Word: braids
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Officers' Mess. In Washington, the Internal Revenue Bureau ruled as legitimate business expenses, and therefore deductible on income tax returns, all "scrambled eggs" (visor scrolls), gold braid, lace, "chicken guts" (shoulder aiguillets) and chin straps...
Over at the Student's Club, another one of the very popular dances in honor of our sisters under the braid from Radcliffe saw a full and gay house. The usual group of lads from the Mid-Off, School were there, supplemented by others of their lupine ilk. Of interest to Co. 3 was the appearance of Kenny Byrd who drew his proboscis from within his Memo and showed the girls his Lone Star style. The man's a positive Romeo on the dance floor. Then, too, there were Cerf, Andrews and Brokenshire all waiting for Honest Tom Gaimes...
...Braid and Brains. For their second Quebec conference, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were each accompanied by his country's general staff. Their top diplomatic aides were believed en route. And the number of lesser lights and technical experts ran into the hundreds, enough to fill the Chateau Frontenac's 800 rooms. No less than 300 WACs were detailed for clerical work. Both Winston
...most likely Army candidates. One was General Marshall, whom Navymen like and respect. The other and possibly even more acceptable was General Eisenhower, who had commanded U.S. and Royal Navy fleets in four amphibious attacks (North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France) and wrinkled not an inch of Navy braid...
Military Inspection. The President then undertook a systematic, full-schedule inspection of Hawaii. In two days, touring about in an open Packard, his seersucker suit and Panama hat conspicuous among the gold braid of generals and admirals, he visited Marine and Naval air stations, Hickam Field, a jungle training center, ammunition dumps, supply bases, hospitals and Pearl Harbor itself...