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Don’t Be A Dope III

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on February 5th, 2012%

Another “Don’t Be A Dope” training poster starring Joe Dope:

Dont be a Dope - Stuka Attack - Clean You Gun

When the Stukas begin to attack
Ain’t the time to make up for a lack
Of cleaning your gun -
Which won’t shoot at a Hun
With a month’s gummy dust on its back!
CLEAN IT EVERY 3 DAYS

Don’t be a dope! HANDLE EQUIPMENT RIGHT.

Jeep Trailer

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 27th, 2011%

Two detail views of the WWII jeep cargo trailer from ORD 8 SNL G-529: Spare Parts and Equipment for Trailer, ¼-Ton Payload, 2-Wheel, Cargo, 1942-42 (American Bantam T-3 and Willys MBT), Headquarters, Army Service Forces, July 1945.

FIGURE A—TRAILER, 1/4-TON PAYLOAD, 2-WHEEL, CARGO, 1942-43, AMERICAN BANTAM T-3 AND WILLYS MBT THREE QUARTER RIGHT REAR VIEW

FIGURE B—TRAILER, 1/4-TON PAYLOAD, 2-WHEEL, CARGO, 1942-43, AMERICAN BANTAM T-3 AND WILLYS MBT THREE QUARTER RIGHT FRONT VIEW

Don’t Be A Dope II

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 25th, 2011%

Another humorous “Don’t be a dope!” poster from WWII.

Don't be a Dope Jeep Poster

Don’t be a dope! Handle Equipment Right!
With an air of complete unconcern // Joe Dope speeds his Jeep ’round a turn // And slams on his brakes //At each stop that he makes — // You’d think we had tires to burn!

Jeep Tows a Glider

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on October 14th, 2011%

A jeep provides a tow for a U.S. Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. in May 1942. (Library of Congress, fsac.1a35111.)

Vacuum Windshield Wipers for Jeeps

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 26th, 2010%

Maintenance notice about new vacuum windshield wiper kits for jeeps from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 2, May 1945:

Vacuum Windshield Wipers for Jeeps

Some of you jeep herders can start riding “no hands”—as far as your windshield wipers are concerned. A new vacuum-operated windshield-wiper kit, Item Stock No. G503-5700249, is being issued for ¼-tons in areas where the rain is heavy and the downpour season long. A TB, out soon, will give the authority and parts numbers.

Fig. 1—Into each life some rain must fall. But it won't bother you if your jeep qualifies for these vacuum windshield wipers.

The kit’s complete with two motors, arms and blades, tubing, hose, clamps, and fittings to do the job. All you need’s a few tools and a little energy. Fig. 1 shows the finished installation.

Remember, this kit’s for where it keeps rainin’ all the time, practically, and both hands are better off on the wheel.

Kits are expected to be available this month (May), but don’t bust your pencil making out requisitions unless you qualify as a long-term rain-in-the-face.

Loading a Jeep into a C-47 Cargo Plane

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on December 5th, 2010%

Instructions for loading a jeep into a C-47 cargo plane from Loading of Field Artillery Materiel for Air Transport, Instruction Memorandum, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943.

The C-47 airplane. This airplane has a pay load of 4900 pounds when loaded with 450 gallons of gasoline and is capable of carrying the 37-mm gun, the 75-mm howitzer and the 105-mm howitzer, M3, but no heavier weapons. Early models have a door only 70 inches wide; later models have a door 84½ inches wide which permits the 1/4-ton truck to be loaded. Weapons and vehicles are loaded by hand by means of a ramp.

Loading the ¼-ton truck into a cargo airplane.

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Jeeps in Italy

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 7th, 2010%

Two pictures of jeeps in Italy from a small collection of WWII veteran photographs purchased on EBay. Unfortunately, the photos have badly deteriorate and no location or unit information is known. [Source: LoneSentry.com Collection.]