Sensitive Reporter in Algiers Hoosegow Ends Up In Cells
A reporter describes being picked up for curfew in Algiers and jailed in a grim, vermin‑infested cell block with other soldiers. The scene contrasts harsh confinement with a retreating sense of camaraderie as MPs and fellow GIs cope with the stifling stench and bleak conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Bud
Eisenhower
Bastille
First Base
Skinner
Salem
Mass
Pll
Opera House
Pvt. Shehan
Sergeant Briscoe’s Spam Chop Suey Gains Army Fame
Sgt. Ernest Briscoe, a cook in a headquarters unit, defends Army kitchen reputation by inventing 28 Spam dishes including a notable Spam chop suey. He uses improvised methods to flavor Spam into meat loaf patties and a sandwich spread, insisting cleanliness and clever seasoning. He credits Houdini as inspiration for his culinary mission.
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Ernest Briscoe
Briscoe
Army
Rochester
Minn
Ivan
Borgia
Sgt. Briscoe
Houdini
Cover montage for Christmas issue with Santa and troopers
This week’s cover features Santa Claus and Pvt Snafu offering services to paratroopers. The Army Pictorial Service produced Army and Navy Screen Magazine with credits for Ray Harryhausen as sculptor and Jock Tageay as photographer. Credits list multiple sergeants and studios across Fort Worth and Army Air Forces locations.
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Santa Claws
Pvt
Snafu
Ray Harryhausen
Jock Tageay
Army Pictorial Service
Army
Navy Screen Magazine
Abe
Georg Sleyers
Gignal
Signal Corps
Camp Pelk
Schnell
Universal
Beb Ghie
Night in Algiers Jail Leaves Shehan Reflective
A narrator recalls a 2:30 a.m. moment after a companion’s reminder that she remains present. The piece frames the author’s first jail stay in Algiers as longer than expected and sets a contemplative mood about confinement.
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Shehan
Algiers
A Chow Hound In Reverse Gains Eight Pounds
Pvt Joseph M Sofiak of Newark New Jersey serves in the Army and has eaten only one meal a day since New Year 1936. He started at 160 pounds and has now reached 168 pounds as a dieting novelty.
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Panama
Joseph M. Sofiak
Newark
N. J
Sofiak
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Passaic
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