10 Odd Jobs of World War II-- Part 1: Blacksmiths and Those "Foxhole Radios"

From Dec. 28, 2019, World War I

From Department of Defense.

1.  BLACKSMITHS

Made items to repair machinery and make horseshoes for the tens of thousands horses and mules still used in the military.

2.  MEAT CUTTER

Hey, the troops ate meat.  Somebody had to carve it up.

3.  HORSEBREAKER

Train horses and mules to do their job.  Horses and mules not used as much as in WW II as WW I, but still around.  For example, the 5332nd Brigade in Burma  had 3,000 mules assigned to it.

4.  ARTISTS AND ANIMATION ARTISTS

Maps, illustrations, film,

5.  CRYSTAL GRINDER

Many radios required crystals to operate.  Personal radios not allowed on front lines, but crystal sets lacked power to be detected by the enemy.  So those on front lines improvised crystal radios.  These were known as "Foxhole Radios."

--GreGen