Category Archives: publications

Raft Survival of a P-51 Pilot

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of the rescue of a P-51 Mustang pilot in the Pacific, from Air Sea Rescue Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard, Vol. III, No. 9, October 1946. Raft Survival of a P-51 Pilot The following report from D of I, … Continue reading →

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Meet the Dragon Wagon

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Meet the Dragon Wagon,” advertisement for B.F. Goodrich truck and bus tires, 1944.

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Officers of the U.S. 406th Infantry Regiment

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Officers of the U.S. Army 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division as listed in a souvenir 1943 Officers Mess’ Christmas Dinner menu. Officers of the 406th Infantry Col. Bernard F. Hurless Lt. Col. John S. Switzer, Jr., Lt. Col. Cecil … Continue reading →

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Dummy Tanks in France

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report from the Intelligence Bulletin, December 1944 on the German use of dummy Panther tanks during World War II. The report includes two photographs of a dummy tank encountered in France in 1944. DUMMY TANKS Although German use of … Continue reading →

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75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An overview of the U.S. Army’s 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 from Antitank Weapons, Office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D.C., July 1944. 75 MM PACK HOWITZER MlAl ON CARRIAGE M3A3 The 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 on Carriage M3A3 … Continue reading →

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Jagdtigers Surrender to 99th Infantry Division

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

In April 1945, Jagdtigers (Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B) of s.Pz.Jäg.Abt. 512 surrended to the U.S. 99th Infantry Division in Iserlohn at the Schillerplatz. The illustrations shown here are from the WWII G.I. Stories booklet Battle Babies: The Story of the … Continue reading →

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Captured Panzer IIIs

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department’s Tactical and Technical Trends (No. 32, August 26, 1943) featured these photographs of a pair of German Panzer III tanks captured in North Africa.

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Subcaliber Gunnery Training

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Subcaliber firing was used by the U.S. Army to develop a tank gunner’s accuracy, speed, and confidence without the costs and disturbance of firing the main armament. In general, the coaxial machine gun was used for the subcaliber training for … Continue reading →

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Replacing M4 Tank Final-Drive Assembly

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for replacing the final-drive assembly on the M4 Sherman tank, from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 2, Maintenance Division, Office, Chief of Ordnance, May 1945. Replacing M4 Tank Final-Drive Assemblies Time was when M4 medium tanks with damaged power trains had to … Continue reading →

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AAA Ground Recognition Signals

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following comments from the commander of the U.S. 5th Armored Division on the proper use of ground recognition signals were published in “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 5, November 22, 1944. Subject: Use of Ground Recognition Signals Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army … Continue reading →

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