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Catalog Number:
1959.072
Location:
BLDG 115, CHAPEL 2
Description:
When Earl Gross Arrived In Formosa, War Seemed Imminent With Red China. War Correspondents From All Over The World Were Gathered In Taipei At The Press Club Where I Stayed. From There I Flew To Taoyuan Air Base Where The United States Was Flying In Starfighters And F-104s Manned By Ace Flyers. There Were About 1,000 Planes. Within A Month The Air Force Had 10,000 Men Ready For Action. When Earl Painted This Scene, The Fields Were Bare, But Overnight They Mushroomed Into A Tent City. It Started With The Installation Of Open Latrines, Then Walls And Roofs While The Naked Soldiers Went About Their Shaving And Showers.