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Gooms or Goums:
Algerian Infantry Units, real bad guys around women




Cumshaw:
Money, specifically liberty money (come ashore).




US Army purple, orange, red, or blue:
Any gasoline colored to show that it was stolen from the US Military.




PACIFIC BUG JUICE:
Illegal alcohol made from green coconuts-Drill a hole in them, stuff hole with cloth, bury for 6 days, and drink slowly.




Hooch, Steam, Bright Penny, Holy Water:
Homemade illegal booze made in the field in small stills




Piss Pot:
Standard United States Army Helmet




Krauts:
Derogatory name for German Army Personnel




Pockets:
Code Name for General Dwight D. Eisenhower




Telegraph:
Ike's Retreat Cottage in England, "Telegraph Cottage," Supersecret Name




The Little Red School House:
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Paris Headquarters




Old Blood & Guts:
Nickname for General George S. Patton, Jr.




Bersagleri:
Italian Army Shock Troops--Wore Ostrich Feathers in their wide-brim hats




Doin' a Rommel:
Successfully carrying out a near-impossible mission (Army)




Black Shirt:
Italian Fascist Party Military Units




Jerry-Built:
Any device, machine, or structure put together haphazardly from junk or spare parts




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