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A headstamp is the marking on the bottom of a cartridge case designed for a firearm. It usually tells who manufactured the case. Military headstamps usually have only the year of manufacture . The left cartridge's headstamp says "FC 223 REM" which means that it was made by Federal Cartridge Co. and it is in the caliber .223 Remington. The ...
1950-1953: (): Women who were in the Reserves were recalled to active duty.More than 500 Army nurses served in various areas and theaters of the war. [1] [2]Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil, USAF, who had already made 250 evacuation flights (23 of which were transatlantic) during World War II, made 175 evacuation flights during the Korean War.
Pages in category "1950s photographs" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
An amateur photographer’s images from the 1950s have been generating fresh interest more than a decade after they were almost lost forever. Ray Stokes took his Voigtlander camera with him when ...
Pages in category "1950 in military history" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. AN/FSG-1;
M59 APC D-cisive. The M59 was an American armored personnel carrier that entered service in the spring of 1954 replacing the M75.It had three key advantages over the M75: it was amphibious, had a lower profile, and was considerably cheaper to produce.
Military units and formations established in the 1950s (10 C, 10 P) Pages in category "1950s in military history" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Girls' Nautical Training Corps was formed in 1942, for girls aged 14 to 20, with the majority of units formed in Southern England. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] It providing training in Royal Navy drill and seamanship , preparing girls for service in the Women's Royal Naval Service , similar to the training and aims of the Sea Cadet Corps .