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Gas passers:
Refueling boom operators




Clancey:
Refueling boom operator




LURP:
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols




Puff the magic dragon:
the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, an American military plane used during the Vietnam War




overhead:
ceiling




fly boy:
air force member




Oxymoron:
Military Intelligence




BB Stacker:
Airmen who worked in the Bomb storage area




B1RD:
Any Fighter or Bomber Aircraft




FOT Foreskins-on-toast:
SOS is for beef--------FOT is chipped ham on toast




Dinque Dau (Dinky Dow):
Crazy




Gomer:
A Marine that kept messing up. Ref: Gomer Pyle




L.T Fuzz:
2nd Lieutenant




Smoking "flats":
C-Ration Cigarettes, Square instead or round from being in Pack in C-Rations




Poguey Bait:
Popcorn.Potatoe Chips etc




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