The Fighter (Abilene Army Air Field, Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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Field News
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THE FIGHTER
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(1) MAIL GALL at the post office is important to en-
listed and officer personnel. Cpl. Norman R. Oja (right) passes
it out to Pvt. Fidel Prcvencio, Los Angeles, Calif., while S-Sgt.
Joseph Kelley, Philadelphia, Pa., waits his turn. At the offi-
cers window Sgt. Ernest M. Natter, St. Petersburg, Fla., looks
for Lt. Lyle Abbott’s mail.
(2) COFFEE AND AT THE PX during a quick chat is
the delight of everyone. Plenty of room and nice surroundings
make it a real gathering place for Avenger GIs.
(3) CHOW HOUNDS digging in at the noon meal have
nothing to worry about as far as rationing is concerned. Plenty
of seconds, too.
(4) TO GUARD THE HEALTH of personnel, hospital
facilities are complete. Pvt. Alfred C. Strickland, laboratory
technician of New Orleans, La., examines a slide through the
microscope while S-Sgt. George Y. Collins, pharmacy technician
of Philadelphia, Pa., compounds a prescription.
(5) BEFORE THEY HIT THE SACK, Pfc. Robert G.
Cloninger (left), Dallas, N. C., a line mechanic, reads his home
town paper while Pvt. Arthur L. Howson, mechanic of Wayne,
Pa., writes his favorite girl friend. Pfc. Emery Balogh, me-
chanic of Shelton, Conn., reads a good book and up above on
the top shelf S-Sgt. Gaylen D. Hall of Phoenix, Arizona, glances
BULLETIN
PACIFIC—Marines Iwo losses
climb to 4,553; U. S. troops invade
isle off Luzon.
RUSSIA—Red troops, threaten-
ing to outflank Berlin's eastern
defenses .smash 11 miles through
Nazi lines.
WESTERN FRONT—U. S. 3rd
Army breaks across Saar River
at two points.
This is safe taxiing week in
the Second Air Force, Feb. 26
through March 4. Special con-
sideration will be given to taxi
accidents. The majority of
taxi accidents are caused by
simple carelessness. The suc-
cess of safe taxiing week can
be measured almost entirely by
the amount of effort put into
it by flight and supervisory
personnel.
AAF Photos and Montage by S-Sgt. Russ Diehm
through his favorite magazine, Yank, The Army Weekly. Men
live in four-bed barracks.
(6) KEEP YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE DOWN or Cpl.
Delmar Brady, medical technician, Jackson, Mich., will find
out why, as he is doing here, while Cpl. Thomas J. Murray,
surgical technician, Chicago, 111., looks on.
(7) PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES on the roasts
is M-Sgt. John E. Corbett, head cook, Missouri Valley, Iowa
(left). T-Sgt. Henry Harvey, Bluefield, Va., with 32 years as
a mess sergeant and cook looks on (center) while Cpl. Deraid
S. McDonald a cook, Milan, Mo., is slicing up the results for
chow.
(8) IT WILL BE CHICKEN FOR SUNDAY when Pfc.
George Razek, butcher, Cleveland, Ohio, gets through with the
birds.
(9) TOO MANY COOKS, or something like that was once
said, but not in this case, they fill the empty stomachs of hungry
soldiers with good food. From left to right: S-Sgt. Warren R.
Hull, Shreveport, La., Mess Sgt. Cpl. Frank Braya, Smithfield,
Pa., S-Sgt. Kenneth Miller, Chandler, Okla., Pvt. William M.
Little, Dallas, Texas, Cpl. John L. Siebrecht, Alberta, Minn.,
and Cpl. Joseph F. Napoli, Belmont, Mass.
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The Fighter (Abilene Army Air Field, Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945, newspaper, February 23, 1945; Abilene Army Air Field, Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth598245/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Grace Museum.