Found this site about equipment identification for USMC units including vehicles.....
Unable to verify. Any "Jarheads" out there who can confirm this before I post it to the web-site.
Equipment and vehicles (pre 1945).....
http://www.mujweb.cz/kultura/usmc/unisE.htm
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Question of the day.....
My Father in-law was a company runner for:
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Post your guesses as to what unit he was in.....
(sorry it won't space correctly between the / and \)
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Vehicles (1945 and on)
http://www.mujweb.cz/kultura/usmc/vehicleE.htm
Bill
USMC Identification
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Bill_Wolf
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This is cool stuff. Let me guess on your father in law. 1st Marine Division, 2nd regiment, 1st batallion Echo company.
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Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
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We have a Winner....armydriver wrote:This is cool stuff. Let me guess on your father in law. 1st Marine Division, 2nd regiment, 1st batallion Echo company.
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First assignment after basic training....Guadacanal Landing...First wave.
Second assignment...protect the airfield (Henderson Field)
Second assignment part B. Put on front line to stop 1000 Jap troops from crossing the "Tenaru River".
http://www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-guadalcanal-1