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The 1944 Keesler Field Fliers football team, also called the "Commandos", represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1944 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Berl Huffman , the Fliers compiled a record of 8–1–2.
The 1943 Keesler Field Commandos football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1943 college football season. Led by head coach Berl Huffman, the Fliers compiled a record of 3–1. [1] In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Keesler Field ranked 61st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of ...
The 1945 Keesler Field Fliers football team represented the United States Army Air Forces's Keesler Field during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach James Coffis, the Fliers compiled a 3–6–1 record. The Keesler Field Fliers were ranked 49th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings. [1]
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Many stayed at Keesler to become airplane and engine mechanics, while others transferred to aerial gunnery or aviation cadet schools. Development of the base stimulated businesses and residential construction in Biloxi. The Tuskegee Airmen were trained at Keesler. More than 7,000 Black soldiers were stationed at Keesler Field by the autumn of 1943.
Kelser grew up in a military family, spending part of his childhood in Okinawa, Japan.His father, Walter Kelser Jr., was a monumental influence on his life. He credits his exposure to military discipline with contributing to his later success in athletics. [1]
Kelly Field, with Brooks as a subpost, took care of advanced flying training. In July 1939 the full course of flying instruction was shortened in length from a year to nine months—three for each phase. The number of primary contract schools expanded to 41 by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and to 60 at various times in 1943. [1]
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