Prior to around 1940 the Quartermaster Dept (responsable for trucks) was
prohibited from issuing specs for vehicles. They were forced to use
commercially available with some modifications done at depots.
This lead to huge problems for the maintence comunity as can be imagined
SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO
Detachment 2 Company b 145 Support Battalion
Camp WIthycombe, OR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Carol Kenyon
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 8:42 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] 8x Illum. Viewer & a RP PC
>
>
> As part of my ongoing '39 Ford Panel / 115th
> QM Regt / 7th Regt State Guard research is the
> purchase of what eBay terms rppc or real photo
> postcards.
> I've purchased three so far, with two more on the way...
> Unfortunately, only one was a true Real Photo, the other two were dot
> matrix pics like in
> a newspaper.
> But what a world I'm looking into! 60 years ago on the Central
> California Coast at Camp San Luis Obispo (Home of the 40th Division).
> The photographer "Lennie" sat on a nearby hill
> and took his shots.
> I can identify atleast 100 vehicles, mostly military! Boy did those
> folks like 30's Chevy Suburbans! Must be close to ten of those...
> I've noticed from my collection of various state's
> N.G. unit yearbooks that EVERYONE liked Suburbans...
> I don't see any tracked vehicles. Several Dodge (Command Cars?) COE
> Buses and
> trucks, Cargo trucks with canvas tops--lots
> of those.
> Soldiers drilling, but mostly just working, cuttting weeds, cleaning
> up.
> Obviously some of the buildings are undergoing inside renovation, lots
> of "junk"
> out on the porches.
> I can tell you at this point that late 30's panel
> trucks that WEREN'T ambulances are VERY unusual.
> Soldiers standing, walking, entering buildings.
> This postcard really made my day.
> Thanks, Don Kenyon
>
>
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