Word: canteens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...bound water paint with a 5% DDT solution, they painted the inside of a cage containing fly pupae. It killed the flies as fast as they were hatched. The experimenters found that this method worked just as well in the room of a house and in a factory canteen. DDT may be a common ingredient of postwar paints...
...Both men seemed calm," Chickering short-waved, "but MacArthur borrowed a canteen and his hand trembled as he held it to his lips. Watching his expression, there was no mistaking his elation...
...beach, swings and throws a shot to the left. Next in are the amphtracks, and then the landing boats, loaded with troops. Presently the beach has a jeep, a bulldozer, a U.S. flag. These things make the landing official. I gulp scalding tea from an Army canteen cup and wade ashore...
...raked the Germans across the river. But when the first force of Americans pushed off, the river splattered around them with machine-gun and mortar fire. Each of the 26 boats carried a dozen men, but only 13 boats returned for more paratroopers. Some paddled, some bailed with their canteen cups. This time only eight boats returned (one carried back three dead and four wounded). After the third trip there were only five boats. They kept going...
...Canteen? I'm sure the servicemen would welcome...