Flying ambulances and alligator units reshape war medical aid
Brig Gen David Grant outlines air mobile hospitals and gliders to evacuate wounded from battlefields. Navy and Army researchers push front line ambulances, blood plasma, and sulfa drugs to cut mortality well below World War I levels.
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Hosiery Shortage Prompts War Era Mending Trend
In March 1942 style and supply shift as rayon and silk yarns dwindle. Experts note 25 million dozen rayon pairs versus 43 million needed. cotton yarn scarce. Prices likely hold, three shade limits, and mended runs may become fashionable service stripes. Nylon may replace silk postwar.
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