Soldier Uses Gas Mask For Diving In River In Italy
With the Fifth Army in Italy Lt. Kenneth E. Francis of an engineering unit repaired locks and pumping stations of drains and canals ruined by retreating Germans. Using a service gas mask and air compressor he fashioned a diving outfit for underwater work in the Garigliano river. He then trained men to use the improvised gear as they salvage pontoon bridges knocked out by shellfire in the Barsaghano sector.
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Brazil Army Officers Learn English Fast
Officers of Brazil's first division of the expeditionary force train in intensive English before sailing with UN troops. Guided by Louis Lucius Valone of Jamestown NY, a U.S. chemical engineer, they complete five months of conversational English with praise for their intelligence and ability to converse.
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In Camp Van Dorn Mississippi rowers in training pass neatly spaced graves with headstones listing names and causes of demise. A mock cemetery dubbed a dodo cemetery features inscriptions as doctors study foxholes camouflage and ground tactics.
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