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The Rock of Galapagos Endures as US Forces Build Base
Sgt Floyd Knudson watches life change on Alapagos Island as US Sixth Air Force and Navy units transform a barren rock into a bustling outpost. A PX opens, beer garden, theater, service club, and bowling alleys replace scarcity, while conditions improve from rationed water to fresh amenities. Guards battle isolation with fishing, sports, and a weekly mimeo chronicling life aboard.
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Alapagos Islands
Floyd Knudson
G Green Bay
Wis
Galapagos Beer Garden
Willie
New Service Club
Rock-Si
Galapagos
Billy Bender
Panama Canal
Pacific
Galapagos Group
Republic of Panama
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
U. S
Sixth Air Force
Corregidor
Gibraltar
Malta
Pearl Harbor
Wash Barracks
Navy
Army
AWS
Abraham Kushner
Bronx
Cpl
William Duernberger
New Rochelle
Kushner
Macy's Department Store
T-5
Clair E. Scott
Manton
Mich
Scott
Edward L. Roederer
Benjamin H. Avin
Sacramento
Calif
Billy Goats
Wood's Bombers
Rock Lizards
Terry Moore
Walter Hattenbach
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sidney Sampson
New York City
New York Times
Blue Jacket Club
Wilson J. Eddinger
Sf2c
Allentown
James E. McMillan
CSK
Jack E. Lewis
Rockhound
Sick Bay