort Shafter and began work in the defense center 24 hours a day. By summer of 1942, the WARD had established units to operate filter stations on out lying islands. Recruit on Mainland The problem of obtaining sufficient competent and necessary workers finally reached the criti cal stage, so arrangements A I1 Ml Tyrolean Xx I fll I slacksuit Jf 1 1 in 2 colors. were made to recruit girls on the Mainland under one year con tracts. The first group from the.

coast arrived in February 1943. ly following his commissioning he spent a year aboard the USS Saratoga and two more years aboard a destroyer before beginning flight training at Pensacola, Fla. An original member of Scouting Squadron Five, he served aboard the "old" York-town in 1939. Until Squadron Five was dissolved in December, 1942, Cmdr. Caldwell held every position in the squadron from assistant navigator to commanding officer, The citations which accompanied his three Navy Crosses explain how actively he contributed to the Navy's tenacious air counteroff ensive during the desperate first year of the Pacific war.

For the first six months of 1943 he was training officer at Operational Training Command Headquarters at Vero Beach, establishing the fundamental training requirements, equipment and maintenance needs, and the over-all organizational groundwork for the night-fighter program. The last half of 1943, while waiting for this new training prr-gram to turn out the especially-trained and. equipped pilots and deck crews, Cmdr. Caldwell Although most of the girls have been from the West Coast, near 'News' Subject Of Forum At Canteen "Do We Get Our News Straight," will be the subject of the weekly forum at the Labor Canteen at 2 p.m. today.

Paul Beam of The Honolulu Advertiser, Robert Dick, assistant manager of KGMB, and Vic Weingarten, representing the labor press viewpoint, will speak. Bill Tyree of the United Press will be chairman. Following the forum, Julian Bercovici, director of the Canteen chorus, will present a preview of his group at 4 o'clock. The 5 o'clock dance will feature the Junglieers orchestra. The chorus will rehearse at 7 o'clock.

Soldiers, sailors, merchant seamen and civilians have been invited to participate in any of these events. The Labor Canteen is located opposite the post ly every state the Union has been represented in the WARD. The women worked on a master operations board on which is a complete layout of the Ha- eiacksuit with 1 sZH battle jacket, VtV T) Nailhead 17.95 P1 I 1 jerkin slacksuit, size 12 to 20. wauan chain, gridded and with locations given by code names. All aircraft flights moving within the range of the Hawaiian area of operation were plotted on this board so that at a glance.

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