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Title: "As you were,"
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: (Bangs, John Kendrick) 1888- ed (Bangs, John Kendrick), 1862-1922, ed
Subjects: United States. War dept. Purchase, storage and traffic division. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, The Knickerbocker press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Major W. J. Peck
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i. Captain L. Hurd Sanford.4. Captain J. E. Diemer. 2. M. A. Dunning.5. E. A. Moye. 3. Captain F. G. Rosin.6. Captain H. E. Loomis. Branch Number Three 67 Food placed in these marmites at boiling temperature wouldremain steaming hot for twelve to fifteen hours. Previouslythese marmites had been manufactured in France, but thedemands grew larger than French manufacturers could supply.Experiments had been conducted but no one was manufactur-ing marmites of this particular type in the United States. Within six weeks models had been submitted to Wash-ington, competitive tests held at the Bureau of Standards,six manufacturers were in production, and marmites by thethousand were on their way to our forces overseas. (Acknow-ledgment must be made to valuable assistance from the officeof the French High Commission in Washington in determin-ing upon the style of construction best suited for army service.) Rolling Field Kitchens Although rolling field kitchens were made prior to the war,their us

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