AirCorpsClerk Posted June 21, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2018 Hi all, I'm Cody. Life-long resident of southern New Jersey. At not yet 23 I'm one of the young ones in the militaria and living history communities. My main interest is WWII, with a focus on US Army and Army Air Forces clerical/administrative stuff at the lower levels. I'm especially interested in office supplies, and in blank forms/paperwork. Many folks find it boring, and few folks give this stuff much thought or care, but it's what keeps me going in life. I don't know of anyone else who is actively collecting this kind of stuff, but I hope I'm not the only one. I do living history as a USAAF squadron clerk, as well as a clerk (and crew member) in a Railway Operating Battalion group. My other military interests are (all WWII): Railway operations and maintenance/construction Telephone line construction/maintenance Teleohone switchboards Teletypes Mimeograph machines Typewriters I'm looking forward to learning from you all, and I hope at least someone can make use of the info I have to offer as well. Thanks for having me aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 21, 2018 Welcome aboard. Be sure to post any stuff related to your reenacting group in this forum here. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/forum/95-reenacting-groups-repro-gear/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted June 24, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 24, 2018 Hello Cody, welcome to the forum! Have a nice time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted June 24, 2018 Share #4 Posted June 24, 2018 Welcome to forum Cody; If you like models, especially of WWII trains, please check out willysmb44's (Lee) layout in the Hobbies & Models section of the forum. Again welcome and enjoy yourself. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De Waele Posted June 27, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 27, 2018 Welcome Cody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 27, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 27, 2018 Hello Cody, Welcome Aboard. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted June 28, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 28, 2018 Welcome! I'm a big fan of admin stuff from WW2 as I collect war correspondent stuff. I'm also a huge train fan, so I also collect WW2 Army RR operating unit stuff as well. If you like models, especially of WWII trains, please check out willysmb44's (Lee) layout in the Hobbies & Models section of the forum. The most recent postings I've made on this can be found here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/266377-1943-era-model-railroad-layout/page-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirCorpsClerk Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted June 28, 2018 Welcome! I'm a big fan of admin stuff from WW2 as I collect war correspondent stuff. I'm also a huge train fan, so I also collect WW2 Army RR operating unit stuff as well. The most recent postings I've made on this can be found here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/266377-1943-era-model-railroad-layout/page-11 In terms of Militart Railway Service, my main interest is in the Railway Operating Battalions, especially the 746th ("sponsored" by the MKT but actually trained by the PRR) as I'm in a small living history group that is dedicated to portraying the 746th ROB. But anything military railroading always intrigues me. I just did an event at the Strasburg Rail Road on Memorial Day weekend, and it was actually our first official event portraying the 746th, and the railroad had us riding a dedicated mixed freight, and later we were part of a photo shoot all centered around us and the trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted June 28, 2018 Share #9 Posted June 28, 2018 Wow, I'd love to do a ROB themed event but nobody around here is interested in anything like that. Would love to see photos of that Strasburg event, I used to go there often when I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Here are a few RR items from my collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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