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Backtheattack

Will post this here, visited the museum at Grafenwöhr/Bavaria again after some years, and stumble about this. April 1945, the US Army free Grafenwöhr... and you see this in the exhibiton:

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Its a nice work, but 1945?????????????

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phantomfixer

Looks to be a CJ-3A... 99% of the public could not tell a MB from a GPW let alone a CJ from MB/GPW...the jeep and gear serve the purpose of telling a story...

 

D Rumsfeld...once told a young GI...you go to war with the army you have, not the army you want...maybe this was the only flat fender available?

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Backtheattack

Maybe this could the reason. But years ago they had a part dealing with Elvis and his time at Grafenwöhr, he stands near a MUTT. Where is it gone? It`s a military museum, too, and so I think some of the members know something about military.

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Blacksmith

It`s a military museum, too, and so I think some of the members know something about military.

You would like to believe that, but I've seldom found that to be the case. They are maybe more like we are, in that their knowledge is in select areas, like Japanese swords, German helmets, Civil War buckles, etc. When they're trying to provide an overall experience, just like making a war movie, they're bound to get some of the detail wrong. Again, as with movies, I try to focus on whether they're honoring the service of those they are depicting. If so, and they get a couple of buttons and decals wrong, maybe that's alright.

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Museums can be very strange. Instead of having historians knowledgeble in artifacts there are " appointed persons" running the show that have no clue. Questioned a few items in a display and was told, " well you are most likely the only person that knows the difference". Museums have Vast quantities of " stuff" in back rooms or storage, no time or interest in sorting it out. Have donated thousands of dollars worth of US military items to a few really outstanding ones in Fl. Operated by retired military folks that ask questions if they dont know. Have come to the conculsion many museum staff think, if its green, it ok.

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  • 4 months later...

I don't think you can assume Museums to be knowledgeable... Our local Air Force Museum has a late twenties female curator whose background and interest is medieval reenactment... These are essentially civil service positions, need one say more?

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Arggh. This is frustrating. So many could help them. A decent WWII jeep is not that expensive. Funny thing, I've tried to offer my 43 Ford to three museums (for when I'm done with it - not now.) All three turned it down.

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