A term for US marines who performed ‘dental procedures’ (removal of gold teeth, usually with a knife or butt of a rifle) on Japanese soldiers in World War 2.
“My great-grandad was a Pacific Dentist in the war”
“Oh neat, how many root canals did he perform?”
“Guadal-canal”
“What?”
“What?”
“Oh neat, how many root canals did he perform?”
“Guadal-canal”
“What?”
“What?”
by Booz McGroove February 10, 2023
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