The ice cream barges were a huge morale booster in the Pacific. In fact, they served to demoralize the Imperial Japanese Army as much as they served as a force multiplier for the United States.
Although I’m not sure that they were widely known in the Japanese military. Most of the stories I hear of Japanese soldiers being shocked are when they learn of it after being taken as PoWs, at which point their morale is… less important.
The ice cream barges were a huge morale booster in the Pacific. In fact, they served to demoralize the Imperial Japanese Army as much as they served as a force multiplier for the United States.
The power of ice cream
Although I’m not sure that they were widely known in the Japanese military. Most of the stories I hear of Japanese soldiers being shocked are when they learn of it after being taken as PoWs, at which point their morale is… less important.