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Daily War Flashes: Digest of Press and Radio News from the Battlefronts
1944Best.-Nr. 15819Ft. McClellan Alabama: Special Service Office 1944. Newspapers. Paper. Near fine. The Daily War Flashes published in 1944 at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Ft. McClellan Alabama. This archive begins on D-Day June 6 1944 with Daily News Release #135 through #229 September 23 1944. Lacking only #227. All printed on newspaper stock with punch holes along top edge. Text in black title banner in red print. A few previously folded along center line. A scarce archive of the early Allied invasion of Europe for the infantry soldier in training at Ft. McClellan Alabama. During World War II Fort McClellan in Anniston Alabama was a critical U.S. Army training center. Established in 1917 the base expanded significantly during the war to train hundreds of thousands of soldiers primarily for the infantry. It hosted the Chemical Warfare Service preparing troops to handle chemical threats and was a site for Military Police MP training. The Women's Army Corps WAC also had one of its primary training centers at Fort McClellan. The base featured extensive training grounds including firing ranges and obstacle courses along with barracks medical facilities and recreational amenities to support the soldiers. Special Service Office unknown
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