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Word: fortressman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1943-1943
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...navigator of a Flying Fortress, Captain Richard Davisson has 24 missions over Europe to his credit, has returned from all unharmed. Last week, in an air-base privy, Fortressman Davisson gave the chain a hurried jerk, brought down a Royal Doulton tank on his unhelmeted head, suffered an angry head gash. From barracks comrades came unsympathetic jeers, no recommendations for the Purple Heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Unhappy Landing | 12/27/1943 | See Source »

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