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Jungle Juice in Combat Tales from the 37th Infantry
A wartime reminiscence recounts Angelo Fransiconi of Kansas City who brewed illicit jungle spirits for the 37th Infantry in the South Pacific. The piece details improvised distilling in bomb shelters, covert supply thefts, and soldiers testing improvised brews such as convoy convulsions and Kamikaze Korn, alongside warnings from a temperance field representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker Magazine
Malcolm E. Anderson
G. I
South Pacific
Mr. Anderson
Angelo Fransiconi
Kansas City
37Th Infantry Division
Angelo
Sears
Luzon
37Th
First Cavalry
Jack Luddeke
Tacloban
Leyte
Temperance Society
Jack
Gen. MacArthur
Mt. Everest