Showing posts with label National Museum of Military Vehicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Museum of Military Vehicles. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2024

World War Two Vehicles in Marine Corps use: National Museum of Military Vehicles Dubois Wyoming.



This is a vehicle we don't think much about, in comparison to the Dodge 4x4 trucks of the Second World War. The Marine Corps, which had to turn to many alternative suppliers early in the war, made use of International 4x4 pickups which are much like the Dodge ones.  Rates at 1/2 ton, it was clearly a very stout vehicle.  

This is the only one I've ever seen.



The VC-1 was used by all of the services.  This is an early war design which very rapidly changed.



The classic Dodge ambulance, part of its series of trucks, which was also used by all of the services.



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Friday, October 25, 2024

World War Two U.S. Airborne Displays, National Museum of Military Vehicles Dubois Wyoming.

Airborne display at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois, Wyoming.  Unfortunately, I just had my cell phone, so a lot of these photographs are not great.







This last series of uniform photographs demonstrates the actual colors (color batches varied) of the M1942 paratrooper uniform.  The uniform itself was already on the way towards being phased out in favor of he M1943 patterns of uniforms, but it was still the one issued during Operation Overlord.

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