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Editorial
July 15, 1942
The Keesler Field News
Keesler Army Airfield, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Motivational editorial praising Keesler Field airmen for eagerly training as aerial gunners, inspired by the Tokyo raid and anticipating the second front in WWII.
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Keesler Field men have courage!
They have proved that in the past few weeks by the eagerness with which they have applied and qualified for training as aerial gunners. Impatiently they have sweated out physical examinations, lines and gleefully started for the training which prepares them for a job they know is dangerous but so vital to the United Nations' victorious war effort.
It must have been with envy that these men have read of the exploits of the aerial gunners who participated in the epic raid on Tokyo, those men who had a grandstand seat at the bombing of the populous Japanese cities. Surely they must have longed to have been there to shoot down the few evidences of feeble opposition sent up by the Japanese defenders.
BUT THAT RAID ON TOKYO WASN'T THE LAST AND A SECOND FRONT IS NEARLY READY TO OPEN.
Keesler Field men realize these things, too, and they don't want to be among the envious when the next list of gunner heroes is published.
And when the fireworks really start, there will be Keesler Field men up in the clouds with other gunners, knocking the Axis planes out of the skies, one by one.
Keesler Field men have courage!
They have proved that in the past few weeks by the eagerness with which they have applied and qualified for training as aerial gunners. Impatiently they have sweated out physical examinations, lines and gleefully started for the training which prepares them for a job they know is dangerous but so vital to the United Nations' victorious war effort.
It must have been with envy that these men have read of the exploits of the aerial gunners who participated in the epic raid on Tokyo, those men who had a grandstand seat at the bombing of the populous Japanese cities. Surely they must have longed to have been there to shoot down the few evidences of feeble opposition sent up by the Japanese defenders.
BUT THAT RAID ON TOKYO WASN'T THE LAST AND A SECOND FRONT IS NEARLY READY TO OPEN.
Keesler Field men realize these things, too, and they don't want to be among the envious when the next list of gunner heroes is published.
And when the fireworks really start, there will be Keesler Field men up in the clouds with other gunners, knocking the Axis planes out of the skies, one by one.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Affairs
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Aerial Gunners
Keesler Field
Tokyo Raid
Second Front
War Effort
Axis Planes
What entities or persons were involved?
Keesler Field Men
Aerial Gunners
United Nations
Japanese Defenders
Axis
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Encouragement For Aerial Gunner Training At Keesler Field
Stance / Tone
Motivational And Patriotic
Key Figures
Keesler Field Men
Aerial Gunners
United Nations
Japanese Defenders
Axis
Key Arguments
Keesler Field Men Demonstrate Courage Through Eager Application For Aerial Gunner Training
Training Is Dangerous But Vital To The United Nations' War Effort
Men Envy Exploits Of Gunners In The Tokyo Raid
The Tokyo Raid Was Not The Last, And A Second Front Is Nearly Ready
Men Aim To Participate In Future Heroic Actions Against Axis Planes