One thing that gets lost in our memory of the war is that most of the soldiers worked logistics and support, and only about 10% or so were frontline troops. Logistics was still dangerous, but for different reasons.. Moving around heavy machinery and material, as quickly as possible meant a lot of accidents.
One thing that gets lost in our memory of the war is that most of the soldiers worked logistics and support, and only about 10% or so were frontline troops. Logistics was still dangerous, but for different reasons.. Moving around heavy machinery and material, as quickly as possible meant a lot of accidents.
My mom dated a guy who was in an anti-aircraft unit in England, and he said pervasive drunk driving was a persistent and sometimes deadly problem for his unit and the other units there. Not quite Omaha Beach , I suppose.
One thing that gets lost in our memory of the war is that most of the soldiers worked logistics and support, and only about 10% or so were frontline troops. Logistics was still dangerous, but for different reasons.. Moving around heavy machinery and material, as quickly as possible meant a lot of accidents.
My mom dated a guy who was in an anti-aircraft unit in England, and he said pervasive drunk driving was a persistent and sometimes deadly problem for his unit and the other units there. Not quite Omaha Beach , I suppose.