JQMID stands for Jeffersonville Quartermaster Intermediate Depot. 

Blitz67, thank you! I get your point, about foreign saddles being on this side of the pond LOL! Robinb, your tag is Jeff. Q.M.I. Depot...mine does not have the I....does anyone know the difference? I haven't found anything online about that either.   Does anyone know if the extended cantle for the bedroll was a standard feature on any issued saddles?   I do question if mine is a M-1917 model, the leather is very supple, I have kept it up since getting it, but its in super good shape if it is that old.   

Prior assignment must have been 2nd Armored Division.  Removed the patch and moved the CIB up.  Looks terrible.   You’d think a LTC would spring for a new $8 fatigue shirt after transferring.  

There will, most likely, be silver smith markings somewhere on the flask.  If you can find them, it will answer your question.

Ended up getting my hands on this recently, a completely sealed and intact case of M9A1 gas masks dating back to the korean war. Usually you see the individual cans for sale, fully intact crates are near unheard of

The patch looks round in the picture, but that could be because it was theatre made. -BC

Fairly certain this is addressed in the DCU book. 

Technology has made a big leap in that area too.   Last year I traveled to Thailand and Vietnam and while I always learn a few words and phrases of the local language by heart I was perfectly capable of conversating with people that literally didn't speak a work of English with the help of Google Translate. While I remember that 'in the beginning' this app gave some funny results, it has now been perfected to a level it can handle normal conversations without any issue.   All you have to do is download the required language pack before you leave on a trip, you don't even have to type as it will work with voice input and can give a voice output too. It was the first time I used this and I was impressed.   It is usually greatly appreciated though if you can say things like 'Hello', 'Goodbye' and 'Thank you' in the local language without help on an app though 🙂      

Sounds good

Robin - I feel like I have had or seen every shade of blue in the USN M1 world as I have been collecting them for awhile. Funnily enough I have never owned one that is this shade of blue LOL. I like it. Certainly looks like an USN lid. The ones I have are all a shade of Navy Blue or a lighter Grayish Blue. I have had Teal and Maroon. Red of course. But never this one. Vibe check tells me it is a Navy but later on … even after Korea. Vietnam or 80s.    Z