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MARINE INFLATES BALLOON USED TO STUDY WIND CONDITIONS - Private from the meterological unit inflates a balloon with hydrogen which is sent aloft so a study of wind speed and direction can be made. Weather data is important when Leatherneck artillerymen make calculations to register their guns accurately on emeny positions. South Pacific

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