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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Ladd Field Air Corps officers in Alaska prepare for the first large-scale aerial bombing maneuvers, with evacuation notices served on occupants of the designated target area along the Tanana and Wood Rivers. The range is closed to entry except by permission of Lt. Col. Dale V. Gaffney. Major Silas W. Hosea is adjusting settlers' claims in Fairbanks.
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Avoiding only the airport's, hunters, etc., no one corners in the 655 and game target have left the area, Ladd Field Air Corps officers are preparing for the first large scale aerial bombing maneuvers ever staged in Alaska.
Target Defined
Evacuation notice has already been served on year-round and seasonal occupants of the vast tract, which extends from the junctions of the Ladd Field Reservation and the Tanana River down stream on the Tanana River to Wood River; upstream on the Wood River to Parallel 64 degrees 20 minutes. This parallel forms the southern boundary of the area, reaching eastward to the Tanana River. The Tanana, itself flowing downstream to the Ladd Field Reservation forms the eastern extreme of the bombing range.
Closed to Entry
The bombing range is closed to all entry, except by specific permission of Lieutenant-Colonel Dale V. Gaffney, Ladd Field commanding officer.
In Fairbanks adjusting claims of settlers in the area is Major Silas W. Hosea from the headquarters of the Alaska Defense Command, Anchorage.
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Ladd Field, Alaska
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evacuation notice served on occupants; bombing range closed to all entry except by permission.
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Ladd Field Air Corps officers are preparing for the first large scale aerial bombing maneuvers ever staged in Alaska. The target area extends from the junctions of the Ladd Field Reservation and the Tanana River downstream on the Tanana River to Wood River; upstream on the Wood River to Parallel 64 degrees 20 minutes, forming the southern boundary reaching eastward to the Tanana River, with the Tanana flowing downstream to the Ladd Field Reservation as the eastern extreme.