Parade And Air Show Top
Armed Forces Day Events
A troop parade and a spectacular air show May 19 at Fort
Wainwright will highlight the 13th local observance of Armed
Forces Day. Once more, Eielson AFB and Fort Wainwright will
combine activities to demonstrate the AFD theme, “Power for
Peace.”
The parade, held near Hangar One, will feature the 1st Battle
Group, 9th (Manchu) Infantry, other units of Yukon Command,
tne yth Army Band, airmen of the'
5010th Air Base Wing, and the 592nd
Air Force Band.
Reviewing the troops will be
Brig Gen Lester L. Wheeler, CG,
USARAL; Col Stephen W. Henry,
CO, Eielson AFB; Dr. Joseph M.
Ribar, Mayor of Fairbanks, and Dr.
William R. Wood, President, Uni
versity of Alaska.
Live Demonstration
Following the parade, there will
be a series of live demonstrations
—beginning at 11 a.m.—opened by
a precision sky diving exhibition
from an H-21 helicopter flying at
8,000 feet.
Other events during the air show
will include demonstrations by
Army helicopters, the H-21 and the
HU-1A, and formation flying by
T-33 and F-102 jets.
The air show will end around
noon.
At 1 p.m., the drawing for the
1962 Ford Falcon will be held near
Hangar One. All proceeds go in sup
port of youth activities.
Following the drawing, the Fort
Wainwright Sky Divers Club will
thrill the crowd with a series of
parachute jumps.
Sonducted Tours
At noon, conducted tours to other
“Open House" areas begin. Buses
will depart from the Bus Station
near Hangar One every 30 minutes
to visit the Golden North Service
Club, the Gym, Craft Shop, Main
Chapel, Manchu Museum, and other
points of interest.
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Surrounding Hangar One will be
! static displays of all types of both
! Army and Air Force equipment:
jet plants, tanks, helicopters, snow
shoes, mess kits, and combat rations.
For the children, there will be
numerous free rides available: Kid
dy Kar, Airplane, Toonerville Trol
ley, Merry-Go-Round, and Mock
Parachute Jump Tower.
Refreshments stands will be lo
cated throughout the area, and
the 9th Army and 582nd Air Force
Bands will keep the mood light and
easy with their smooth rhythms.
The Army Band will play in the
morning, the Air Force group in
the afternoon.
Former Resident
Dies In Tacoma
Word was received here this week
of the passing of Merle L. Hough,
who until several years ago was
active in Fairbanks in the real es
tate and insurance business.
Hough died in Tacoma, Wash.,
after a short illness.
Surviving Hough are his wife. !
Alice, who was employed at St.
Joseph’s Hospital while in Fair
banks. and three daughters who
reside in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
Services were held Thursday for
Hough in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. His j
widow resides at 14 Oregon Ave., j
Tacoma.
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POWER FOR PEACE — This Nike-Hercules ground to air missile
typifies the theme of the 13th annual Armed Forces Day . . .
“Power For Peace”. The missile pictured here was fired in a test
shot last winter. This Saturday, residents of the Fairbanks area are
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