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Military Order of the World Wars A National Association of Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces Organized 1920-Chartered by Congress 1931 LOS ANGELES CHAPTER CAPTAIN P.A. HORTON 4543 AVOCADO STREET LOS ANGELES 27, CALIFORNIA NOmandie 4-2003 October 18, 1955 COMMANDER Captain P.A. Horton SENIOR VICE COMMANDER Major W. Winder Scott JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER Commander Charles G. Merckel THIRD VICE CHAIRMAN Col. Frederick H. L. Ryder ADJUTANT Captain Oliver C. Hardy TREASURER Col. Joseph L. Stromme JUDGE ADVOCATE Lt. Walter V. Empie CHAPLAIN Col. William E. Patrick, D.S.C. HISTORIAN Comdr. Howard P. McAuliffe ENSIGN Col. George B. Morse PUBLIC RELATIONS Col. Albert C. Bilicke CIVIC AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN Comdr. Eugene W. Biscailuz CHAIRMAN, ARMED FORCES FAY Rear Admiral Robert W. Berry PAST COMMANDERS 1931- *Lt. Col. LeRoy F. Smith 1934- *Col. George H. Chase 1935- Lt. Col. Andrew J. Copp, Jr. 1936- Maj. George K. Armstrong 1938- *Lt. Col. Wm. H. Fairbanks 1939- Lt. Col. Andrew J. Copp, Jr. 1940- *Maj. Cornelius O. Bailey 1942- *Capt. Lewis A. Weiss 1943- Capt. Howard J. Brace 1944- Col. Roy S. Younglove 1945- Lt. J. H. Raymond Nettleship 1946- Capt. Don Lee Hartman 1947- Capt. Frank J. Buckley 1948- Comdr. William H. Siegmund 1949- *Lt. Col. B. J. Scheinman 1950- Comdr. Thomas T. Ellsworth 1951- Maj. John A. Thompson 1952- Comdr. Rudolph A. Phillips 1953- Col. Albert C. Bilicke 1954- Brig. Gen. Victor R. Hansen ------ *Deceased Miss Blanche S. Scott Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, California Dear Miss Scott: It was a pleasure to have you with us at the meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter, Military Order of the World Wars on Thursday last. You may be sure that the Chapter was honored by your visit and that we are most appreciative of your long and faithful devotion to the Cause of Aviation. We also appreciate Lieutenant Richmond's effort in arranging for your presence as our guest. As a token of your splendid talk I have enclosed the Chapter's Certificate of Appreciation signed by the Senior Vice Commander of the Chapter, Major W. Winder Scott. As promised, I have also enclosed with this letter my copy of Jan's "All the World's Aircraft 1913." which I hope will be of interest and value to one of the AirForce Museum Libraries. Your name appears in the Section devoted to USA Private Aviators on page 205 and again your name is noted on page 208 as flying the Baldwin Biplane. I have marked these and another interesting item with paper clips. With kindest regards and all good wishes for success in your Mission. Very truly yours, [signature] Albert C. Bilicke Colonel, USAR ACB:dh Encls.
