Communications Section

OFFICER

1 –( COMMUNICATION ) - 1st or 2nd Lt. ?

ENLISTED MEN ( * Names shown are a reasonable assumption based on Dad's pictures)

1 – ( COMMUNICATION CHIEF) - T/Sgt. William J. Beckley

1 – ( SIGNAL ) - Sgt. Carl J. Henry

1 – ( DRIVER HALF-TRACK ) – T5 William D. Bauman

1 - ( FIELD LINEMAN ) – Pfc. Gerald Scudder

1 - ( FIELD TELEPHONE OPERATOR) – ?

1 – ( FIELD TELEPHONE OPERATOR) – ?

EQUIPMENT

VEHICLES:

1 – HALF-TRACK M3A2 W/ WINCH WITHOUT ARMAMENT ----> *MORE INFO ON HALFTRACKS <----

2 - TRUCK ¾ TON 4X4 W/ WINCH ( Wire Truck ) *Note: Dad’s squad added a 30 cal. machine gun to the wire truck by taking off the windshield. After the war the Army tried to charge them for the windshield.

WEAPONS:

1 – GUN, MACHINE, BROWNING, HB, CAL. .50, M2, FLEXIBLE ( MOUNTED ON HALF-TRACK)

1 – LAUNCHER, GRENADE M8 (Attached to end of M1 Carbine)

COMMUNICATIONS:

1 – RADIO SET SCR-528 MOUNTED ON HALF-TRACK

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