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Originally Posted by Tigrone
Sorry guys, for the uninitiated, US boats are dry. I've seen a few posts about: without the skipper's cabin where does the beer go? It don't go anywhere. The wardroom is dry, and the crew's mess is dry. There is no rum ration.
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The books I've read indicate otherwise. Most seemed to have 'depth charge medicine', and as someone mentioned the Barb would take several cases of beer on patrol. It's been a while since I read Fluckey's book, but in it I believe he recants how when they were trying to sneak some on at Midway, he found that there was no need to sneak it, it was perfectly OK even by regulations. I may be mixing up my books, and it wasn't Barb, but US boats weren't exactly dry during WW2.