- Rudy13thCavThanks Don. I'm currently trying to figure out how to join on Tank net. I was interested in tanks as a kid and have never lost interest in Armor. A 'cousin' of mine was one of the original members of the U.S. Cav Assn so I've maintained a membership in the Armor Assn. for years and am a life member of the Assn of the U.S. Army and the Vets Assn of the 3rd Armored Divn.
Rudy
- Rudy13thCavI am sorry to say I do not have any HT photos. I thought I had a few but after a lot of digging around, couldn't come up with any.
However....another gentleman served at Ayers the same time we did and this site has some 'heavies' at Ayers. The webmaster has shown him as a member of the 1st Cav and that was not the case. It was the 13th Cav.
Anyway I hope you enjoy the pictures.
www.3ad.com/history/co...priddy.htm
Rudy
- Rudy13thCavCommo gear/helmets were SOP. Half the time the stuff didn't work and I would occasionally see a crew person without the proper gear. TC's had their gear on but a loader would be seen with his head out the hatch wearing a pile cap. I think some of the guys thought it was goofy to pretend commo gear worked so they'd take it off. Of course of the CO caught them, they put it back on.
I doubt the photos were beauty shots as Priddy was one of the grunts who carried a camera and took pictures for his own collection-so they were on the scene, actual.
Our motor officer would climb in a PC or tank and keep his pile cap on since he was riding along and not 'directing' anything.
I just took a look at my Army pictures and sire enough, there are a couple of crewmen on my M51 in pile caps. Now that I think back, I remember we'd give one guy the helmet and he could listen to the radio, the rest of us would wear pile caps.
- DontosDoug
Check out the crew of this M103 from D Co, 33rd Armor (7th Army!?),.....wearing pile caps
Regards
Don
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