"the whole nine yards" 1942

[Sam Clements]

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Also, there's this cite:
> ...
> 23 December 1967, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette, pg. 3A, col. 8:
> Like most of the invisible air force, George wasn't quite sure it was all
> right to mention that he isn't at his home in Alabama. Here's his somewhat
> reluctant story:
> ...
> "We had just dumped our load on the railroad yards near Hanoi when Charlie
> poured everything at us...flak, Sams, Migs...the whole nine  yards."
>
In case anyone is interested, that new cite is from a USAF pilot who
graduated the USAF Academy in 1965.  He went to Thailand in July, 1967, and
flew most of his missions over North Vietnam.

Sam Clements

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