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July 27, 1948
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Isolated soldiers on Barter Island, Alaska, receive a morale-boosting surprise visit from 18 Civil Service women from Ladd Field via C-47 plane on July 27.
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Lonely Soldiers
Get Big Surprise;
Women Visitors
BARTER ISLAND, Alaska, July 27-(P)-A handful of soldiers who call themselves the "loneliest guys in the world" did a double-take here Sunday when 18 girls stepped from a Ladd Field C-47 supply plane.
The girls, all Civil Service Employees at the big air force field near Fairbanks, were brought on a special excursion flight to this barren treeless island in the Arctic Ocean 300 miles east of Point Barrow.
The soldiers man communications and navigational aid stations on this blob of rock, sand and snow off the rim of the continent 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Get Big Surprise;
Women Visitors
BARTER ISLAND, Alaska, July 27-(P)-A handful of soldiers who call themselves the "loneliest guys in the world" did a double-take here Sunday when 18 girls stepped from a Ladd Field C-47 supply plane.
The girls, all Civil Service Employees at the big air force field near Fairbanks, were brought on a special excursion flight to this barren treeless island in the Arctic Ocean 300 miles east of Point Barrow.
The soldiers man communications and navigational aid stations on this blob of rock, sand and snow off the rim of the continent 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Lonely Soldiers
Surprise Visit
Arctic Island
Civil Service Girls
Morale Boost
Where did it happen?
Barter Island, Alaska
Story Details
Location
Barter Island, Alaska
Event Date
July 27
Story Details
A handful of soldiers, calling themselves the loneliest guys in the world, are surprised by 18 Civil Service girls from Ladd Field arriving on a special excursion flight to the barren island in the Arctic Ocean.