Photograph from a Luzon, Philippines negative collection showing American soldiers queued at a field mess-kit sanitizing station, a routine but essential part of camp life throughout the Pacific Theater. Improvised heated wash cans, fashioned from surplus garbage drums with stovepipe chimneys, allowed troops to properly clean and sanitize their mess kits after meals in accordance with Army field sanitation standards, helping to prevent dysentery and other diseases common in tropical campaign environments. Project: 218441