Category Archives: miscellaneous

60-mm Mortar Emplacement

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

60-mm Mortar Emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 60-MM MORTAR EMPLACEMENT. a. Open type. This consists of a rectangular pit large enough to accommodate the mortar, the gunner, and … Continue reading →

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Nurse Gets Legion of Merit

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Miss Ann A. Bernatitus, the only U.S. Navy nurse to escape from Bataan, becomes the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the Legion of Merit decoration. Miss Ann A. Bernatitus was one of the group of nurses known … Continue reading →

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Military Courtesy to Ladies

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Courtesy to Ladies” from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), August 1944. PROPER GREETING TO LADIES IS SALUTE WHEN TALKING WITH A LADY ON STREET, REMAIN COVERED IN WALKING TAKE POSITION TO LEFT OR OUTSIDE WITH TWO … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Eyes on a Whirling Propeller

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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The Secret of the Russians’ Success

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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You Can’t Start a French-Rebuilt Jeep Unless…

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for dealing with Jeeps with Solex carburetors from Army Motors, September 1945. YOU CAN’T START A FRENCH-REBUILT JEEP UNLESS…. A quick way to go stark, raving nuts is to sit at the wheel of a jeep equipped with a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be A Dope V

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Always check the oil! An angry tank crew stars in another “Don’t Be A Dope” training poster from Aberdeen Proving Grounds.   The tank crew is sore as a boil For it ain’t according to Hoyle      To get caught in … Continue reading →

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Stars and Stripes’ G.I. Stories

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Near the end of WW2, Stars and Stripes published a series of “G.I. Stories” of the Ground, Air, and Service Forces in the European Theater of Operations. Each booklet was approximately 32 pages in length and small enough to fit … Continue reading →

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Flying Tigers Releases from King & Country

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

King & Country has announced an upcoming series of toy soldier releases of the “Flying Tigers” from World War II.   Item No.: AF018Name: Curtiss P-40 Flying TigerDesc.: Originally intended to be part of very large order going to the … Continue reading →

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Navy War Bond Allotment

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944.

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