THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 
Howard L. Bevis, President 
COLUMBUS lO 
Headquarters 
Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
December 21, ly>U 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Secretary 
Smithsonian Institution 
’Washington 25, D. C. 
DEC 261350 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
I hope this letter finds you in the best of health with an 
opportunity to enjoy the holiday season. It is my thought that 
you might oe interested in knowing of personnel changes in the 
Caribbean Air Command and possibly utilizing the information in 
planning for your forthcoming l;95i Panama expedition. Brigadier 
General R. Beam has been transferred from Albrook and is now m 
Headquarters USaF, Washington. I am not certain just which office 
he is in but I an sure you could locate him through the locator 
agency there if you care to make contact. The new Commanding 
General for the Caribbean Air Command is Brigadier General Emil 
C. Kiel. I uo not know General Kiel; however, I am sure that ne 
will extend to you tne services and assistance that the Command 
has been in position to assist you with in the past. 
You may be interested in knowing that General Willis H. Hale 
is now located at Mitchel Air Force Base, Long Island. He will 
very shortly assume command of the Continental Air Command, re¬ 
maining at this same station. You may desire to contact him 
prior to your visit to Panama. Major Martin is still assigned 
at Albrook and is due to rotate in April or May. With this thought 
; in mind, you may desire to have Major Martin establish a new con¬ 
tact for you prior to your departure to Panama next year. 
I trust that all goes well with both you and Mr. Perrygo. I 
apparently have had some difficulty in my correct address for 
Perrygo as one or two of my letters have been returned and others, 
althougn not returned, did not bring a reply from him. Possibly 
he has been so busy that the opportunity to reply did not present 
itself. I do hope he received our correspondence telling him that 
the bed arrived. It is now in use and certainly is a very beauti¬ 
ful piece of furniture, thanks to his work and help. 
