CHAPTSR Ill
A"J siGnificant changes .in orc3nization as activation or de-
nctivo.tion of units, or <:}Hlnt:e or command, will be dealt "with in this
chapter.
L"t Colonel Payne Jen~;ings, :Ueputy Commander,. assWted command
of Ro..;\vell .~rmy Air Field on e July 1947. Colo·nel i1. H. Blanchard,
; y
::o!'!lr.'a.od.ing Of.f'icor \vent on leave.
Lt Colonel Chorles H. Horton, Jr., ~s assignod as Co~~anding
Officer of 3quadron "A", vice Lt .:olonol Richard p. Schumacher on
14 July 1947. 'ihe Squadron Adjutant, Captain Somnan, was transferred
overseas and ?m~ replaced by Co.Ftain Joseph A. Jones.
Co:'l'.mand of the 3rd Phot-o Laoora.tory Unit (VH), was assu:ned by
1st Lt 5arold r,. Arner ?P.r Po.r~crnph 3, Special Order, #139, Eeadquartars,
Roswell Anny Air Field, dated 18 July 1947. lie relieved 1st Lt Lewis
C. Bohanan who t'l&.s transferred to the 70lst ·AA.F· BU,. Hamil:~en Field,
Cali .f'ornia.
The 390th Air Service Squadron received a new commandir~ of'ticor
in the person or Lt Colonl!ll ~ialter Y. Lucas, who asst.llled command on
1 July 1947. Colonel Lur.:c.s relieved. Lt Colonel William C. Kingsl-1~
who then assumed oommand of the 115th Bomb Squadron (VH), formerly-
com:na.lld.od by .colonel Lucas.•
lst Lt vt. G. Hilburn, f'onner Assistant Base Adj•lba.nt, transferred
~~ Squedr~n "A", 427th AAF ~U to 603rd Air Engineering Squadron as
Squadron A\lj\,;tant. He replaces Ca.pto.in Earl. o. Casey, who is on orders
fbr an overseas assignment to Project PAC
y. 'J.O. 1/9, pa.ra&raph 1 - RA.AF, Ros;-:911, New Mexico
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