Talk:Red Ball Express

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[edit] Crazy Eddie

Actually, the first thing that came through my mind when I saw the name was, "Man, those roads were bumpy." That is all. crazyeddie 08:06, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Ambiguous Phrasing

For offensive operations each division would burn about 700-750 tons a day ...

A casual reader will immediately assume that the verb burn implies fuel rather than aggregate supplies. MaxEnt 15:27, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] African American Red Ballers

Amazing. Almost 75 percent of the Red Ballers were African-American. Yet, there is absolutely no mention of them here -- (unless I missed it; I skimmed the piece). This is a huge omission. (Anybody remember Eddie Kendricks' "Keep on Truckin'"? "I'm the Red Ball Express of love. I'm truckin'.... deeceevoice 18:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Just saw the last sentence (I think). Needs expansion. deeceevoice 18:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)