This packboard is held in the collections of the York County History Center:                                                                                                        Courtesy of York County History Center The packboard has no manufacturer's marking at the top. Not so unusual by itself, but the billet strap loops are box stitched, something I've not seen before. Also, the lacing cords are long and have overcast stitching on the ends.                                                                                                                                      Courtesy of YCHC The rivets that are securing the lashing hooks are unusual. Normally we find truss head rivets, with the head facing outwards. Also, the shoulder straps are riveted through the back of the packboard, and again, this is something I've not seen before.                                                                                                                                         Courtesy of YCHC The edges of the frame are non-scalloped, indicative of somewhat early production.   Bailey Lozanoff, Director of Collections, YCHC, was kind enough to search for any documentation associated with this packboard. Unfortunately, there is none. In the first image, the marking "FIC" stands for Found in Collection, meaning it was found with no identification number or donor information.        

Are those Japanese anti-aircraft rounds?....Is the projectile w/o the drive band a 75mm?.....Bodes

Indeed it has been a good day. Good haul!   Wade

Here are examples of all three badges made by Dreher:     This photo gives a good idea of the sizes of each variant in relation to the others.   Warm regards   Chris

The theme of this dio is a Mike Force team, post combat operations.  They searched the dead, stripped them of intel and weapons.  One green beret is advising the indig team leader, while the other is on the radio, providing a battle damage assessment (BDA), and calling for extract, signaling his pickup zone (PZ) with purple smoke.

For the smoke effects, I had some synthetic packing fiber I had on hand. This is used in cheap pillows. I painted it violet with my airbrush but after seeing some online pictures, I lightened the color up and air brushes it over small areas. I stretched it and curled it a bit to resemble wind blowing.

What era is the Mauser pocket pistol? .25 or .32 caliber?

So to wrap it up:   Some units did stuff, some units did others. Everyone was different with different ways to do things.    Thanks!   Wade

The plants in the background were purchased online and already made. In another dio they could also be used as corn. I just poked some holes and stuck them in.  The ground was dirt and Elmer’s glue, mixed with some cut up model scenery grass.

Thank you! Such kind words!