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todaysdocument · 10 months

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“Air Surgeons recommendation that medicinal whiskey be made available all theatres of operation for the issue to Army Air Forces Combat crew members upon their return from serial combat missions or operations, is concurred in.” August 19, 1943.

Record Group 492: Records of Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army

Series: Formerly Security Classified General Correspondence

File Unit: SECT 435, Coffee, Tea, Beverages, Drinks

Transcription:

Equals British Secret

Confidential

War Departement

Cmassified message center

AFHQ

Incoming message

War

filed 100233Z

AFSC N314/10

100732B

cjr

PRIORITY

FROM: AGWAR

TO: FREEDOM TO KIRK TO CARROLL, COX, KING, HAWLEY, SAMS,

TAMRAZ, MOORE, BLESSIE, MAXWELL

NO: 4590, August 1943

Air Surgeons recommendation that medicinal whiskey be made available all theatres of operation for the issue to Army Air Forces Combat crew members upon their return from serial combat missions or operations, is concurred in. Quantity required should be procured locally if possible, if not available locally, timely requisitions should be initiated if needs to be supplied from here. Forward immediately estimate of quantity required next 6 months.

ACTION: SURGEON

INFORMATION: SGS

NAAF

NAASC

DTC

RECORDS

MC IN 4536 10 AUG 43 1004B Ref No: 4590 jc

Equals British Secret

Confidential [crossed] Copy No. 12

The making of an exact copy of this message is forbidden

Regraded unclassified [stamp]

Order Sec Army by Tag per 60512 [stamp]

#archivesgov #August 19 #1943 #1940s #World War II #WWII #military #alcohol #coping mechanisms #U.S. Army #Army Air Force

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usairforcehistoricsociety · 19 days

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#air force #airmen #bomber #fighter pilot #fighter plane #jets #military planes #planes #spy plane #us air force #army air corps #army air force #b 1

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precious-little-scoundrel · 2 months

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Lieutenant F.W. "Mike" Hunter, Army pilot

#the little mic collars are sluttier than they should be and Brady is responsible for that sentence #army Air Force #Air Force #ww2 #masters of the air #mota

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neptunes-blue · 4 months

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wanted to try format this all awesome with like. Tumblr cool stuff but realised I have no idea how…

MY PART OF AN ART TRADE WITH @coldarena your lad was actually so fun to draw and I hope he came out well in my style!!

#myart #ww2 #ww2 oc #Army Air Force #pilot oc #art trade #coldarena #I don’t know how to tag this #digital art #uhhh #funny ww2 man in uniform #b-17 #flying fortress #not my oc

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lonestarflight · 2 years

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“The crew posing to duplicate their caricatures in the nose art of Boeing B-29 Superfortress ‘Waddy’s Wagon’ of the 869th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force at Isley Airfield in Saipan on November 24, 1944.”

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#Boeing B-29 Superfortress #B-29 #Bomber #November #1944 #World War II #World War 2 #WWII #WW2 #WWII History #Nose art #United States Army Air Force #US Army Air Force #Army Air Force #Air Force #USAAF #colorized photo #my post

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bequia3 · 2 months

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Time and Perscpective

Today is opening day of the 2024 MLB season and you cannot scrub the smile from my face. Baseball!!! As I watched the MLB Central show (my favorite morning show) I thought about the changes since my dad was alive. An Army Air Force veteran from WWII, he helped vanquish the reviled forces of evil in 1941 to 1944, Germany and Japan. Today one of the most celebrated baseball players of all time –…

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whats-in-a-sentence · 11 months

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On 7 August at 9 a.m. an officer of the Japanese Army Air Force called at the laboratory of Yoshio Nishina, the best known of the Japanese atomic scientists, which had suffered severe damage in a previous air raid.

"Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists" - Robert Jungk, translated by James Cleugh

#book quotes #brighter than a thousand suns #robert jungk #james cleugh #nonfiction #august 7 #40s #1940s #japan #army air force #laboratory #yoshio nishina #atomic scientist #atomic science #damage #air raid

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nando161mando · 3 months

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53v3nfrn5 · 6 months

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The Lockheed AC-130 in action

Due to the cloud of smoke left behind after flares are released, this aircraft is widely known as “The Angel of Death”

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favmomnextdoor · 7 months

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Veterans eat free today…

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pukindawgsblog · 18 days

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress - US Army Air Force

#b29 superfortress #superfortress #us army air force #us army air corps #usaaf #usaac #ww2 planes #ww2 photo #ww2 aviation #ww2 aircraft #ww2 history #pacific theater #china burma india #20th air force

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marisatomay · 8 months

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just realized that the bidens’ dogs are named major and commander but he got commander after major which means he made the decision to have his younger dog outrank the elder…no wonder they keep biting people

#majors (army-marines-air force) are O-4 #commanders (navy-coast guard) are O-5

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usairforcehistoricsociety · 19 days

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#air force #airmen #bomber #fighter pilot #fighter plane #jets #military planes #planes #spy plane #us air force #army air corps #army air force

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ifelllikeastar · 7 months

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#american flag #armed forces #soldiers #veterans #love #us army #us marines #us navy #us air force

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nueveg · 3 months

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#aircraft #airplane #aviation #military #aviacion #world war ii #wwii #navy #helicopter #army #air force

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pilot4008 · 3 months

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Unique gift ideas for Military Pilot members and Veterans! #USAF #USARMY #USNavy #militarypilot @RoyalAirForce #Military #Pilot #giftideas #a10warthog artboard, coffee cup , T-shirt, more then 87+ product Only For Fighter PILOT = SHOP NOW

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