Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
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Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
I will be there(Bastogne). Friday in the nuts bar with Harold Webbs helmet (Easy co 501st BofB),killed at Foy Jan 10th 1944. See you there! Names Chris Freeman.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
The weather conditions here are similar to what is shown in the photos, except:
I have a heated vehicle to drive in.
Clean clothes to wear.
Hot meals of all I want to eat.
A warm comfortable bed to sleep in.
Thanks to their sacrifices.
I have a heated vehicle to drive in.
Clean clothes to wear.
Hot meals of all I want to eat.
A warm comfortable bed to sleep in.
Thanks to their sacrifices.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
And no one is trying to kill you on purpose either. In the book Bastogne the First Eight Days , there is a report of a conversation between Colonel Joseph Harper and Lt. Colonel Ray Allen. Col. Harper "How are you doing on your left?" Lt. Col. Harper "Good, we have 2 jeeps out there"
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
3rd picture down, WWII or Korea???
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
Not sure, but the LR spring has taken a beating.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
That third picture is the only period photo I have ever seen of a jeep with the inner windscreen in a raised position. Must be others but I've never found one.
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The guy on the side had to have something to hang on to. It's also handy for stretchers.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
sorry about that. I meant the 4rth pic. The one with the soldier standing outside the jeep. The hat looks Korean War vintage.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
I have two of them marked Cap, Field, Pile M1951, and Cap, Field, Pile MQ1, both are identical. MQ1 may be earlier than Korea. WWII M-1943 Version had pile liner on the visor. Hard to tell from the photo.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
Fairly sure that is a KW picture because of hat and trigger finger mittens.Ben Dover wrote:I have two of them marked Cap, Field, Pile M1951, and Cap, Field, Pile MQ1, both are identical. MQ1 may be earlier than Korea. WWII M-1943 Version had pile liner on the visor. Hard to tell from the photo.
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Trigger Finger Mittens were Issue in WWII. There were two or three styles listed in QM3-1 Enlisted Men's Clothing and Equipment, Aug, 1943.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
I think you are right.
All pictures should be " battle of the Bulge " pictures.
I've got more. I can post them if people wants to see them.
All pictures should be " battle of the Bulge " pictures.
I've got more. I can post them if people wants to see them.
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
Heck ya
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Re: Jeeps during The Battle of The Bulge
Any that can be ID's as 28th or 106th Div?
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