I could not believe how little they had for a daily stipend. I know the dollar went further but that was so little.
And they had very little backup or help. Schedules were rough & how hard on his own family.
When you read something like this from our relatively recent history it really puts a spotlight on how many modern inventions & technologies we count on daily — much less in a highly dangerous job like this!
I couldn’t believe how little their stipends were either. I was also uncomfortable by how many times they were treated more as errand boys, which I don’t think is the case today.