Something I've received that I feel most of you will appreciate.  I'm in the process of having the banner professionally framed.  The business I'm using is family-owned.  They are going museum/preservation quality.  It isn't cheap, but should turn out spectacular.  I haven't had it appraised yet.  I'm a history major, so I've done my fair share of research.  Unfortunately, I can't find a banner that is signed by the pilots.  The search continues!!!  I'm very familiar with the AVG, but any comments are welcome.   I apologize for the pics being upside down.  They are right side up on my desktop???

Well, this certainly does look used... Even though it might not be Vietnam era (I wouldn't know, but it would be interesting to find out), it might fetch some good prices in some other strange collecting fields considering, that it is a wash cloth... Yuck Or clone this man with the help of his DNA imbedded in this wash cloth ;)   But all jokes aside: I have never heard of actual wash cloths being issued... Why not just use the towels by soaking them? Although, it would make sense, I guess. But due to the lack of any military identifiers on the cloth, I would presume, that it is just a cloth. To me, it does not even really look like the towels issued color-wise... So my unprofessional opinion would be, that it is just a heavily used wash cloth unless there is some kind of military identifier or someone, who could identify it as military issue for us... Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chime in and shed some light on it :))   Kind regards, Jules

https://youtube.com/watch?v=udVsbEZTbzo   Found an English print of this obscure 1974 Korean War actioner. Pretty much "Taegukgi" of its time. Large-scale production with over-the-top combat scenes and actual military hardware (no CGI, only miniature effects, especially in the scene with U.S. bombers). Also includes some very inventive atrocities on the part of the North Koreans. And on top of that, an improbable sub-plot involving a woman's journey through the occupied land.

I don't know about WWII but during the Viet Nam era and maybe later, If you were in Class As and were armed you wore bloused boots. This pretty much only happened for parades and formations which was probably a rare occasion during the war. You might check pictures of the many parades held at the end of the war. As an every day uniform I would say it did not happen.

Honestly I think all four may have been worn on the golf course, since three of them are made the same way, possibly by the same shop

DUKW vs NISSAN: 1-0 Last weekend a friend test drove his as new WW2 DUKW after a 15 year(!!) restoration and sadly was hit by a woman in a van... Appears the lady driver had been drinking and cut the corner and crashed head on into the amphibious vehicle.... Only the van driver was slightly wounded and although no real substantial damage was done to the DUKW, it remains so sad this happened after such a long and meticulous job... Some dents in the bow, still not an easy to repair.... The owner has actually rebuilt the entire hull from scratch as the original one was completely rotted after decades of swimming in salt water... I wonder what the lady thought when the bow crushed her windshield...    

It might be worth joining the CMP forum.  Many discussions on refinishing and recommendations on people who may be able to do it

Hi Hink 441,   Here is a photo of one in my collection from Rhode Island's Providence Shipyard.  The shipyard, in less than two years, built 63 ships for the war effort. The shipyard built Liberty, Frigate and Combat Cargo ships.  I don't have a photo of the liner but it is exactly the same as yours but does not have a chin strap.

Thanks for posting. That's the size I would expect for a sweetheart pin/brooch. Here's an example of what I was thinking might attach:  

Yep.  The current AN PRC 163 from Harris that squad leaders have is under 3 lbs, provided digital secure coms, is GPS connected and will transmit line of sight over 10 clicks or connect to satellites.   The “data phone” introduced in 2013 is pretty high speed too.  US Army Data Phone