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Looking for some help here. Long story short, I've received all of my tools once he passed away, including a bag of his bricklaying tools. I noticed that the bag is a 1945 Cargo Field Pack, and am curious if anyone out there feels like this might be something that was issued to him. I do have his other military items, so if this is likely part of it I would like to clean it up and add it to the collection (I'll attach them too in case that helps). Thanks!

 

He was a coxswain on LST 742 in the Pacific Theater and drove the LCVP.

 

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Sorry I'm posting from my phone and can't get them to rotate properly.

 

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And here is the rest of his field equipment

 

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Fixbayonets!
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Did he also serve after WWII? The pack dates post war so if he only served during WWII he must have picked it up after the fact.

 

Rob

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Thanks...He served Oct 1943- Feb 1946.

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Oh, I see it now.. I was looking at the date on the tag, thank you!

Fixbayonets!
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I could not make out the date but whenever you see 5 or 6 lines of nomenclature on these packs they date post war. M1945 packs dating to WWII are usually just marked with the manufacturer name & date.

 

Rob

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