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Beautiful Morning at Army Camp Echoes Gable Prank
In fall 1943 near Goldsboro, a corporal trains at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. He endures an obstacle course, learns pistol and carbine handling, and performs duties while a Broadway song plays over the camp PA. A rumor of Clark Gable’s presence leads to a humorous mock encounter that never materializes.
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Oklahoma
Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base
Goldsboro
Henderson County
Seymour-Johnson
Air Force
Loblolly
Long Leaf Pines
Wayne County
Army
Clark Gable