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| Subject: | Re: US tanker personal equipment issue '44-'45 |  |
| Date: | Aug 14, 2005 |
| From: | Adam Weber | |
I hate to say it, but there is really not a definitive answer.
One can NOT say, "they only wore or carried THIS, and nothing
else." The longer the troops were in action, and the colder
the weather got, the more different clothing and gear you
see in wartime photographs, which is my favortite research
medium.
Having said that, Armored troops in NW Eurpoe in '44-'45 were
issued the wool OD's, Dark Olive coveralls, tanker jackets and
bib overalls, rough-out boots and later, buckle boots. They wore
the tanker helmet and the steel helmet, plus the issue gloves,
galoshes, etc. As to gear, they were issued the musette bag, either
in Khaki or the later dark OD, pistols, "Grease guns," with the
related gear. Blankets, sleeping bags, etc., were generally rolled
up around shelter halves into a roll. All of this gear is documented,
but you and every other modeller of U.S. forces knows that G.I.'s
were and are expert scroungers, and if they had vehicles, they
scrounged a LOT, from the enemy, from civilians, and from the Army.
So, hit the books. Find pictures of Armored troops, which includes
TD and FA, by the way, and either reproduce what you see in one
picture, or combine images to suit your project.
I didn't give you a clear, definitive answer, but I hope I helped.
Adam Weber, ex-mechanized infantryman, and ex-WW2 G.I. reenactor. |
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