Hawthorne School of
Aeronautics was a
subsidiary of Hawthorne Flying Service of Charleston, SC, the
contractor that operated the contract primary training program at
Spence Air Base. Hawthorne provided professional civilian flying
training and support personnel to train military students, in military
aircraft, to military standards with the training monitored by a
specialized military team selected for that purpose. Working
hand-in-hand with the Hawthorne Flying Training Department were the
support departments of Academic Training, Aircraft Maintenance, Supply,
Base Engineering and Maintenance, Food Services, Accounting, and
Industrial Relations
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MANAGEMENT STAFF
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Beverly E. "Bevo" Howard,
President
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Bert Harsh,
Vice Pesident and General Manager
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Department Directors (Late
1950's)
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Leslie H. Locke,
Flying Training
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George Goulette,
Academic Training
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Fred Reeder,
Aircraft Maintenance
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Walter Vick,
Supply
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Perry Doty,
Engineering & Maint.
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Mrs. Beulah Kilgore,
Food Services
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Oliver Booker, Jr.,
Accounting
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Carl W. Dahl,
Industrial Relations
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Well-organized offices
- efficient employees.
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