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Sure, You Can See the Skipper

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), October 1944.  

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A-26 Crash Landing Procedure

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for crash landing procedures for the Douglas A-26 Invader from the Pilot Training Manual for the A-26 Invader, Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety. CRASH LANDING Pilot 1. Call crew. “Prepare for crash landing.” (Have crew acknowledge.) 2. Switch … Continue reading →

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When to Salute

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Navy version of “When to Salute” from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, January 1944. Left to Right, Top to Bottom: ENLISTED MEN SALUTE OFFICERS AND JUNIOR OFFICERS SALUTE SENIOR WHEN MEETING, PASSING NEAR, WHEN ADDRESSING, OR BEING ADDRESSED; … Continue reading →

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II Corps Lessons Learned

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The commander of II Corps published the following comments concerning the combat lessons learned during the advance from the Garigliano River to Rome in Italy in 1943-1944: HEADQUARTERS II CORPS In the Field 16 June 1944 Subject: Lessons Learned. To: … Continue reading →

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Demolition of the 155-mm gun M2

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instruction for demolition of the 155-mm gun M2 from the WWII U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM 9-350: 155-mm Gun M2; Carriage M1 and M1A1, Gun Mount M13; Heavy Carriage Limber M2 and M5; and Firing Platform M1, May 1945. … Continue reading →

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Flying and Fighting Trim

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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When Not to Salute

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“When Not to Salute” from the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, January 1944. Left to Right, Top to Bottom: WHEN UNCOVERED (WITHOUT HEAD DRESS); WHEN IN RANKS (IF ADDRESSED COME TO ATTENTION); WHEN ENGAGED IN GAMES OR … Continue reading →

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Mobile Training

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A mobile training unit instructs B-17 crew and ground crew in the servicing of the B-17 oxygen system at a U.S. base in England in 1944. The veteran B-17 Flying Fortress “Flak Alley Lil” of the 305th BG is parked … Continue reading →

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WAAC Officer Qualifications

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following officer qualifications are taken from a WWII recruiting pamphlet for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC): A candidate for [Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps] Officers’ Training School must: (a) Be a woman citizen of the United States. (b) Be … Continue reading →

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Dodge ¾-ton 4×4 Storage and Shipment

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for storage and shipment of the Dodge weapons carrier and variants (WC-51 through WC-60) from TM 9-808: ¾-Ton 4×4 Truck (Dodge), War Department Technical Manual, January 1944. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT 194. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT (GENERAL).   a. The 3/4-ton truck … Continue reading →

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