Army & Navy - MORALE: Ingoldsby Legend

The report that a sign in Norfolk reads "Sailors and Dogs Keep Out" is not true. But until Norfolk had been brought back to the state of respectability it now enjoys, the story did indicate the pitch of civilian indignation over what war had done to the town.

To Norfolk, one of the largest naval bases in the world, the war brought a daily flood of 7,000 to 40,000 bluejackets fresh from the sea, well-heeled and full of beans. The town, already crowded, was a nightmare of uproar, ranging from innocent merriment to...

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