U.S. Army Air Forces Captain Clark Gable, who started aiming for action when he joined up last August, was close to action at last, newly arrived at a bomber base in England.
Anticlimactically ended was the well-publicized case of balding, bespectacled Bandsman Kay Kyser v. the draft. Turned down on his 1-A appeal, despite OWI-backing for his efforts as a war-bond hawker, the 36-year-old swingster was turned down by Army physicians (hernia and arthritis).
Lantern-jawed Army Air Forces 2nd Lieut. Thomas Dudley Harmon, 23, reported missing on duty "in the South American Area," was...
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