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August 12, 1944

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YOUNG MAN BEHIND PLEXIGLASS

Brendan Gill

PROFILE of Lt. Joseph Theodore Hallock. Two years ago he was an undergraduate of the U. of Oregon; today he is a veteran bombardier who has completed …