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Sidi
Slimane Air Base, 1956
Sidi Slimane, Morocco, was the site of a United States Strategic Air Command reflex air base which was closed in 1963. Joe Hnat's Photos and IDs I'm relatively certain I've translated Joe's image-label code from the individuals' initials to their names. Except for the one I didn't know: "KWP" |
 HootchOut noun Military Slang. a thatched hut of southeast Asia. any living quarters, as a barracks. (especially during the Korean War) a prostitute's dwelling. any place, as a house, room, or shack, where a serviceman sets up housekeeping with a local woman. |
 HootchIn Origin of hootch 1950–55 probably Japanese uchi house (by back formation, construing -i as -y2); initial h perhaps by association with hut or Ryukyuan dial. form of uchi with prothetic h- |
 Latrine noun a lavatory, as in a barracks, camp, etc Word Origin for latrine C17: from French, from Latin latrina, shortened form of lavatrina bath, from lavare to wash |
 RLP _CEW_SSAB_1956 Robert L Persing and "Clifford E Weems" I knew a Clifford Weems at Little Rock AFB, and the tall, erect person so labeled in this image is definitely not the Black man, jazz enthusiast of my acquaintance |
 RLP _CEW_SSAB_1956q Robert L Persing and "Clifford E Weems" I knew a Clifford Weems at Little Rock AFB, and the tall, erect person so labeled in this image is definitely not the Black man, jazz enthusiast of my acquaintance |
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 BMD_SSAB_1956 Blair M Dellinger, about whom I know little |
 DEB_SSAB_1956 Donald E Born From Toledo, Ohio, I seem to remember |
DEB_VEE_CRS_SSAB_1956Donald E Born and Virgil E "Bud" Eustis |
 DEB_WAR_KWP_SSAB_1956 Donald E Born and William A Rusnak, I think, and "KWP", unknown to me. Going out on a limb, here: In another gathering of LRAFB information I found the name "Kenneth Pierce". KWP? You reckon? |
 JAH_SSAB_1956 Joseph A Hnat, your photographer and image-labeler |
 JAHa_SSAB_1956 Joseph A Hnat, your photographer and image-labeler |
 JAHb_SSAB_1956 Joseph A Hnat, your photographer and image-labeler |
 CRS_FJP_SSAB_1956 Charles Richard Smith and Frank J Pitcavage, both of whom were very generous, and became pretty good friends of mine |
 CRS_SSAB_1956 Charles Richard Smith, from disremembered city in Illinois, where his family had a Plymouth dealership. Peoria, maybe? |
 BMD_FJP_SSAB_1956 Blair M Dellinger and Frank J Pitcavage. "Pit" was from Pittsburg, and I intuited correctly that his family name was a change from "Pitkovich" |
 CRSa_SSAB_1956 Charles Richard Smith, former Illinois state table tennis champion. The only way he could be beaten was if he let you win |
 RLP_SSAB_1956 Robert L Persing, last known to be enrolled at Oberlin College |
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