Over 120 vintage military vehicles will be laying over in Wooster, Ohio as they travel from Washington DC to San Francisco, California from June 10th to July 28th. The over-all event recreates the famous 1919 Convoy as a 90th Anniversary celebration of the achievement and in conjunction with the nation's President Lincoln Bicentennial celebration.
Ohio reenactors and military history enthusiats who wish to view the vehicles and talk to the participants are gathering at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on the evening of June 16th.
Click here to visit the event on Facebook.
May 30, 2009
D-Day Training Exercise
We are planning a unit training activity for 6 JUNE 09 (yes... D-Day) in Zoar, Ohio. We will be conducting a class on map and compass work (including a practical compass course). We will also continue our training on squad tactics.
This is open to other Allied reenactors as well.
Please mark this on your calendars and I will have more information in a
few days. Please email Chris Smith if you plan to attend. You can also visit the event Facebook page by clicking here.
Orders are as follows:
ATTN: Co B, 502 PIR,
Subject: D-Day June 6, training day orders
Tentative agenda subject to change;
0800 Breakfast in Zoar.
1000 Compass and map reading class presented by Bulldog Smith.
1200 Lunch. Pack your own or we can chip in for carry out?
1300 Squad exercises Sgt Muddy. Be prepared to get dirty.
1500 Scouting and recon Cpl McCheap.
Note; The above agenda is provided as a rough outline for the day's activities and is not yet finalized so subject to chage.
502 PIR Uniform;
Since training will take place on June 6, it is only fitting that the M42 jump suit with jump boots be the uniform of the day. For those of you who do not have your Normandy kit yet the M43 uniform is perfectly acceptable.
M2 or M1C helmet with or without net and scrim, and overseas cap.
Web gear appropriate for D-Day is prefered. Rigger ammo pouches would be correct as well as standard issue gear.
327 GIR Uniform;
Standard wool uniform with M41 field jacket or HBY jacket and trousers. Rough-out ankle boots with canvas leggings. For those of you who do not have your Normandy kit yet the M43 uniform is perfectly acceptable.
M1 helmet with or without net, and overseas cap.
Standard issue infantry web gear.
Firearms;
M1, 03 & 03A3 rifles, M1 and M1A1 carbines, Thompson SMG, Grease Gun, 1911A1 pistols are acceptable. BAR for 327 GIR only. Okay maybe someday we'll have a BAR!
NOTE, Do not bring any ammunition period.
This is open to other Allied reenactors as well.
Please mark this on your calendars and I will have more information in a
few days. Please email Chris Smith if you plan to attend. You can also visit the event Facebook page by clicking here.
Orders are as follows:
ATTN: Co B, 502 PIR,
Subject: D-Day June 6, training day orders
Tentative agenda subject to change;
0800 Breakfast in Zoar.
1000 Compass and map reading class presented by Bulldog Smith.
1200 Lunch. Pack your own or we can chip in for carry out?
1300 Squad exercises Sgt Muddy. Be prepared to get dirty.
1500 Scouting and recon Cpl McCheap.
Note; The above agenda is provided as a rough outline for the day's activities and is not yet finalized so subject to chage.
502 PIR Uniform;
Since training will take place on June 6, it is only fitting that the M42 jump suit with jump boots be the uniform of the day. For those of you who do not have your Normandy kit yet the M43 uniform is perfectly acceptable.
M2 or M1C helmet with or without net and scrim, and overseas cap.
Web gear appropriate for D-Day is prefered. Rigger ammo pouches would be correct as well as standard issue gear.
327 GIR Uniform;
Standard wool uniform with M41 field jacket or HBY jacket and trousers. Rough-out ankle boots with canvas leggings. For those of you who do not have your Normandy kit yet the M43 uniform is perfectly acceptable.
M1 helmet with or without net, and overseas cap.
Standard issue infantry web gear.
Firearms;
M1, 03 & 03A3 rifles, M1 and M1A1 carbines, Thompson SMG, Grease Gun, 1911A1 pistols are acceptable. BAR for 327 GIR only. Okay maybe someday we'll have a BAR!
NOTE, Do not bring any ammunition period.
May 20, 2009
Authenticity standards
Come in Kickoff, over,
Just FYI, the 502 radio call sign was "Kickoff".
We have received a number of very positive comments on our impression form others in the WWII reenactment community. As a follow on to these comments and to refine our impression I have on order and picked up several books on the 101st during Market Garden and later. There are quite a number of excellent original period photographs showing 101st and 502nd combat gear/uniforms. The material needs to be reviewed for us to be able to set correct authenticity standards for our unit. Any of you who would like to get together one evening, weekend, etc. to review the material please let me know and we can schedule a time. After review we can update our uniform/equipment requirements list.
Muddy out
Just FYI, the 502 radio call sign was "Kickoff".
We have received a number of very positive comments on our impression form others in the WWII reenactment community. As a follow on to these comments and to refine our impression I have on order and picked up several books on the 101st during Market Garden and later. There are quite a number of excellent original period photographs showing 101st and 502nd combat gear/uniforms. The material needs to be reviewed for us to be able to set correct authenticity standards for our unit. Any of you who would like to get together one evening, weekend, etc. to review the material please let me know and we can schedule a time. After review we can update our uniform/equipment requirements list.
Muddy out
May 18, 2009
Findlay AAR
Hello troopers:
I just wanted to thank everyone from the 1st Allied Airborne that came to Findlay for the Armed Forces Day weekend. We had a great time and a lot of laughs. There was so much stuff to buy that we didn't have the cargo room or bank account capacity to handle it. Let's just say we did some damage.
We really enjoyed working with the 83rd ID and 5th Rangers. The battles were short but a hell of a lot of fun. We also got some news on a variety of other events. More on this later.
Submitted"
Pvt. Christopher "Bulldog" Smith
I just wanted to thank everyone from the 1st Allied Airborne that came to Findlay for the Armed Forces Day weekend. We had a great time and a lot of laughs. There was so much stuff to buy that we didn't have the cargo room or bank account capacity to handle it. Let's just say we did some damage.
We really enjoyed working with the 83rd ID and 5th Rangers. The battles were short but a hell of a lot of fun. We also got some news on a variety of other events. More on this later.
Submitted"
Pvt. Christopher "Bulldog" Smith
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