tamangel

my friend (1st web link on first message of this thread-he is having problems with posting himself) wanted me to post an answer to the folks asking about Mil colors on Mil fire trucks:

" Would like to reply to the party with questions on WW II fire truck colors.

To: The party asking about WW II fire truck colors
From: James G. Davis, Member/Historian
1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
North Africa - Italy - France - Germany
World War II
Subject WW II Army Fire Truck Colors

My observations in the countries above were that everything Army from axes to towels to ration packages to tanks to bathroom tissue to trucks to WAC's bras to fire trucks were OD in color.

In the port and harbor areas with a Navy presence their support vehicles (Jeeps and Weapon's Carriers) were painted Navy Gray. No Navy fire trucks in those areas I knew. Marine Corps fire trucks in the Pacific were probably OD.

Aloha,
Jim

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thanks Jim, anyone with additional questions can check his site
( http://www.maui.net/~r11/firetruck-id/index.html ) and contact him there if you wish... or I can forward..

Mike