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ornithology, photography, wood working, tennis and swimming. His children consist of two daughters, Robin (9) and Kathy (4), and a son, Lee (1).

HOWARD L. HALSEY, COLONEL, USAF, 986A

"Hal" was born July 31, 1907, and calls San Francisco, Calif., his home. He graduated from A&GSS in 1942. He entered the service on 12 November 1930. He served with the CAC for two years then transferred to the Infantry. He was ROTC instructor at the University of Oregon from 1937 to 1941. In January 1941, he transferred to the Air Corps and reported for duty at March Field, Calif. He was Assistant A-1 and A-1 of the 4th AF in Riverside and San Francisco, Calif. from 1941 to 1944, went overseas to the Pacific in 1944, was assigned to APO 86, attached to the Navy, and was in one of the invasion of Iwo Juma, remaining there with the Island Command Hq until 15 September 1945. He was Asst. C/S Air Mid PAC and 7th AF and A-1 of 7th AF, Hickam Field, T.H. until April 1947, when he moved to Mitchel AFB, N.Y., where he was Director of Personnel, CON AC until departure to AWC. His proposed hobbies are eating and sleeping, light on the golf, bowling, hunting and fishing. His wife, Jean (Jeanie), is from San Francisco, Calif.

VICTOR R. HAUGEN, COLONEL, USAF, 1292A

"Vic" was born Dec. 7, 1912 at Kelowna, British Columbia. After graduating from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1934, he joined the Air Corps for flight training at Randolph and Kelly. He served with the 12th Obs. Sq. at Brooks Field as pilot and observer and, later, in the same capacities with the 1st Obs. Sq. at Ft. Riley where he flew the autogiro on its service test with the Cavalry. In 1939 he attended New York University where he was awarded the degree of M. of A.e. He was subsequently assigned to Wright Field as Chief of the Mechanical Branch, Aircraft Laboratory. In 1942 he became project officer in charge of experimental light bombardment aircraft. His first project was the XA-26. After a short technical liaison mission in England and France in the winter of 1944, he went to the Southwest Pacific, serving initially with the 307th Bomb. Com. After VJ day he became CO of the 29th Air Service Group at Clark Field, then CO of the 18th Fighter Gp. (P-51s) at Palawan, then Plans Officer of the 13th AF, then Chief of Maintenance, FEAF, in Tokyo in rapid succession. Upon returning to ZI in May 1947 he served as AF member of the Planning Division, Research and Development Board for two years before being assigned to the AWC. Upon graduation he will return to Washington for duty with the DC/S, Development. Vic enjoys a game of golf and shoots skeet whenever opportunity affords. Other hobbies are model building and photography. His wife, Peggy, hails from San Antonio. Billy (age 10) is the only child.

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