US D-Day Windshield flag marking??

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Re: US D-Day Windshield flag marking??

Post by davidh » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:20 pm

Ben Dover wrote:If it were on the flex pipe on the passenger side, it would be the Distributor vent tube. The Distributor vent issupposed to be on the Air Intake flex pipe.

How exactly do you waterproof the distributor ?
Have not been able to find any exact description or close-up photos.


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Re: US D-Day Windshield flag marking??

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:29 pm

TM9-2853, Preparation of Ordnance Material for Deep Water Fording. (It's also in the volumes of the Jeep books by Lloyd White).
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Re: US D-Day Windshield flag marking??

Post by Joe Gopan » Tue May 23, 2017 7:03 pm

My department head was an eighteen year old in the Engineers. He was put on detail waterproofing Jeeps just prior to D-Day.
I wish I had spent more time with him discussing his WWII experience. Like many WWII Veterans he would make a rare passing remark about being in the service, just bits and pieces. He happened to see my MB at work one day in the late 70's and it touched the waterproofing remark.
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Re: US D-Day Windshield flag marking??

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:25 pm

The D-Day Windshield Flag offered by Mr. O'Bannion is the most authentic as it is an exact duplicate of the original and is sequentially serial numbered.
Reminder, these flags do take up space and restrict the forward view from the drivers side.

Anyone had any contact with Jack O'Banion recently?
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