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On 2/10/2021 7:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-10 9:10 a.m., Janet wrote:
>> In article >, says...
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>>> As a cook, I doubt Sheldon actually "manned" and fired a 5" gun. His job
>>> was to bring the shells up from below to keep the real gunner supplied
>>> with ammo.
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>> I thought he was a navy cook, during peacetime? Singlehandedly
>> feeding the entire crew. So he says. The only shells he handled were
>> eggshells.
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> He was awarded a Purple Heart for his war wound.... a shell fragment in
> the eye.. egg shell.
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That explains it: shell shock!