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The loading detail gets to work as Outfit X flies by getting their barracks bags and other equipment aboard the river boat, preparatory to sailing up the Brahmaputra. |
The G.I.'s tug and strain at a large box of equipment, eventually pushing it up the ramp to storage space aboard the steamer. |
Closeup of troops unloading box cars of equipment to be loaded on their vessel. There's nothing like a smoke to settle the nerves. |
Members of Outfit X huddle together on the deck and pass the long hours of the night in songfest. The G.I. at lower left is two thirds in slumber land. |
Card players have their day. Left to right: Pvt. Harvery Morstein, Cpl. Lawrence Kufert, Cpl. Chuck Treat, Pfc. Anthony Pellegrino. Left: onlooker Cpl. Virgil Duncan. |
Going through the chowline. The cooks look suspiciously happy as the boys pass by. Food was made from "B" and British rations. |
T/5 Harold T. Adolphe gazes over the railing at the broad stretches of the Brahmaputra's muddy, dirty waters. |
What goes on must come off, which is the sad story releated by this picture. Here Outfit X unloads supplies they will carry with them aboard train to take to destination. |
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Screen lovely Ann Sheridan is shown here hanging out a "few things." In China she was forced to do her own laundry work. |
Ann, accordionist Ruth Denas and dancer May Landa pause in their laundry work to discuss tattle-tail gray and other horrors of war. The three lovelies were surprised to find that there weren't enough Chinese laundrymen to serve everybody. |
The glamorous Ann's wishful ways quickly won her a helper in the distasteful job of washing her own clothes while in China. This little Chinese boy seems quite happy. And who wouldn't like to help Ann hang out a "few of her little things." |
In Assam, the Oomph Girl met an old friend with an American salaam. He's S/Sgt. Raymond Gray, ex-stand-in for John Garfield. |
In selecting their sweetheart, Century Club members preferred the lovely Anne Margaret Kinnaird, shown here. She is the daughter of Lt. John Kinnaird. The "Sweetheart of the Century Club" defeated Movieland's Oomph Girl Ann Sheridan at the polls, 26-0. |
Here are a few of the members of the Century Club. Each of these fighter pilots has more than 100 combat missions to his credit. From left to right, first row: Lts. Eugene G. Wulff, James N. Marr, George A. Bennett and Robert C. Rayfield; second row: Lts. William G. Lamb, Jack R. Starkey, Lt. Col. John C. Habecker, Lts. Erwin H. Letak and Steven A. Koehl; third row: Lts. John M. Kinnaird, Capt. Roland J. Migues, Lts. Robert P. Beech and Richard R. DeLong; back row: Lts. John E. S. Disney, Jesse E. Townsend, R. H. Dolan and James L. Woodcock. |
The Century boys finish a hard day of combat flying in the Burma jungles with a little close harmony. Lt. Robert C. Rayfield gives out on the organ as Capt. Robert A. (Tony) Clendenin beats out the rhythm. The vocalizing is being done by members of the Century Club Choir. From left to right, Lts. Richard H. Newcomb, Richard R. DeLong, (Rayfield), Robert P. Beech, George A. Bennett, John M. Kinnaird (little Anne's papa), Lt. Col. John C. Habecker, Lt. Erwin H. Letak (and Clendenin). These pilots "sing" pretty good with hot lead, too. |
BURMA YANKS SELECT QUEEN
NORTH BURMA - "Queen of the Monsoon,"
Selection of Mrs. Johnson was made from over 200 photos of wives, sweethearts, sisters and friends of both officers and enlisted men. The judges were Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, Col. Robert Cannon, Lt. Col. James Cairns, Capts. Joseph Sylvia, Shy Greenspan and Perry Clark and Lt. Alvin Davis. |
Chapel Dedicated by Army in Burma
ALONG THE LEDO ROAD - Set amidst the towering trees and clinging vines of the dense North Burma jungle, an American Army chapel was dedicated this month at an isolated spot where white men had never before ventured. "No longer can this be considered a God-forsaken spot," said Father Cyril Jablonovsky, Catholic chaplain, as he spoke at the dedication of the second chapel the unit had erected on foreign soil. Chaplain George R. Wilson offered a prayer of dedication for the building. Nurse Lt. Helen Dugan and Cpl. Leonard Wolf sang religious songs, accompanied on the piano by Sgt. Vincent J. Carrozza. |
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INDIA G.I.'S WIFE FOUR STAR GENERAL S/Sgt. Rupert Arnold an Air Force G.I. in Delhi, has the dubious distinction of being married to a "four-star general," at least in the nomenclature of a St. Joseph, Mo., department store where Mrs. Peggy Collins Arnold works. The Sergeant's wife has sold over $900,000 worth of War Bonds since Pearl Harbor, leading the field in every Missouri war loan drive to date, and earning the title of "four-star general" in the army of retail clerk bond sellers at the store. |
'Khana' Bird Game for 10th A.F. Pilots
Pilots of the 10th Air Force, Eastern Air Command's famed Twin Dragon fighter squadron, their marauding operations slowed down by monsoon weather, have tuned to hunting trips to keep shooting eyes sharp, and incidentally, keep the mess table stocked with fresh fowl. Piling into jeeps and hiring a variety of bearers, beaters and trackers, the boys plunge deep (well, 10 miles) into the jungle on safari, and after hours of pursuit and considerable consumption of ammunition, return with numerous "khana" birds to grace the frying pan. "Khana" birds are defined as any edible fowl. Foraging for their chow like many another Army in times past, the boys also keep in shape for an early resumption of shooting at their favorite game - the Jap. |
Cpl. Charles Stuart, right, a member of a Scottish unit that was fighting around Imphal, presents a Japanese Samurai sword to M/Sgt. Clarence H. Connerly, center, and S/Sgt. Edward C. Komm of the 10th AF in token of appreciation for support rendered by the Skull and Wing Medium Bomb Squadron. |
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T/5 Robert Kingston, Maj. Robert E. Pennington, Lt. E. Boyd (seated) and T/5 Joseph H. Hill operating on Chinese soldier on Salween Front. |
Gen. Wei Li-Huang, Commander-in-Chief of the Salween forces, inspects a 150mm gun of German manufacture. |
'Gin Bow Jive' Troupe Plans Tour of China
14th AIR FORCE BASE, CHINA - Slated for a series of one-night stands at G.I. hostels in China is "Gin Bow Jive," variety show dreamed up by men of the "Red Gorilla" fighter squadron. A mixture of racy skits and serious octet chorus numbers, and featuring the usual muscular chorus with "waterwings" and titian rag-locks, the one-hour show was produced by medical officer Capt. James Gaume with S/Sgt. Albert Villani as idea man. Members of the cast are Lts. Irwin Weisbarth, Edward Ortega, Leon Gonzalez and George Ruddy, S/Sgts. Lawrence Goldsmith, Paul Gibaud and Edward Major, Sgt. Irving Cowling and Cpl. John Vinty. The "beef trust" chorus includes S/Sgts. Ronald Abbey, Robert Bruch and Rudolph Fehr, and Sgt. Neal Brown. |
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14TH A.F. BOASTS NEW DAILY PAPER
CHINA - Add to the ever-growing list of G.I. journals in the Theater, the Daily Fishwrapper, published by men of the "Bombing Eagle" squadron of the 14th Air Force. S/Sgt. Robert A. Aylward is editor, with cartoons by Sgt. Charles F. Wright a special feature. Policy of the paper is to "preach goodwill among the Allies, champion the Chinese soldier, and show that CBI-men are generally better off than some of them realize." To clinch this last point, the publishing staff to a man has voluntarily signed up for more time overseas.. |
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