115 QM Regt was part of the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard.
The division was in Federal service on 7 December 1941. Division HQ was at
Camp San Luis Obispo.
SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO (63H & 45K)
Det 2 Co. B 145 SPT BN
Camp Withycombe, Clackamas OR
At 06:57 PM 12/24/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I got what I wanted for Christmas, did you? (Merry Christmas!)
>My 1939 Ford Panel saw military service as:
>115th Quartermaster (Regiment?) Ammunition
>(Brigade?)" There it is! No more guessing or
>flights of fancy!
>I can't express how thankful I am for all the
>great help and support I've gotten on this list!
>Lots and lots and lots of great and logical ideas!
>My next step is to track down where this unit was throughout the 40's
>and perhaps find an old photo of this very-easily recognizable old
>vehicle.
>Another burning question is if it started out as a
>State Of California vehicle THEN a 115th QM
>truck or vice-versa? Mr. Nelson Dionne reminds me of the atmosphere in
>California
>just after Pearl Harbor and that this truck may have been "borrowed'
>from the state since a
>Japanese invasion was imminent.
>At any rate, IT WAS BOTH Cal State AND 115th QM, just don't know in
>which order!
>Can I tell by the shades of OD Green? It has
>a darker shade OD (w/gloss?) and then a lighter shade OD (no gloss).
>It's against this
>later OD that the 3" wide yellow stripes seem to
>appear. Finally a medium green coat of paint
>that comes off with your hand!
>Does "TB766" finally have any meaning with
>respect to Cal State or 115th QM?
>Can anyone tell me what kinds of equipment
>(generators, winches, air compressors, etc)
>that a vehicle that was handling live ammo would have? What got tucked
>away in the two
>long metal boxes on the floor? They measure
>about 5"hX16"w by 4 and 5 feet respectively.
>Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Don Kenyon
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