2-16-19 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[ed skeels]

Springfields

[RichardX]

Guadacanal

[JerryEAL]

Fresh water. I never thought about it before as it pertains to the Pacific. Was there desalination on ships at that time. I could Google it,but this forum and the replies are much more interesting,

[RASelkirk]

Fresh water. I never thought about it before as it pertains to the Pacific. Was there desalination on ships at that time. I could Google it,but this forum and the replies are much more interesting,

I do seem to remember reading that the Navy sent the grunts on Peleliu a bunch of 55 gal drums of fresh water - in used, unwashed gasoline drums!

Russ

[rcathey]

I do seem to remember reading that the Navy sent the grunts on Peleliu a bunch of 55 gal drums of fresh water - in used, unwashed gasoline drums!

I’ve read that one too...but can’t recall which book it was. With the Old Breed, maybe?

[Bob Womack]

Fresh water. I never thought about it before as it pertains to the Pacific. Was there desalination on ships at that time. I could Google it,but this forum and the replies are much more interesting,

There was at least aboard the submarines of the time with the Kleinschmidt stills.

Bob

[Snowman1510]

rcathey, you are correct it is that book. The author said he was put on a detail to clean them but they didn't know why they were cleaning them until they were on Peleliu.