VFW Katmai Post 7056 Walk Off With
Many Awards At State Convention
The Katmai Post 7056 of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars was
presented with a number of
awards at the VFW State conven
tion held at Ketchikan, June 7 to
June 10.
National Senior Vice-Comman
der Louis Feldman made the pre
sentation of awards at the Dis
tinguished Guests Banquet held
during the convention. The pre
sentations to the Kodiak group
included awards for the highest
membership attained—presented
to Post Commander Charles Chris
toffersen; Distinguished Service
Award to Phil Dinglasa, Post
Steward.
A Life Membership award was
presented to George ' Sonntag,
Post Quartermaster, for 31 years
continuous service in the V.F.W.
A delegate’s award was presen
ted to Katmai Post 7056. This
is designated as the “Iron Horse
men Award.” A seventh place
Scrapbook trophy was presented
to the Post for their display of
community service rendered at
Kodiak. A Community Service tro
phy was presented to the Ladies
Auxiliary of Kodiak for their dis
play of community service. A
membership trophy was presented
to Post 7056 for obtainment of
new members in the V.F.W.
W. P. Cogley, Post Senior Vice
Commander was presented a tro
phy in recognition of his work in
the membership program. Pye
Watson, Post Youth Activities
chairman was also recognized and
presented a trophy for community
service work.
The Kodiak delegation attend
ing included Elinor Gottschalk,
president of the Ladies Auxiliary,
Mildred Sylling; Jr. Vice-presi
dent of the Auxiliary here; Mar
garet Norem, Conductress; Mary
Pringle; Mildred Markham; and
W. P. Cogley.
Officers elected at the conven
tion were Ted Vanderwyst of
Ketchikan, Alaska Department
Commander; Dr. Paul Jaeger of
Kodiak, Department Senior Vice
Commander; Vic Pattison of Fair
banks, Department Junior Vice
Commander; Eugene Durkee, De
partment Judge Advocate; Bill
Reuter of Chugiak, Department
Surgeon; and Dick ' Gribble of
Petei sburg, Department Chaplain
At a meeting of the Ladies Aux
iliary held during the convention,
the National Deputy Chief of
Staff for Alaska, Mrs. J. W.
(Valdera) Whitman, appointed
her committee chairmen for the
year. The Membership committee
chairmanship went to Mrs. Ben
ton Pringle of Kodiak.
Flyer's Magazine
Makes Its Debut
A new magazine, “The Bush
Pilot,” has made its appearance
with the June issue.
The magazine features stories
about flying in Alaska. The June
issue portrays a black and white
reproduction from an oil painting
of Russ Merrill, after whom Mer
rill Field in Anchorage is named.
The portrait hangs on the wall of
the International Airport at An
chorage.
William I. Sherwood is editor
and publisher. Some of the arti
cles in the June issue are titled
“The Pilot and the Coyote,” “Fly
In Fishing,” “Twenty Questions,”
The Desk Jockey,” “Propeller
Tips” and “Alaska’s Flying
Clubs.”
Army Observes
184th Birthday
The United States Army will
be 184 years old tomorrow.
Since its birth, June 14, 1775,
the musket-armed army of the
Revolutionary War era has grown
into adulthood, during the past
nine score and four years, to the
hard hitting teamwork of the Pen
tomic battle group, guided mis
siles and the Strategic Army
Corps. ‘
Between 1775 and 1950, the Ar
my fought in 99 principle cam
paigns, with the Korean conflict
bringing the total to around 100.
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