Technical School
Sioux Falls
Army Air Field
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
TO NEWCOMERS IN TECHNICAL SCHOOL:
This handbook contains information about theTechnical School, Sioux Falls Army Air Field,Sioux Falls, S. D., and its many services for theschool personnel, including telephone service. Also,there is a map of Sioux Falls and city informationwhich may be helpful to you.
I am here at the School to help you get the besttelephone service that is possible under difficultwartime conditions. Telephone lines are crowdedas never before and the materials required to buildmore lines are going into military equipment andmunitions. We will do our best for you with thelines and equipment available.
You can recognize me by the badge with theBlue Bell. If I can help you, just hail me.Sincerely,R. W. “Bob” AndersonCamp Telephone ManagerNORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.
Property of:
In case of emergency notify
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BELL SYSTEM SERVICE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Sioux Falls, largest city in South Dakota, is locatedat the falls of the Sioux river, named afterthe warlike Sioux Indians and called by them“Te-han-kas-an-data” or “Thickly-wooded-river.”
White men found this part of the country occupiedby the Dakotas, the most powerful memberof the great Sioux family. Here these hard-riding,hard-fighting Indians hunted buffalo and battledintruders. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse wereamong their great war chiefs; Custer’s Massacre istheir best known victory over the white men.
Sioux Falls was first settled in 1857, but afterthe Sioux Massacre in southern Minnesota in 1862,it was abandoned until 1865 when Fort Dakota wasestablished at this site. The present city dates fromthe coming of the soldiers who afforded protectionfor pioneer settlers.
The Technical School, Sioux Falls Army AirField, adjoins the residence part of Sioux Falls onthe northwest. Started in the summer of 1942, itis one of the largest training schools of its kindanywhere.
TECHNICAL SCHOOL INFORMATION
POST HEADQUARTERS—Post Headquarters isonly a short distance from the entrance at GateNo. 1, and is easily recognized by means of thelarge flag pole in front. Here are the offices of theCommanding Officer, Executive Officer and Adjutant,as well as S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, Message Center,and Administrative Inspector.
BUILDING NO. 2—Situated next to Post Headquarters,this building houses the Post Judge Advocate,Classification, Legal Aid Department andthe Historical Department.
SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICE—Is located inBuilding No. 13 and it