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Questionaire - Ground Personnel
Name Edgar S. Welborn, Jr
C. Address Route 2, Box 718, HIgh Pount N.C. 27260
C. Date January 10, 1987

1. Pearl Harbor Day Engaged in Civilian Pilot Training Program at Lindley
Field, Greensboro - High Point, N.C. Air Port.
2. Enlistment Did not enlist. Color perception (red-green_
Test in Cadet Physical prevented qualifying for
Air Corps Pilot Program
3. Drafted May 14, 1942. Inducted at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
4. Preliminary Medical Medical and aptitude test passed Ft. Bragg, N.C.
5. Induction May 14, 1942 Ft. Bragg, N.C. - assigned to Air Force
6. Basic Training Kessler Field, Miss. for twenty (20) days transferred
to Roosevelt Field, Mineita, Long Island, N.Y. NY,
7. Individual Training Roosevelt Aviation School (excellent school) trained
approximately three (3) months -- Day and NIght classes
Instructors well qualified. Students scored high in
their training. I completed training Oct 1, 1942.
Transferred to Curtiss-Wright, Buffalo, N.Y to P-40
School. Nov. 15, 1942 transferred to Baltimore, Md.
8. Initial Duty Assignment Baltimore, Mayland assigned 353nd Fighter Group
Transferred immediately to Langley Field, Virginia
and assigned to 352nd squadron
9. Othe Duty Before Assignemnt NONE
10. to 352nd FS Langley Field, Va -- 352nd squadron. My group brought
The Enlisted Manpower up to quota. Initially
we worked with the P-40 - Training flight
gunnery, bombing and all facets of
operation. Soon after assignment to Langley