From: aa1mo@nsradio.org
Date: Tue Jun 17 2003 - 18:07:12 PDT
Bill;
I used to collect CD materiel, and was active with a local CD rescue
group back in the early 60's. Postwar CD colors were white with blue trim.
That was splashed onto any item a local CD group could come up with. As to
actual OCD equipment, they bought a really big batch of circa 1953 Reo
heavy rescue trucks (Gerstenlager bodied ? ) and an equally large of batch
of circa 1956 4x4 Chevy or GMC 3/4 ton panel truck light rescue trucks.
Nelson Dionne
Salem MA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Chambers" <bchambers@hoovers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:32 AM
Subject: [MV] Civil Defense vehicles 1950s
> Ok,
> Sorta offbeat, but...
>
> Is anyone here up on the use of MVs by the Federal Civil Defense Admin. in
> the early 1950s?
> Heck, anyone know of any good reference materials, the internet has short
> blurbs about the start, but not much else.
> Turns out my grandfather was one of the first Fed Administrators, and
would
> like to look at getting info on vehicles, items, etc.
>
> I would imagine that they were supplied with surplus vehicles, but how
were
> they painted, what were the markings?
> I may remember Bert the Turtle with his "duck and cover" routine but I bet
> some of this group were a tad bit older and more aware! <g>
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
>
>
>
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