Army & Navy: Unhappy Landing

As 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.

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