Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from California to Great Britain was having trouble with its radio compass. The pilot asked for a radio bearing, got it. It was three hours later when Kindley Air Force Base in Bermuda heard from it again. This time the message was terse, urgent: the B-29 was running out of gas and preparing to ditch. A few minutes later the Coast Guard cutter Bibb heard a faint SOS. After that, there was nothing...
Seaman Williams was hazy about what happened next. He never reported back to the submarine base for duty, but he never left it, either...
...skirting the intricate web of Navy bureaucracy. He never drew a paycheck. He made enough money for shaving gear and an occasional movie by setting up pins in the bowling alley. Sometimes, he gave a helping hand to a buddy who worked in a supply center across from the base stacking goods...
...voluntary and lasting cooperation between the partners." All Dutch forces would leave Indonesia within six months of transfer of sovereignty (to take place not later than Dec. 30). The U.S.I. would control its own army & navy, although the Dutch would keep the right to use the Surabaya naval base under Indonesian supervision; the U.S.I. would also control its own economy, although it promised not to seize any Dutch property, and to consult the Dutch in making trade agreements with foreign nations...
...Newfoundlander involved in a minor traffic accident at a U.S. base was ordered by an MP to report to the gatehouse. When he refused, the MP fired two warning shots; one ricocheted and hit the man in the leg. The Newfoundlander spent 23 days in the base hospital and was billed $49.50 for services; to date, he has collected no damages...