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Article: Paymasters assigned to Panama Canal construction the land divided; the world united.
- Article from:
- Navy Supply Corps Newsletter
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
- Author:
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Submerged in the vast amount of literature chronicling the impressive design and construction of the Panama Canal by the United States are the important roles performed by American armed forces 100 years ago. Of special interest are the contributions of the U.S. Navy Pay Corps, predecessor of the present-day Supply Corps. Assembling, transporting and supporting the enormous number of workers and the huge amount of machinery and material required for construction of the Panama Canal was an accomplishment of gargantuan proportions and one of the greatest logistics success stories in United States history.
To understand more fully and to appreciate the contributions ...
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