Speaking of oil

On March 12, 1943, a crew of 42 “drillers, derrickmen, motormen and roustabouts embarked on the troopship H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth.” Their destination was Sherwood Forest, where the oil workers would, by January 1944, complete 76 producing oil wells.

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