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Old 09-27-2018, 10:09 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
Most of the non combat equipment left in the Pacific at the end of the war ended up in Japan. They had more Jeeps, trucks, bulldozers, graders, cranes, and so on then Japan had at the height of the war to help rebuild. A good portion of the surviving combat vehicles were just dumped in the ocean. I have a couple of good books on the subject around here someplace.
Well if course a guy who likes to walk rusty ships on vacations knows more about it than a guy going on complete hearsay.

I still like my story better.
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