Major (later Colonel) John W. Oswalt entered Army Aviation in Class P-2 at Fort Sill, OK, in mid-1942, and was one of the first ten L-Pilots to be sent to a WW Ⅱ combat zone, landing in Morocco with General Patton's Western Task Force in November, 1942. Amassing 1,013 hours of combat flying time as Aviation Officer of the 1st Armored Division, he fought in the North African and Italian campaigns, including Cassino and Anzio. During 1942-1943, when the concept of the organic Air Observation Post was on trial, Oswalt helped to prove its success beyond doubt, providing combat proven tactics and concepts to the Aviation School. Primary guidance was furnished in many new areas of operations, including deep aerial night adjustments of artillery fire and the justification for and use of L-5 Stinson aircraft for flight over mountainous terrain, the first equipment advancement over the L-4 Piper Cub.
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机译：主要（较晚的上校）John W. Oswalt在Fort Sill，OK在1942年中期进入了P-2课程的军队航空，是前十名L-Play之一，即将被送到WWⅡ战斗区，登陆摩洛哥于1942年11月与帕顿的西方任务队长。他在第一架装甲司的航空官分流了1,013小时的战斗飞行时间，他在北非和意大利竞选包括卡西诺和阿齐奥。在1942年至1943年期间，当有机空气观察岗位的概念正在进行审判时，Oswalt有助于证明其超出疑问的成功，为航空学校提供战斗成熟的策略和概念。在许多新的行动领域提供了主要指导，包括炮兵火灾的深度鸟夜调整，以及L-5 STINSON飞机的理由和使用在山地地形上，这是L-4 Piper Cub的第一个设备进步。
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