Pg 16. Shows US paratroopers with 2-color irregular pattern camoflauge painted helmets. Pg 23. Priest w/ US star on the front hull, a small star on the coupla and a hugh star on the side. Pg

27. British MGB with British marking at the bow followed by number (184) reaching from the deck to the waterline.

Pg 46-47. Four pictures showing examples of US vehicle markings. The M4 Sherman has stars on the front hull and side of the turret. The nickname (Hellcat) is printed on the HuRcentered below the turret. A M5Al shows stars centered on the front hull and side.

Pg 49. Four P5 1 s in formation showing similar but slightly different painting schemes. Two show a dark top, a third has a slight dark top and a fourth is all light. They all have invasion stripes. They have DD markings on the fusilage of all with the Air Corps blue circled star with white side chevrons. On all four 'T2" precedes the insignia and a letter code of either "C", "S", "A7 and"IT' follows it. Only plane "A7 shows a nickname "Sky Bouncer".

Pg 65. A Halftrack shows a blue circled star which is pointing toward the front. On the side it has a star followed by the number "3-15". Also shown is a converted Grant ARV w/ fake gunbarrel. It has stars on the front hull and turret.

Pg 115. Paratroopers are sho &m riding on a Volkswagen in Carentan. Also shows Paratroopers hauling a BRMSH 6 pdr anti-tank gun behind a jeep.

Pg 150 M5 tanks are shown with branches tied to the hull.

Pg 151 Engineers are shown at work in Canissy. They wear the camoflauge uniform often associated with US Marines in the Pacific. Also on the page, a 57mm AT-gun is deployed in a street. I mention it because it is placed so that part of it is set behind the comer of the building which exposes as little of the gun as possible.

Pg 156. US M8 shows the white circle star pattern markings on the front Hull

Pg 157. A long column of French troops in US M4 Sherman tanks. On the turret is a vehicle number "29" and "28" can be read. They have side marking which are hard to see. The lead tank has the nick-name "Miurierme" followed by a unit ID then a small french tricolor.

Pg 194. Shows a heavily sandbagged and branch camoflauged M10. It is firing off the side with the commander with no helmet firing the M2.50 MG.

Pg 204 Shows a rare top view of a Sherman- On the turret roof is a US star pointed foward.

Pg 221, 366. Shows US troops firing German 88s. One is elevated so it is being used as artillery rather than in a direct fire situation.

Pg 231. A M4A3 shows a pyramid triangle on the hull's side along with the number "7T'. Also shown tied to the front hull are spare track, wheels and j erry cans.

Pg 285, 321. The effects of white-wash paint is shown by observing these two M8 scout cars. The rear one is not painted white and is more visible than the lead car. The lead M8 has blue-circled stars still visible on the front and side of the hull. Painted tanks and troops wearing white camo gear are shown in the other photos,

Pg 301. US troops are ridinga captured King Tiger which has an upside down star painted on the front hull and a regular star on the turret's side.

Pg 350. US infantry are riding in German halftracks with Stars painted on the front.

Pg 367. A M24 Chaffee has a large white circle star on its turret.

Pg 372. A M4 enters a German town- It is heavily sandbagged on both the hull and turret.

More Unique Facts of World War II Uniforms

Introduction
US Army Pictorial Record: Mediterranean
US Army Pictorial Record: Germany and France
VFW Pictorial Record: Germany
VFW Pictorial Record: Japan
US Army Pictorial Record: Japan
346th Regt, 87th Inf Div, US Third Army: Additional Notes