Pegasus6 Posted January 12, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2018 Hey All, Working on my Soldiers personal items in my display accurate for June 5-1944 1944 what would be carried individually. Here is what is shown at least on display. Any other suggestions or additions?.... K-Ration Breakfast (Box and inner box only) K-Ration Supper unopened K-Ration Dinner Unopened C Rat B-1 C Rat B-2 C Rat Bread unit C Rat Biscuits (Missing C ration main ie confection)? C Rat "" D Ration X1 K R-Rat Breakfast - Fruit Bar K R-Rat Coffee Instant 1 cup P38 K-Rat Opener K Rat Cigarettes Watch 1X AES non magnetic PX purchase Glass PX 1940s vintage Dog tags 1943/44 para web for chain New Testament (FDR) Edition German Phrase Book French Phrase Book Coca Cola Paid for Notepad Toilet Paper 1 Packet Soap Army Issue Soap Dish Army Issue Solders Sew Sew Kit Shaving Brush Issue Barbosol W cream Overseas Special Issue Shaving mirror and cover Gem Shaving Git with razor attach and blades Koylynos tooth powder V Mail Envelope Eisenhower SHAEF Letter original Chesterfields overseas no tax armed forces Independence matches Personal (1940's) nude Picture June 1944 Vargas Desk Top Calander sheet M3 Trench Knife Imperial. Imperial Pocket Knife Prophylactic Kit. What else do you guys think a Joe might have had... I think I covered the basics. And in my head I was thinking "What did I buy, what did I carry when I was deployed". -Peg6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted January 12, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 12, 2018 Really nice display. What about the below? Pen/Pencil Camera Playing Cards Money/Currency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 12, 2018 Good Call on the money/currency, Need to find the francs that Eisenhower had issued that pissed of De Gaulle. Think it was like 10 or 20 francs per Soldier... Ganna try to to find maybe some 1943 or earlier Red Cross / Donated type cards like that Coca Cola Notebook. Something that a Soldier didn't have to buy. vintage playing cards shouldn't be to hard... I wouldn't know where to begin with a personal size camera from that 40s that an avg Joe would/could own and carry... Good Thoughts thank you! Really nice display. What about the below? Pen/Pencil Camera Playing Cards Money/Currency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster Posted January 12, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 12, 2018 Depending on if your guy is a minimalist or a collector/hoarder/scrounge: Flashlight (TL-122 - (A/B/C/D?) Pair of period flashlight batteries (D size) Sunglasses Personal photos (from home - family, sweetheart, dog etc) Pin Up photo (torn out of Yank or Stars & Stripes) Spare socks Spare underwear GI handkerchief(s) Louse powder Foot powder Candy (Charms, gum, Hershey (or other) candy bars) Styptic stick Comb Small bottle aspirin (private purchase) Lighter (Zippo or other) Pair of dice Yank and/or Stars & Stripes (current as possible) Magazine or newspaper sent from home Flask or small bottle of booze (locally acquired) Pipe & tobacco, chewing tobacco or cigars depending on preference and availability Box of home made cookies, cake, etc sent from home (box probably somewhat crushed & food items a bit stale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted January 12, 2018 Well, wow... That's a nice looking set-up thank you for sharing! I'm going to add some of these to mine for sure, a Stars and Stripes late May (troops were on ships already or in embarkation areas by June 3rd, would expect S&S that a Soldier had to be a few days or a week old come the morning of 6 June. Styptic pencil good call, a Comb, some cards, and Francs. Really going for the on hand/haversack trying to represent more of the minimalist. Charms oh Charms... Still hate them and there is still an aura of unluckiness about them even today with them in our MREs. Depending on if your guy is a minimalist or a collector/hoarder/scrounge: Flashlight (TL-122 - (A/B/C/D?) Pair of period flashlight batteries (D size) Sunglasses Personal photos (from home - family, sweetheart, dog etc) Pin Up photo (torn out of Yank or Stars & Stripes) Spare socks Spare underwear GI handkerchief(s) Louse powder Foot powder Candy (Charms, gum, Hershey (or other) candy bars) Styptic stick Comb Small bottle aspirin (private purchase) Lighter (Zippo or other) Pair of dice Yank and/or Stars & Stripes (current as possible) Magazine or newspaper sent from home Flask or small bottle of booze (locally acquired) Pipe & tobacco, chewing tobacco or cigars depending on preference and availability Box of home made cookies, cake, etc sent from home (box probably somewhat crushed & food items a bit stale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted January 12, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 12, 2018 GI's also carried and were issued US currency as a form of the yellow seal North Africa US notes $1 - $5 and $10 denominations these were only used overseas in Europe and are the precurser to the MPC script notes. The South Pacific GI's used the brown seal Hawaii notes as their military payment script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben@HI Posted January 23, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 23, 2018 You mean 5-50 cord aka para cord? Never heard of para web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 23, 2018 Share #8 Posted January 23, 2018 Great displays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted January 24, 2018 Thanks Doyler! And Quartermaster. Okay with some revision and hunting. Added a few more items. I know I wasn't a packrat overseas. But these were all good little items. Styptic Pencil, 1942 playing cards, aspirin June 1st Stars & Stripes May 21st Issue Yank Magazine British issue Esquire May edition Medic Issue Ammonia bottle (I read soldiers would put Liquor in these little guys) foot powder louse powder Was able to pickup a complete Breakfast K ration to replace the box I had French Invasion currency I also placed my SS helmet with the CIB, Glider ABN Badge, and Parachute badge with reichsfinnigs, and bravaria occupation money, all of which were my great uncles. I removed the C-Rations because they were B-2 units from 1948-49. Nobody caught that but they are different from the C-rats in WWII apparently I was reading. I have a topic on whats it worth there. I am going to post this all up as the whole display under the displays shortly. But I also spread it out over 3 shelves which allowed it all to flow better. -Cheers. -Peg6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted January 24, 2018 #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted January 24, 2018 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2018 Cool! I enjoyed seeing these well thought out displays. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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