General Apathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16251 Posted April 9, 2020 Is this the same monument? . Hi Pieter, yes it's the monument on Utah beach, spookily enough here's a very similar shot I received yesterday from Jeep-Freak friend Len which he took in 1975. Almost a Then & Now comparison with yours and Len's images. The steps were built over and above an underground bunker used as a base underneath the monument, your image shows the opposite side to the one I posted in post #16231. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 08 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16252 Posted April 9, 2020 Was this near the monument? . Hi Pieter, yes it's on the seaward side of the monument, here is another image of the same weapons pit as it stood in June 1944. Note the damage to the left side of the entrance, and the same damage can be seen repaired in your image in post #16250. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 09 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16253 Posted April 9, 2020 . Militaria it's everywhere if you look . . . . . . . This is a very short video of a dog being teased about what meat there is in the fridge, note the green painted US Army trunk with leather handles on the floor behind the dog being used as a coffee table .... . . . . . . . Enjoy Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 09 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16254 Posted April 9, 2020 . Militaria it's everywhere if you look . . . . . . . This is a very short video of a dog being teased about what meat there is in the fridge, note the green painted US Army trunk with leather handles on the floor behind the dog being used as a coffee table .... . . . . . . . Enjoy Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 09 2020 . Oh that is a great piece of militaria! Never thought an old army trunk could be so funny! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16255 Posted April 9, 2020 That video is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16256 Posted April 9, 2020 Here is a photo from what I think is the Cherbourg area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16257 Posted April 9, 2020 Very interesting that they restored that gun emplacement. Thanks for posting that picture General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16258 Posted April 9, 2020 Here is a photo from what I think is the Cherbourg area. . Hi Pieter, whoa that's a beauty, as and when we ever get out of this lock-down here then I will be looking for this place, that would have made a great snooker room after the war and have friends around . . . . . . . . French President Macron is making a speech on Monday evening and everyone believes that the already stringent rules will be made even tougher . . . . . . . . or even longer Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 09 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16259 Posted April 9, 2020 Hi everyone, from the archives: a Then and Now shot from (the liberation of) Maastricht. The Now shot shows the Jeep of Col. Johnson, 117th IR, 30th ID. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16260 Posted April 9, 2020 That video is great! Don't agree. That dog is impeding my view of that army trunk.............. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16261 Posted April 9, 2020 Hi everyone, from the archives: a Then and Now shot from (the liberation of) Maastricht. The Now shot shows the Jeep of Col. Johnson, 117th IR, 30th ID. Col. Johnson 117th IR.jpg SAM_7503a (2).jpg Rene . Hi Rene, more great shots, I like them although I have to add they really hit me spookily this evening, you have captured the exact same street and the exact same spot, but there's nothing there visible to show that that Jeep and the men in and around it ever existed, very spooky, people walk past unaware as we all would. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 09 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 9, 2020 Share #16262 Posted April 9, 2020 All the photos I have been posting were taken by one GI who was in Normandy after VE Day and before he shipped home in 46. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glidertrooper Posted April 10, 2020 Share #16263 Posted April 10, 2020 Hi John, it seems your son is enjoying himself. A nice little museum indeed. It looks like the Jeep hasn't moved much in 5 years SAM_0526a.jpg They have also a booth where you can get professionally yelled at. SAM_0506a.jpg Rene That booth is still there Rene, although I didn't partake, as I never enjoyed the experience the first time round 30 years ago and in those days they even paid me for the privilege!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 11, 2020 Share #16264 Posted April 11, 2020 I wonder what our 'in-house' Jeep experst make of this one........ Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted April 11, 2020 Share #16265 Posted April 11, 2020 . Hi Owen, Many of the clothing pieces I sent to auction I only managed to capture the interesting sections of each garment, a lot of the time just the patches or insignia portions. Here's an example of what I managed to capture two photos of an RAF Air-Sea-Rescue grouping, I only captured the two jackets from the grouping. The one with the service cap is a four pocket jacket with an embroidered patch, the other photo is a short Battle-Dress jacket with a printed patch, Quite a rare surviving grouping. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 07 2020 .{style_image_url}/attachicon.gif Screen Shot 2020-04-07 at 21.11.28.jpeg .{style_image_url}/attachicon.gif Screen Shot 2020-04-07 at 21.11.11.jpeg mVery nice Ken ! New one for me O Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16266 Posted April 12, 2020 Happy Easter everyone... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16267 Posted April 12, 2020 Happy Easter to one and all. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16268 Posted April 12, 2020 And once again the world bends to the influence of Norman D landing thread. One person here mentions Parachutes and next thing there are references popping up all over the place. Here is one I just saw this morning.. https://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-ways-people-reused-us-military-parachutes-during-wwii-2020-4 Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16269 Posted April 12, 2020 Happy Easter everyone... ! How the HECK did they get the chickens to do THAT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16270 Posted April 12, 2020 Don't agree. That dog is impeding my view of that army trunk.............. Rene I think you are barking up the wrong tree there, Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16271 Posted April 12, 2020 I wonder what our 'in-house' Jeep experst make of this one........ Rene i vote jeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16272 Posted April 12, 2020 How the HECK did they get the chickens to do THAT???Rubber Johnny Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 12, 2020 Share #16273 Posted April 12, 2020 Happy Easter everyone... ! . Hi Johan, never seen this photo of John before, I do however remember the incident, happy easter. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 12 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted April 13, 2020 Share #16274 Posted April 13, 2020 . Hi Johan, never seen this photo of John before, I do however remember the incident, happy easter. Hi Ken, Photo of John with the egg was taken at the 1998 W&P edition at the Hop Farm at Beltring... The group was there as a Signal Photographer's Unit with the GPW shown below... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted April 13, 2020 Share #16275 Posted April 13, 2020 Tudor just posted this photo of the entire team on Facebook...You most likely recognise all of them, Ken! Beltring War&Peace 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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