Looks like the runway repair will have to wait.....
Must be the support guys for the PBY's. Don't think there are any other Navy personnel on Tanna is wwii(e). It's not Old Milwaukee...not sure what it is.
Looking at the original pic with a magnifying glass, the first four letters are M-a-d-e , and then I think, a "P" - so, Made of Pee - must be Old Milwaukee!
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
Looking at the original pic with a magnifying glass, the first four letters are M-a-d-e , and then I think, a "P" - so, Made of Pee - must be Old Milwaukee!
You may not get this till we make Pearl but I have become a real sailor on our dangerous journey from Manila. Tomorrow, the Chief is going to let me manage the below deck part of the purge and refill of the fire fighting system. Well, gotta go. Mom, Talk to you soon.
*******************Dewey Dock 40 m N of Niihau, Feb 10, 1942(e)****************
Chief: Open Main Fire Fighting Purge valve!
Ensign Pulver, in mechanical space below: Aye, aye, Chief, opening main fire fighting purge valve. <looks at confusing assemblage of valves...grabs a towel to remove the grease...the plaque reads "MAIN"
..he begins to pen the valve...a loud claxon begins to sound overhead> ZHHHHHHT...ZHHHHHHT....ZHHHHHHT <Ensign Pulver takes the rag to the remainder of the plaque..it reads "MAIN DRYDCOCK FLOOD VALVE DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!"> Ohhhhhhh shiiiiit. PERMISSION TO CLOSE THE MAIN DRYDCOCK FLOOD VALVE DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! VALVE, CHIEF!
During World War II, Hudepohl Beer was among the beers selected by the War Department for use by U.S. troops in the Pacific. Special olive green Crowntainer cans, produced by Crown Cork and Seal Company, but bearing a Hudepohl label, were filled at the Cincinnati brewery then packed in cases with straw before being shipped overseas. Many cases of Hudepohl Beer were actually parachuted to troops on islands throughout the Pacific.
Torpedoman Second Class Kowalski: <looks up form his work. A lone B-25 approaches from the SE> HEY BOYS! THE CARGO IS HERE! IT'S SGT. MINDERBINDER WITH THE HUDEPOHL!