Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mutiny among the Pollywogs

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Join the WAVES

WAVES recruiting poster: pay $50 to $126 a month clear, free uniforms, same pay as men.  

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M43 Machine Gun Pedestal Mount

Illustration of the M43 pedestal mount for the water-cooled .50 caliber machine gun. (Source: TM 9-230: Machine Gun Mounts for Boats, War Department Technical Manual, October 1943.)  

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