The Exchange at 125: A Pachyderm at the PX
July 27, 2020 |
During World War II a 2,600-pound electric refrigerator was moved into a PX in India with the help of some Soldiers and an elephant named Karunavathi.
Did an elephant once work at a post exchange? Well, yes.
And he got paid in bananas and bread.
In 1944, the PX officer of the Southeast Asia Command headquarters during World War II moved a 2,600-pound electric refrigerator into a PX in India with the help of some Soldiers and an elephant named Karunavathi.
Cool we had ab elephant working for the Exchange. Amazing how we have come so far over the years. I have got the pleasure to see the changes over the years as a customer and as an employee.
It is really amazing, isn’t it? And it must be really special to see how things have changed here from both perspectives. Thanks for your comment!