It’s the Santa Fe Cross of the 35th Infantry Division, with a regimental identification via the yellow-colored quadrant.     AI needs to read some books…

These are all WW2 vintage to the best of my knowledge the MTBRON patches are consistant with the construction of other WW2 era patches 

Wow!! I bet She saw some stuff! Would be a great read!

This is my great great uncle Carl Barsgard’s helmet from WWI. He was born in 1888, so he older than most who would have been in the infantry. Chat GPT and Google are struggling with the symbol. Any ideas?!   Thanks,   Shannon

I love to read books about women in the military.  I looked this book up and can't find it. I wonder if the man self published it. It looks interesting.   ..Kat  

See more here.    https://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_1-1-75_mk1.php

I believe your " identification " is in error. What is the projectile diameter? It appears you have a 1.1"/ 75. Early WW2 AA gun, replaced by the 40mm Bofors. The projectile looks strange, maybe a fill the hole piece? Hard to know as your driving band is missing. Notice the 1.1" has a very wide driving band ( low pressure), which was outdated technology. Remove the projectile for more clues ( base design will provide more clues).    See here for a complete, original round.  

. interesting contact and book.   After the Carentan parade and a display of the wartime vehicles in the town car park a friend returned to his Dodge staff car and was greeted by a man that had waited patiently to talk with him.  The man pointed to the plaque on the front bumper showing the name of an airfield in Mississippi that he said a long-term friend a WWII nurse trained at, sadly she recently died aged in her mid nineties.  This Gentleman has written a book about her wartime experiences, and gave my friend a free copy.  I had a quick flip through it this afternoon while visiting for a coffee and it is very detailed with many photographs that I have never seen before also a lot of technical details including her clothing and equipment issue etc, and travel documents.   I look forward to loaning it when I can and read through it.          Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 15  June  2O26.   ..

Trying via FB a few times and nothing  :(    I'm from the EU, so it would be hard to call there ...   Anyway, thanks for trying to help!   Jerry

. Jeep in a crate purchase . . . . . . . .   well actually it's not,  but better than that a local friend is awaiting next week the arrival of five Jeeps in a shipping container.  One is supposedly an all matching numbers Ford GPW, and another is a Slat Grille, again supposedly untouched since manufacture as he bought them sight unseen other than photographs, so he is waiting impatiently and I am also ready to hot-foot it down there to see what he has and pore over the technical details with him.   Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 15  June  2O26.   ..