Greenland base artist Kent gains fame as Eskimo expert
Shtick at an Alithe Greenland outpost follows Sgt Sinnickson and Pvt Flora as they discuss Don Kent, the Columbia graduate who lives among Greenland Eskimos. Kent, fluent in Eskimo, volunteers for crystal station duty, studies Eskimo life, and preserves a manuscript and art collection. He declined a commission, preferring enlisted life to aid Danish Greenland policy.
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Greenland
Tom Sinnickson
Kent
George Flora
Ben Kent
Fellas
Sinnickson
Flora
O.K
Rockwell Kent
Don
G.I
Jane
Sintuckson
Parkas
Uley
Aliy
Coast Guard
Infantey
Artillery
Fevy Air Corps
Thepre
Sefiictt
Columbia
Serare
Feci Bhiek Gamtheis
G I s Daily Life in New Guinea Under Fire
Amid jungle combat, American infantrymen endure rain and fever. They improvise meals from canned rations, drink improvised coffee, take quinine and salt pills, and sleep in fox holes as guards remain on duty. Front-line conditions test stamina and supply, yet troops push forward.
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Arescan
New Guinea
Fox Holes
Renin
Tallhras
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