. Now For Something Different,  Then & Now Utah Beach 1944 - 2026   Well giving a break from Jeep stuff with this post.  Shots of Utah Beach 1944 and 2026.  As can be seen the re-utilised railway beams in place in 1944 are still to be seen in 2026, note behind the wooden beams are the abandoned concrete posts for a triangular German Beach obstacle.   Also seen similar square objects of abandoned unidentified pieces are evident in the 1944 and 2026 photos. ( plus in 2026 shattered pieces of the plastic cages that mussels are grown in along the sands of Utah Beach )         Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 31 March  2O26.   …  

Tooth washers for better grounding are mainly part of the late ( second pattern ) suppression kit. My 1942 GPW does not have any or hardly any compared to the later models. I suppose this would be the same for an early MB which had no or very few tooth washers...

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. Hi earlymb,   here is a photograph showing the lamp illustration and bracket from the GTB manuals I own,  note above the illustration that most parts are marked as GPW part numbers however the bracket is marked as a GTB part number, this could be because of the pre-drilled holes in the side rails of the bracket which are unnecessary for a Jeep mounting       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 31 March  2O26.   …

. Hi earlymb.   For the non-Jeepers reading this, The blackout light unit only allows light out of the small aperture below the hooded shield situated above it, the aperture creates a low flat beam supposedly invisible to aircraft above it, used only in night time convoy situations ( having tried it, it's almost impossible to see anything ahead, if used in a convoy it would illuminate the vehicle ahead ) .  Behind the metal shield in front of the lamp, the lens only has lines in the glass or prisms on the top third of the lens,  thereby intensifying the light passing through the aperture , the lower two thirds of the lens is plain glass as this part is covered by the front shield.  p.s. Guide marked lights are / were  generally the easiest to find, followed by Ford and the unmarked ones the most difficult.    So for me recognising the broken glass found on the beach was easy to recognise, as with quizzes once you know the answer the question is easy !!!         Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 31 March  2O26.   …

Search up 318th engineers in the search part of the forum, there is one other group to a sergeant (in I believe B Co.) comes with his photo, as well as his uniform + a yard long photo of some men from his company in France. And they also had a unit newspaper called “the sapper” has unit info, Roster, and a list of places they had been. Definetly not the most popular or exciting unit by any means. But definitely still interesting as well as with all the older men called up to ho overseas. Hopefully you can find some things on your great grandfather. Thanks for commenting and good Luck finding some info, it‘s scarce but it’s out there!

A soft bristle brush that is brushed counter clockwise. And totally optional step (used mostly for silk top hats and those delicate goods) is to use a velvet polishing pad.   Just whatever you do don’t use a lint roller, the residue will gunk up the hat in the long run.   

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Who knew? All the Jeep Geniuses here of course! 😁 mikie

Great find! I've been researching the 318th as well. My 2nd great grandfather served in Company B. He was gassed during an engagement, survived the war, returned home and in typical North Eastern Pennsylvania fashion returned to the coal mines where his already damaged lungs couldn't handle the coal dust a little later down the road and he passed at only 45 in 1939. Unfortunately I have nothing of him. No photos or anything from family members. Trying to find photos of the regiment and company.