Category Archives: miscellaneous

Operation Icebox

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Nothing’ll Stop the Army Air Corps

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Keep Your Military Service Records

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Frozen Sauerkraut

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A strange WWII sauerkraut photograph from U.S. Military Intelligence publication German Mountain Troops, December 1944. Original caption: “Mountain troops in a Finnish forest have unloaded from a standard container a cylindrical chunk of frozen sauerkraut which they are cutting up. In … Continue reading →

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Japanese Booby Traps

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

It’s a trap! A humorous cartoon with a serious message. Source: Engineer Intelligence Bulletin No. 3, Engineer Section, HQ. Eighth Army, May 1945.

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German Winter Morale

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The problems of German troop morale during the harsh winters of the Eastern Front — translation of German Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg, August 1942 from the U.S. wartime publication German Winter Warfare, Special Series, No. 18, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Eleven Navy Nurses Decorated

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A brief article on U.S. Navy nurses in Manila during WWII from All Hands, Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, October 1945. Eleven Navy Nurses Decorated for Work During Jap Occupation of Philippines Eleven Navy nurses who were in Manila … Continue reading →

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Painting the M4 Tank

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for painting the M4 Sherman tank from the Technical Manual TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, January 1943. Section XXV: PAINTING 145. PAINTING. a. Ordnance materiel is painted before issue to the using arms. One maintenance coat per year will … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Operation in Hot & Cold Climates

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operating instructions for the Bazooka in tropical and arctic climates from TM 9-294: 2.36-inch A.T. Rocket Launcher M1A1, War Department Technical Manual, Sept. 27, 1943. Section X: OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS 32. GENERAL. a. When operating under unusual conditions such … Continue reading →

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Lubbers Don’t Live

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The U.S. Navy had their own series of training posters called “Lubbers Don’t Live”. This poster stars Whistlin’ Joe who goes overboard with a swish.   Oh heed the fate of Whistlin’ Joe! // Forgot the life lines were so … Continue reading →

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