General Colt Posted November 12, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 12, 2017 Hi guys, I do reenacting for the 165th Signal Photographic Company. Specifically, Detachment "L". I found Det. Q's POM code on Ben Major's site, but not Det. L's. Does someone have a POM code for Detachment L of the 165th? Thank You, Colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Finn Posted November 12, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 12, 2017 What the heck is a POM code? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Brick Posted November 12, 2017 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2017 What the heck is a POM code? Thanks! POM codes are a type of serial number and color code system utilized during Operation Neptune for the marking of equipment and vehicles for easier identification of a unit's equipment (similar to the Marine Corps' UNIS markings). This site also has some more detailed info on the POM markings as well as examples if you click on the tab entitled "browse" https://www.med-dept.com/pom/about.php. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted November 12, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2017 As far as I recall, the lowest/smallest units to have POM codes were Company or equivalent level... Therefore all Detachments of the 165th SPC would have had the same code, 43814, buff over green over buff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Colt Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted November 12, 2017 As far as I recall, the lowest/smallest units to have POM codes were Company or equivalent level... Therefore all Detachments of the 165th SPC would have had the same code, 43814, buff over green over buff... Thank you very much! Colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted November 12, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 12, 2017 You're welcome! I have asked Ben Major to chime in on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dept Posted November 12, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 12, 2017 As Johan has correctly stated, Unit Serial Numbers were assigned on a Company level, so all Detachemnts within the 165th would have received the same POM markings (correctly painted by Johan in the photograph above). Thanks, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Colt Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you all for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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