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Mr Winkle and Tinker enlist amid comic war training
In a wartime furl of the Wakefield News, Mr Winkle and his friend Mr Tinker face Army life with humor and dread. The two men endure drills, bayonet practice, and barracks chores while wrestling fear, loyalty, and the pull of civilian life. Winkle worries he may be unfit to fight, recalls his dyspepsia banished by Army life, and ponders whether he will ever kill a Jap. The piece follows their days of uniformed routine, pay deductions, and a first trip to town where Tinker pursues romance with two young women while Winkle finds brief solace at USO gatherings, all leading to an open-ended continuation.
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Mr. Tinker
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Tinker
War Department
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Winkle
Freddie
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United States
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Jack Pettigrew
Amy
Post Exchange
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