privypiper2002
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Post by privypiper2002 on Jul 17, 2009 20:32:36 GMT -5
It has to be a good number. I have had several lines that could have been used to grease a jeep  |
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privypiper2002
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Post by privypiper2002 on Jul 17, 2009 20:33:08 GMT -5
OOPS. That is "several liners" that could have been used to grease a jeep. Gotta stop drinkin' at work.
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Post by ww2dave on Jul 17, 2009 21:33:26 GMT -5
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Post by 33rdsignal on Jul 17, 2009 23:29:02 GMT -5
They were federal from the get go. the were assembled at Camp McCain MS. They trained both basic and advanced at the same time at McCain and Vandorn. "The battalion is affiliated with the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, which furnished eleven officers and twelve enlisted men of the first three grades for the initial cadre. A National Guard officer, Major Robert B. McKie was assigned as commanding officer. One regular Army officer and one reserve officer were assigned, and the remainder (with the exception of the medical and dental officers) were graduates of the Signal Corps Officers Candidate School. Of the enlisted men, forty-nine were furnished as cadre from the 260th and the 262nd Signal Construction Companies. The rest arrived directly from reception centers. " |
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privypiper2002
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Post by privypiper2002 on Jul 18, 2009 0:33:14 GMT -5
I will have to scan the photos but the pics of my dad in basic in 1942 show him buzz cut.
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Post by KRaddatz on Jul 18, 2009 1:07:56 GMT -5
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Post by williegford on Jul 18, 2009 9:53:23 GMT -5
The question though is, how many actually use hair gel to keep their hair like that? Cpl. James Dundorf I use a gel called Groom and Clean by Suave. It's the best product I've found and have had a number of positive comments about the look at events. Bill |
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cco23i
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Post by cco23i on Jul 18, 2009 11:29:08 GMT -5
BRYLCREAM BABY! And Chris I fought the urge to post any smart a** comments. ;D
Scott
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privypiper2002
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Post by privypiper2002 on Jul 18, 2009 12:29:36 GMT -5
"A little dab will do ya." It sucks being old enough to remember those ads.
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cco23i
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Post by cco23i on Jul 18, 2009 12:39:11 GMT -5
Scarey aint it!  I know the feelin'. Scotty |
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glen
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Post by glen on Jul 18, 2009 14:04:50 GMT -5
I guss I'll go with just a plan jane high tight for now untill I find some thing better.-Doc Jones  |
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Post by parachutiste on Aug 1, 2009 17:10:16 GMT -5
Always have your hair cut.
Always have your hair cut.
Always have your hair cut.
The problem with WWII reenactors in general is that they wish to portray something out of a movie [ Kelly's Heroes comes to mind ] without sticking to the orthodox impression.
I once knew a British WWII reenactor who showed up wearing a D smock, modern British Army trousers, no haircut, unshaven with an Australian badge on his natty, dirty, maroon beret. Of all the problems here - the hair is the most problematic.
Always have a haircut.
Always look sharp.
Always shave.
Make sure that you honor your wartime namesake each time you step onto the simulated, tactical battlefield.
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dbloge
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Post by dbloge on Aug 1, 2009 22:43:10 GMT -5
I use a gel called Groom and Clean by Suave. It's the best product I've found and have had a number of positive comments about the look at events.
Bill
i use it as well.....not as greezy as bryll creme......besides the pomade i used before took some of my hair our when combing it last time
dieter
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glen
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Post by glen on Aug 3, 2009 17:16:22 GMT -5
Where can you that stuff called groom,shave at?-Doc Jones  |
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sgtsaunders
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take the point!
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Post by sgtsaunders on Aug 3, 2009 18:37:29 GMT -5
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Post by williegford on Aug 3, 2009 19:35:28 GMT -5
Actually, you'd think it would be in the hair products section but in my area it's usually with the man's shaving products. Go figure Bill |
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Post by Wambleyburger on Aug 3, 2009 21:05:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to vote for Groom & Clean also. It's water soluable and non greasy. Doesn't make such a mess of your caps or hats and keeps your hair looking neat and clean.
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Cassino
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Post by Cassino on Aug 4, 2009 18:37:36 GMT -5
I will have to give that a try. Watch out for Murray's Pomade...I learned a hard lesson with that stuff one event. It looked great but I think it took me a couple of years to get it out of my hair.  |
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irgendwo
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Post by irgendwo on Aug 11, 2009 16:20:12 GMT -5
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Schultz
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Post by Schultz on Aug 17, 2009 23:58:14 GMT -5
I'm reading If You Survive by George Wilson and early in the book he states he got a haircut some time in july of 44 around St Lo and did not get his hair cut again for 8 months. I asked my grandfather what a WWII haircut and he said (he was a TD gunner) long and shaggy, he said he often had a beard and long dirty hair for weeks and months at a time.
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