Best for camping Though it is not an official US Army-issued item, the P-38 and P-51 can openers have been used by our armed forces since they were first introduced in 1942. Nicknamed the "John ...

Recently found in the Vigo County History Center collections was a Koolaire military “P-38” can opener. The P-38 can opener was issued in World War II ration packages, so soldiers could open ...

Basically it was a kitchen version of the famous P-38 GI can opener shown below: I have no idea where we got it, but it's possible that my parents kept it when they moved from England to the US ...

I received a P-38 can opener some time during my seventh grade of school. I can’t remember exactly why they were given to us (I think my whole class got one, but I’m not sure), nor can I ...

right-hand turn manual opener in the CEO’s armory is more useful since it can be easily stored (and operated by the only non-management employee of the column). The little “P-38’s” that we ...

Ever. So I slipped a P-38 can opener into his pants pocket just before they took him away. (memories of a Vietnam Veteran) FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. -- It was invented in just 30 days in the summer of ...