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Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell told correspondents at his Burma headquarters: "Maj. Gen. Wingate's death is a distinct loss to us all out here. he was a real fighter whose combative spirit was inspiring. He meant business. Wingate was very co-operative and was always prepared to change his plans to meet those of others. He was always ready to break with tradition when necessary, as shown by his intense interest in long range penetration. Wingate was a good friend of mine." |
For Obvious Reasons |
A girl must look her best. Beauty aids mailed from home are supplemented by what those nice pilots fly across The Hump. |
Lt. Ruth M. (Chris) Smith, A.N.C., awakens to start another day in the life of an Air Evacuation Nurse somewhere in China. |
After breakfast, Nurse Smith bundles herself into a flying suit and prepares to take off on a mission.
Nurse Smth "scrubs up" in preparation for assisting surgeon Maj. Joseph R. Boyes, who saved his leg. |
Her medical kit around her neck, she boards a plane that will take her to the wounded patient. |
She makes her charge comfortable on the return trip. He is Sgt. John S. Truhler, Mitchell bomber crewman.
The dressing on the sergeant's leg is wetted down with a saline solution during the post-operation treatment. |
All work and no play makes Jill a dull nurse. So at night she goes to a nearby city on a dinner date with Capt. Norbert Tracy. Dinner is followed by a shopping tour, on which she bargained vigorously. |
Back at quarters, she bids her escort good night. Then, after chatting with her fellow nurses hits the sack. |
Had the answer |
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It Ain't All Glory |
CORPORAL GEE-EYE by Nolan
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WRITES MISSUS CARMEL, CALIF. - (UP) -Mrs. Joseph W. Stilwell had been asking guest repeatedly not to sit in a particularly weak chair, so she finally roped the seat off with a bright red ribbon. She followed this friendly move by carefully placing a written card on the chair reading: "General Stilwell sat here." |