Private Krieger Firing 75mm Cannon At SF
Weary GIs wake at 5 45 with the 75 millimeter cannon at Post Headquarters fired by Private George P. Krieger who rings the end of dreams for SF personnel. The blank shell weighs about five pounds and is three inches long. Krieger, once a munition inspector in St Joseph Michigan, now fires the gun daily often alone, feeling proud as the shell booms.
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Joseph Fried
St. Joseph
Michigan
Krieger
Georgie Doin
George
Pvt
George P. Krieger
War Dept Eases Overseas Gift Packages Size and Weight
The War Department announced larger overseas gift packages for American soldiers outside the continental United States. Effective November 15, packages may be up to 42 inches in length or 72 inches in length and girth, and may weigh 11 pounds, up from 15 inches length and 36 inches girth and five pounds. A written request is still required for sending overseas, except for packages eight ounces or less.
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Continental United States
War Department
Ill Wind Sends Gas Over Wichita Falls Itself
A wartime gas alert misfired as wind shifted. Chemical Warfare bombs released smoke and tear gas, targeting Sheppard Field but blowing over Wichita Falls instead, causing a harmless exposure in the city.
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Wichita Falls
Sheppard Field
GIs Share News and Humour From Post Life in TEXACTS
An offbeat post bulletin recounts personal notes and small stories. Cmdr Chuck Dudas and Wanda Cling figure in office chatter while Louise Johnson flirts with John Middleton. Musicians Hillman and Hornreich earn commendations for a tune. Cookies travel far to SF and a Tall Tales of car deals and golf gags pepper the page.
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Cpl
Chuck Dudas
Wanda
Louise Johnson
John Middleton
Evelyn
Jack Pope
Phil Hillman
Vera
Arthur Hornreich
Beverly
Civilian Employees Targeted For Late Arrival Early Departure Policy
Maj. Martin C. McWilliams announced that SF civilians reporting after 8 AM or leaving before 5 PM must register their names with MPs at the entrance. The move, intended to increase efficiency, excludes military personnel and will continue indefinitely. Provost Marshal's office began collecting names Tuesday to forward to the commanding officer.
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Martin C. McWilliams
MacWilliams
McWilliams
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Pvt. G. P. Krieger
RAF
Ellington
Buckley Fields
Milton Caniff
Terry and the Pirates
Morning Report
s.Qa
Per Diem
Sarri
Novikoff
Lou
Separation Center
Philadelphia Phillies
By Pvt Lloyd Gibbs
Los Angeles
George Dorsey
B. B. Campbell
Knox City
Texas
Bks
Chameleon
Don Cherry
Jerry Lansing
Squadron A
Matt
Felton M. Martin
The
Post
Jean Sullivan
Personnel Services’ Act Department
Jackie Fraser
Texacts
Pyne
California
Tucson
Arizona
Weatherford
Gus Vienelle
PX 2
Bob Huller
Pearl Harbor” Investigation Committee
Ima Addock
Virginia
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