Springtime letters from England amid war time calm
Letters from Lt Ly Willard Mipisan describe a spring in England with vivid early flights over the Channel, church attendance, and logging flights while missing home. He discusses training, logbooks, flying thrills, and daily life including rain, gardens, and the war’s impact, ending with notes on shipmates and local paper support for servicemen.
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England
Isles
Channel
Suite One
Peru
Marine Air Corps
Pacific
Corpus Christi
Willard Mipisan
New York City
Jim Hering Wins Campaign Ribbon on Long Invasion Voyage
Pvt Jim Hering of Malvern wins four campaign ribbons after a three month service joined a convoy of eight invasion type landing craft traveling 3170 miles from a Florida port to Camp Kawarda for the Army amphibian command. The voyage completed May 6 with barges capable of self propulsion and carrying tanks or vehicles while a coordinating convoy secured fuel food and radio communication.
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Jim Hering
Malvern
Camp Edwards
Ttass
Florida
U. S. Army
Engineers Amphibian Command
Camp Kawarda
Yuma
Beach Heads
Bea
English Channel
Tranaporta
Mediterranean
Pvt
Hortag
Bla Pareals
Luleaaive Brelalag
Cocoa preparation for rich beverage noted
Cocoa flavor improves when cocoa, sugar and salt are mixed with water, boiled five to ten minutes, then scalded milk is added and heated together for a smooth drink.
Plane misrouted by Houndabout Transfer expert crew
A transfer firm to moved a plane 2 300 miles for A M Shearer of Minneapolis. The plane, after moving stored furniture, went missing and was found to have been sent by mistake to Dallas Texas.
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Houndabout Transfer
A. M. Shearer
Minneapolis
Shearer
Dallas
Texas
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