I am looking for the plate that mounts on the front bumper of a deuce or jeep that lets others know a general of some ranking is on board. I don't really know what it looks like, but it must be like the bridge plate, only with different amount of stars on it. Anyone have any suggestions?
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look for vendors in the military vehicle mag, there a a bunch of suppliers that sell em, jeeps and command cars are the only things i ever saw em on. but i am sure there have been other vehicles, would like to see pics of vehicles that had em if any one has some... 
I do not think there will be a deuce... well maybe a 5 star would be classy enough to rumble around in a deuce, he he he ... they do make good targets...
I do not think there will be a deuce... well maybe a 5 star would be classy enough to rumble around in a deuce, he he he ... they do make good targets... 
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I would guess a plate with a W on it, lets everybody know that the WIFE which out ranks a general in the MV hobby world is aboard.
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the plates are generally a 5 x 8 inch rectangle painted a dark blue, with the correct number of stars. they are slipped into a bracket that mounts on the front driver's side (usually) and are OD on the back so they can be flipped around when the General is not in the vehicle - protocol and all that. There are also flags that mount much like the ones we have on many SS trucks for parades. They put miniature flags in them with the rank (number of stars), often on both sides of the front. HTH.
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The only general that ever rode in my deuce was "General Delivery".
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Beachwood Canvas sells them.
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I have a confession to make now that the Statute of Limitations has run out. In 1967 while living at Clark AFB in the Philippines...General Benjamin O Davis was the Base Commander (Two Star). I was a 14 yr old teenager walking home from the Teen Club with my buddies one night. As we walked passed the Officers Club Davis's Staff Car was parked out front. I snagged the "Blue Plate w/two Gold Stars" off of it.......and still have it today. Davis was the first Black General and was in the Tuskeegee Airmen during WWII. My Father was Wing Commander under him.....and Chuck Yeager was Squadron Commander under my Father at that time. Southeast Asia was a busy place in those years.
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