The Provost Marshal has sold slot machines to 3 or 4 places off-worth. Some of these have been broken up by the British and some had been cancelled by ordinance. The money was given to the Officers' Club and the NCO Club.

When the 486th Group was put under the newly organized 4th Bombardment Wing, we had to give up several officers to the Wing, which is being enlarged to take care of its larger responsibilities. Major Brooke, Group Surgeon, Captain Morgan, Group Ordnance Officer, and Captain McCabe, in charge of Ground Training, were transferred. Captain West, Commanding Officer of the 1453rd Ordnance Company, is acting as our Ordnance Officer. Captain McCabe will be succeeded by one of our present pilots, Lieutenant Sivel. Major Brooke left this station on November 30 taking Sergeant Ross his station chief, with him. He was succeeded immediately by Captain Gelke, Surgeon of the 832nd Squadron.

Albert Todd Gelke, Surgeon, was born on March 15, 1917 and is a resident of Houston, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1938 and received his M.D. there in 1941. He entered on duty with the Army on September 25, 1942 and was graduated from the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, in March 1943. He joined the 9th Antisubmarine Squadron in April, 1943 and remained with it when it was used as the basis for the 486th Bombardment Group.

Major Mullin, who was in charge of the Pathfinder Operations office, has been placed on duty with the 325th Bombardment Group. Major Moore, in charge of lead crew training, has been placed in