The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Some of World War II's "Forgotten Stories"

From the September 6, 2010, South Coast Today "Display gives life to World War II forgotten stories" by Curt Brown.

They have a museum that displays some of the less familiar items of the war, the kind of things that are really great interest to me.

Some of the things they have:

**  US Army helmets resembled those of the Germans and had to be placed in storage until the British could be educated about the American uniforms.  (Personally, I don't think the helmets look that much alike.)

**  To see at night and remain undetected in North Africa, US troops placed the red circle from their packs of Lucky Strike cigarettes over the clear lens of their flashlights.

**  The US government-issue phonograph was hand cranked.

**  The MG34 German machine gun fired 900 rounds per minute.

Sure Wouldn't Have Wanted to Charge That Gun.  --GreGen

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