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The 133 Engineers might at one time have been attached to the 101st, but the
organic engineer unit was the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion. The guys
you always see before D-Day with the mohawks and war paint were members of
the 326th. FYI, the 307th Eng were assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Was the 133 Eng an Aviation Engineer Unit.
If the 133 was attached, they wouldn't have likely ever had 101st A/B
division markings on their vehicles. They would have retained their parent
organization markings. As a regiement, they would have likely been an Army
asset, or possibly as low as a Corps Asset.
Unfortunatley, being in the middle of a move, I don't have any of my
references available to look it up.
I haven't done much research on 101st vehicles, but I know 82nd A/B unit
markings didn't include a star in the bumper number, but did have one in the
center. Typically, the 82nd markings looked like this:
82 A/B 376F * B-7
with the * representing the US Star in the center of the bumper. Some were
a plain star and others were the invasion star with broken circle around it.
The front markings are in 3 inch letters where the rear are in 2 inch
letters to fit on the limited space. From all the pictures I've found, this
is the style in which most airborne jeeps were marked.
This is how I have my GPW marked for the 376th Parachute Field Artillery
Battalion. Have seen the same manner for markings in both Infantry
Regiments (Service companies for both Glider and Parachute) as well as
Glider Field Artillery units.
Here is a link to a picture where you can see the markings on the rear of my
GPW. http://www.sirinet.net/~jimrice/sign.jpg
I hope this helps. If you have any information on the 133Eng association
with the 101st, I would really like to read it. With all the attachments
and cross assignments, who knows what every unit did.
Sincerely,
Jim Rice
>From: dirtman42GPW@webtv.net (KBDewey 42GPW)
>To: <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com> (Military Vehicles List)
>Subject: [MV] WWII bumper markings
>Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 02:58:48 -0700 (PDT)
>
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>Been researching so as to be correct and want to use the 133rd Eng Com
>Regt on my 4/42 GPW and my 44 airborne 1/2T dump trailer. IF the 133rd
>was assigned to the 101st airborne would the bumper on the jeep be
>marked thus:
> "101(star)-133E-B-21" and the back of the trailer:
>"101(star)-133E-B-22" ? OR is the 101st airborne (screaming eagle):
>"101ABN-133E-B-21"? OR "(star)-133E-B-21"?
>
>The 133rd was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington from 16 Feb 42 thru 25
>Jan 43 (this links the date of delivery of my GPW with them (similar
>dates) and the "airborne 1/2T dump trailer with Engineers and Airborne
>groups as it was used by them to repair runways etc.
>
>And lastly if there is a star on the bumper in the correct order of
>marking signifying Army Air Force is it another color besides white, is
>it solid and is there a second star in the middle of the bumper
>signifying national symbol? Any Experts know? K
>
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