Dear MVer,
WWII Tents:
In response to your message, all WWII tents were either Od or a very =
yellow khaki color as in early WWII.
I have seen photos of tent cities in the Philippines early in WWII where =
all
the tents were a yellowish khaki color. But, by 1943/1944 the army did =
away
with khaki and contracted to make all their tents in OD. WWII Od tents =
by
the way are very difficult to come by. Most were either used up or
surplused out before the advent of the infamous "GP" tents in the 50's =
and
60's.
Tent, Wall, Large; 14'x14.5'x11' is made of 12oz water and mildew =
resistant
canvas in Od. Looks like your classic dog house with a ridge down the
middle of the roof. Also is meant to be erected with a canvas fly. =
Most
photos of field kitchens and other general services used the fly from =
this
tent for an open shelter.
Tent, Wall, Small; 9'x10'x10' is identical to the large except it is
smaller. It also has a fly.
Tent, Pyramidal, M1938; 16'x16'x12' is the actual squad tent used by the
vast majority of army and marine ground units to house thier troops. =
This
tent is made of 12oz water and mildew resistant canvas in Od. The
appearance is very similar to today's GP Small except the peak is higher =
and
the walls are shorter. Too many collectors make the mistake of using GP
smalls thinking they are identical to the WWII versions when in reality =
they
are vastly different. Movies like "Battleground" depict using the WWII
pyramidal tents beautifully. This tent predates the M1942 Squad Tent =
which
actually was not used by the army until 1945.
Tent, Hospital, M1938; 50'x16'x12' Uses the same design of center pole
peaks as in the Pyramidal but is longer and is held up by three center
poles. This tent has doors on both ends of this tent.
Tent, Maintenance; 26'x18'x15' is similar to the wall tent but is bigger
yet.
Tent, Storage; 17'x20'x13' is similar to the wall tent but is bigger =
yet.
There are other tents like the arctic tent, kitchen tent, and hospital =
ward
tent but those were not used much if not at all during WWII. Those =
tents
were used after WWII. These tents here made up 99.9% of all tents used =
by
army and marine ground forces during WWII. The tents that I have =
described
here could be seen in photos of Alaska, the Pacific, and in Europe. =
They
were also used in the 1950s.
I supplied over 100 tents in various models to the movie, "The Thin Red
line" to be released this year. I might be getting some used tents =
back.
All interested parties can email me.
Good Luck Greg!
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
WWIIImpressions@email.msn.com
WWII Impressions, Owner
Ssgt 82nd Airborne, CHG
CCKW 353, owner
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