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Caste and Nylon Stockings Spark Army Debate
A wartime column questions officer enlisted man privileges amid a nylon stocking sale at the War College in Washington. The piece critiques a visible officers only bias and urges Doolittle’s civilian board to examine army caste, noting contrasts in living conditions and待遇 between officers and enlisted men.
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Aytona Beach
War College
Washington, D. C
Army
United States Army
Jimmy Doolittle
England
Savoy
South Audley Street
South Pacific
Gen. Doolittle