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Markings for my WLA

Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:04 pm

I have a copy of AR 850-5 on WW2 vehicle markings....and some other books, but I just cant seem to figure and find out enough to make up my set of markings.....hope you guys can help!

The bike already had 2nd ID logo on it, and I kinda like it so I decided to keep it. What I cant seem to find out is the apprpriate markings for it regarding if it should be a cav or mp unit....Id like it to be a higher up vehicle too.

I have done a little creative math to figure out approximately what my Army reg. number should be- 672404

Any info you can provide would be very greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
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Post by bphealey » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:41 pm

have you gone to this site yet?

http://www.2ndarmoredhellonwheels.com/

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Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:32 pm

Hi Brian, thanks for the link....I have to look thru it. Do they have info on the 2d Infantry on there too?

Thanks!
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Post by bphealey » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:43 pm

haven't gone through it in detail, might I think it might be the official website for 2-AD. I have the site for the 3-AD too if you're interested

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Post by artificer » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:48 pm

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Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:33 pm

great pic, thanks for sharing!

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Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:55 pm

does this make logical sense?(as if theres any other? :roll: )

XII-2I
P-2

chad

EDIT!!: I accidentally typo'd the unit markings...correct now
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Post by bphealey » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:27 pm

Duh!!! I'm an idiot. Should have looked more closely. Sorry, I gave you the links for the AD!!! Friends don't let friends drink and post. Try this one:
http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_bo ... index.html

or
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... my/2id.htm

or
http://home.thirdage.com/military/frien ... ection.htm


Sorry about the misread before. Hope these help a little more.

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Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:38 pm

thatnks for the links, great reading!
It never fails....I think I have it down, then I start reading and looking at new pages, and everything gets screwed up! Sheesh....its funny how things with published info can get so screwed up and contradict itself :? maybe I wont do any markings! Just stars!

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Post by bphealey » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:02 pm

have you seen this one chad? (credit Johan, since he told me about this site originally)

http://www.lonesentry.com/panzer/jeep-markings.html

using this I would say you's want

2-P
HQ-2

with 2 = 2nd Infantry Division
P = Military Police
HQ = headquarters company
2 = vehicle #2 (based off what you had written before)

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Post by ccandgc » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:05 pm

Thanks Brian,
I have that manual, its what confused me to start with, untill I figured it out. Manual does not have pix tho...
Thats what Id like it to say, yes.

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Post by Johan WILLAERT » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:45 pm

bphealey wrote: 2-P
HQ-2

with 2 = 2nd Infantry Division
P = Military Police
HQ = headquarters company
2 = vehicle #2 (based off what you had written before)

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Brian and Chad...

2-X
P-2

would be correct for a 2ID MP bike..., assuming they had them...

2-X
HQ-25

would be correct for a messenger bike attached to Divisional HQ...

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Post by bphealey » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:51 am

oops! Thanks Johan. I guess I'm misreading the manual too! It's that 2nd catagory that I think I'm getting myself confused with.

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Post by ccandgc » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:50 am

yup, thats the one that keeps getting me too!

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