I posted this item in the "Unknown, please ID" section a while back, The thought is that it seems to be some kind of, hand drawn, rough draft of a poster design, related to the number of Air-Sea rescues performed by the 5th USAAF in the Pacific during WWII?   It appears to have been made using a mix of Pastels, charcoal, and pencil. The material is woven canvas. A signature is written in the bottom right corner.   The outside perimeter of the canvas appears to be marked with what look like guidelines... Or some kind of reference marks. Maybe for printing? The canvas is also marked with numbers and multiple pinholes in the corners.   Link to the OG thread here:   

Saipan June-July 1944  

. Just received these four photos, what a transformation with a days work.    My friend has spent the day pressure washing the Slat-Grille ' Follow Me ' Jeep that arrived two days ago, what a transformation he has made in a day reverting it back to the original ' Follow Me ' paintwork.  With a few more days work on the inside bodywork, the seats, the dash etc it will look like it did eighty years ago, there's no rust or rot throughout the body, all original panels and floors, his greatest problem is post-war it had the rear panel made into a drop tailgate, he will spend time and correct that,  welding the cut panel back in place.              Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 30  June  2O26.   ..

A friend of mine sent me a heads up about another CC Moseley wing that came on the market. Don't know the specifics, but there was a screen capture.   Named to a J. E. Bowen, and dated 9/14/40.  This is a flat back type with Hercules style findings.    There are now 41 named Moseley presentation wings, with the two earliest ones I have seen being dated 9/14/40 (Bowen's and Perret's). If I had to guess, Bowen and Perret were likely associated with Mira Loma, which was added to the CFS program in August of 1940 (which makes sense of the 9/1940 date).

Aha.  Well, it sure was a puzzler.  I never saw anything like it but saying so would have been of zero help to you in its identification.  I'm glad that you were able to get a positive ID on it.   Charlie

. Another Hot-Rod at the show,   This 1930 model Ford amused me as he was uncommonly running large military non-directional tyres on his rear axle, they had the appearance of wartime GMC tyres / tires, also fixed to his radiator cap was a 1930's model aircraft made of zinc based metals, often referred to as Pot-Metal or more correctly as Mazak metal.          Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 01 July  2O26.   ..

Ground Rohm!!! It’s a uncleaned example which I have always enjoyed seeing. My favorite daggers were the political ones; SA, SS, NSKK, NPEA and love the chained examples ☝️👍   Kurt Barickman 

I have some of the original documents from Col John H Cochran, 415th Inf Regt, 104th Infantry Division. I have both of his Bronze Star documents and his Silver Star Document from the 104th Infantry Division in WWII. Also, copies of the General Orders awarding those medals to him. This group came out of SC, as a picker bought it. Then half of it went to North Carolina, where it was sold on eBay. I was given his uniforms and medals from the widow of the picker from SC. According to an older post, someone on this site has those 3 documents, the citation for the CIB and Legion of Merit. thar person also has the Russian documents for his Order of Suvorov. Not looking to sell anything just trying to find the person that has his other paperwork. I have his m43 jacket, 415th DIs, Colonel and Lt Colonel insignia and his CIB as well as his unnamed Silver Star, Bronze Stars and Legion of Merit.

Hello everyone,  I hope I'm writing in the correct section.   I'm planning to restore a few 75mm pack howitzer fiber tube round containers: Some metal end caps are very rusty, others are less. As I would really like to eliminate the rust without eliminating the white markings, the first choice would be Oxalic Acid. The issue is that, as you probably know, the metal end caps are attached directly to the fiber tube so I fear the acid would destroy the cardboard part. A solution could be to apply it just on the surface, as the end caps are "concave", without touching the cardboard part. What do you think? Would you recommend a different technique?   Here are some pictures of the situation:   Thank you,   Marco

Thanks for solving that mystery. Now I'll have to find a lonesome compass!   Mark sends