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1. There is a pub in Cambridge. The ceiling is covered with graffitti - initials - of U.S. airmen

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2019, 03:57 PM

Dec 2019

stationed near Cambridge. They would take cigarette lighters, light them and hold them close to the ceiling. The carbon from the flame would imprint on the ceiling. There were thoughts of painting over them after the war was over and the Yanks went home. Instead, it was decided to leave it alone.

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France: WWI Signatures, Graffitti & Mementos of Soldiers On All Sides Extant In Caves Underground [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2019 OP

There is a pub in Cambridge. The ceiling is covered with graffitti - initials - of U.S. airmen 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #1

Interesting, years ago I didn't know about the presence appalachiablue Dec 2019 #2