17-2-28 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

"Ya, sure General...go down to the minefield and turn left...at the German sentry"..."Ya can't miss it!"

[CINDERS]

"Last I saw of the booze bus Gener'l it went that a' way...................."

The S on the jeep bonnet does that signify HQ Staff only!

[Mark in Rochester]

"Last I saw of the booze bus Gener'l it went that a' way...................."

The S on the jeep bonnet does that signify HQ Staff only!

I thought that the S stood for suppression such as ferrite beads to prevent electrical interference (EMI) with radio communications

[Bill Hollinger]

"Last I saw of the booze bus Gener'l it went that a' way...................."

The S on the jeep bonnet does that signify HQ Staff only!

The "S" on the hood simply means the jeep is radio suppressed. They are normally found on the cowl behind the hood in line with the USA number. Incidentally, the hood number or "USA" number stands for Untied States Army and were ALL originally painted in blue drab paint not white and were 2" numbers and were applied at the Ford and Willys factory not at the unit level.



Notice the "S" on this period photo.


Notice too the obvious white HQ 121 on the windshield skin vs the blue drab on the hood.

[Bob Seijas]

Is that a Luftwaffe eagle on the holster in the foreground?

[matthanne1]

Looks like a Wehrmacht eagle, wings are too straight.

[browningautorifle]

The S on the jeep bonnet

I can see the stars on his helmet.

a Wehrmacht eagle

Yes...

[CINDERS]

Cannot see to much due to angle of the helmet but I would say a 2 star General as the 2 white dots are close to the center line of the helmet next Q who is the General?

[browningautorifle]

2 star General

Yes...