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  2. United States military vehicle markings of World War II

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    [1]: 65 The 1942 regulations (AR-850-5) required U.S.A. over the 5 or 6 digit number. [ 4 ] : 5 The 22 April 1942 regulation also specified that the numbers were to be painted using a stencil in blue drab lustreless enamel with numbers one inch high on motorcycles, two inches on trailers and US registration plates and four inches high and two ...

  3. US Navy Mk II talker helmet - Wikipedia

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    The new helmet was to protect "exposed deck personnel" and accommodate a telephone headset; furthermore, it had to be usable while wearing a gas mask and binoculars. [2] The helmet was made of non-magnetic Hadefield manganese steel. [3] Designated "USN MK-2", [4] was at the time the largest helmet ever used in US service. [2]

  4. M1 helmet - Wikipedia

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    Following World War II, the M1 helmet was widely adopted or copied by numerous other countries and its distinctive shape was adopted as the NATO standard. Postwar analysis of wartime casualty figures by the US Army Operations Research Office found that 54 percent of hits to the M1 helmet failed to penetrate, and estimated that 70,000 men had ...

  5. Division insignia of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture.

  6. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    World War II manufactured cartridges with a single "4" as the year of production were made in 1944. The demand was so great for cartridges that most manufacturers just ground off the "3" on the "43" stamp to save time. Most wartime plants were closed by the end of the war. Some cartridges with a single "5" were made in 1955.

  7. List of World War II uniforms and clothing - Wikipedia

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    Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955

  8. List of military clothing camouflage patterns - Wikipedia

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    Ukraine uses blue and yellow markings on the uniform to prevent friendly fire. M19. Netherlands Fractal Pattern Green (NFP-Green) Flecktarn: 2019 NFP Green, Standard issued camouflage since 2019 in the Royal Netherlands Army. [50] [51] This camouflage is designed to be used in green areas, woods, and urban areas in Europe.

  9. Obsolete badges of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    After World War II many badges were phased out of the United States Armed Forces in favor of more modern military badges which are used today. A unique obsolete badge situation occurred with General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold , who in 1913 was among the 24 Army pilots to receive the first Military Aviator Badge , an eagle bearing Signal ...