24 Jan 20 Garand Picture of the Day - Manila

[Mark in Rochester]

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[rayg]

Front line veteran troops!

[Paul S.]

One thing that I notice looking at these WWII photos is how much better fed the ETO seemed to have been than the PTO.

My dad told me that they only got spam and mutton when he was 'in the islands'.

[RASelkirk]

I'd think the climate was a contributing factor. In the PTO, "real" food spoiled PDQ...

Russ

[Bob Womack]

In the Pacific, so many of the guys contracted the various diseases that made it impossible to keep weight on.


Bob

[CINDERS]

When you watch the series Pacific which I think is pretty well done on reflecting just how terrible the Island Campaign was for those troops against a fanatical enemy.