Leonard E. Hauschild Receives “On the Line” Training For Air Cadet.
A/S Leonard E. Hauschild, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hauschild, LeMars, is now stationed at Carlsbad, N.M., army air field, the world’s largest bombardier school, where he is gaining valuable experience as an on-the-line trainee.
Qualified for flight training in the army air forces, A/S Hauschild is now awaiting his appointment to aviation cadet status. With several hundred other on-the-line trainees, he is learning the mechanical side of flying in preparation for the vigorous cadet course.
Half of each day is taken up with formal schooling in aviation mechanics, radio code, war information discussions, and in pulling pre-flight inspections on heavy bombers brought back from combat for this purpose. The remainder of the day is spent in actual maintenance work, helping to keep AT-11’s in top shape to fly simulated combat bombing missions.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, November 27, 1944
Leonard Elmer Hauschild was born Apr. 30, 1923 to John Dick and Elizabeth Marie Zimmerman Hauschild. He died Jan. 15, 1976 and is buried in Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, LeMars, IA.
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