# ? about WW2 and 'band of brothers'

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**Created:** [September 21, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-ww2-and-band-of-brothers/82941 "2001-09-21T02:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-ww2-and-band-of-brothers/82941/1 "2001-09-21T02:30:00Z")

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What’s the white power they put on soldiers wounds during WW2?

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**Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-ww2-and-band-of-brothers/82941/2 "2001-09-21T03:03:47Z")

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I believe it is sulfa (short for sulfanilamide) powder. According to [this site](http://home.att.net/~steinert/wwii.htm), it’s an antibacterial used to prevent infection.