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9 x 11 inch ink and watercolor painting by George C. Clark    National Veterans Art Museum Collection

CHEMICALLY TREATED WATER WAS TRUCKED INTO BRAVO BATTERY EVERY DAY FROM THE RIVER.  IF THE HALF-DRUMS WERE FILLED EARLY AND SAT IN THE SUN ALL DAY, THE WATER COULD GET PLEASANTLY WARM BY EVENING.

Comment:

Here's an observation I didn't spell out in the caption.  G.I.s who worked indoors or in bunkers or wore flak vests all the time had "farmer" tans.  Those who could work or play sports (At Bravo Battery it was touch football between the gun pads) with their shirts off might have upper-body tans.  But no G.I. in combat had legs that ever saw the sun.