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Kwajalein, not Philippines

July 3 2009 at 6:02 PM		Patrick Brown  (Login bountyjumper)
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Response to Checkerboard uniforms?
These were black and white recognition vests worn by the 7th ID on Kwajalein during operation Flintlock in 1944. I don't think they were used anywhere else. There was a great article in Military Collector and Historian by Mark Hubbs (VOL XLVII, No. 3 Fall 1996) that gave a lot of good data on those recognition vests. The article has some great never-before-published photographs of the battle. Well worth getting. If there is any interest let me know and I will dig the article out.

Victory at Sea was a fantastic series (I've got it on DVD) but it was notorious for mixing and matching footage to fit whatever the narrator was saying. I dabbled a little in the film production business a few years back and you'd be amazed at how difficult it is to get just the right shot for your script. There is a big temptation among documentary film makers to play fast and loose with footage, even today. Take whatever you see with a grain of salt.

The vests do make for great diorama potential. Too bad I can't paint figures worth beans.

Cheers.

PB


    
This message has been edited by bountyjumper from IP address 75.169.53.124 on Jul 3, 2009 6:04 PM


 
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  1. Mix-n-match wardrobe... - Dana Bell on Jul 3, 7:08 PM
    1. I'll save you the trouble... - Patrick Brown on Jul 3, 7:39 PM
      1. Re: I'll save you the trouble... - karl van sweden on Jul 3, 10:35 PM
     
  2. Pics here - Andrew Bunney on Jul 3, 7:46 PM
    1. Lovely stuff! - Dana Bell on Jul 3, 9:51 PM
    2. Speculation - Fred Schwarz on Jul 4, 12:01 AM
     


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