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Help with bumper numbers

mil alta

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Looking for my Hmmwv history from the bumper numbers. The rights side is easy (only painted once) which is "HQ 107" 1.5 inches letters. (Headquarters' 107th vehicle)
The right side appears to be painted twice ( one 1.5 lettering one 3/4 " lettering)
the 1.5" rear starts with a 28 ( 28th Infantry Division suggesting) then something looking like BG maybe a 3
Here's some confused info.
On the front the 1.5" reads 43BDE then just below it in 3/4" is 314 IN ( I believe that the 28 has a 314 (not sure what the IN is.)

Anyone that had deciphered these before your help would be greatly appreciated.marking RR.JPGmarking LF.JPGLR marking.JPGLF marking.JPG
 
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Crapgame

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314th and 315th Infantry Regiments used to be part of 79th Infantry Division until the 1950s, then became 79th Army Reserve Command in Pennsylvania. I was Mortar Plt, HHC 1/315th Inf 157th SIB, 79th ARCOM out of Germantown Philadelphia 1986-1988. In the 1990s or early 2000s, the Army Reserve and State Army Reserve National Guard units were reorganized with the USAR hosting Support Units and the ARNG hosting Combat Arms units. The 314th Infantry became 314th Combat Sustainment Support Bn in Las Vegas, NV.

Much of the 79th ARCOM's training equipment, like our M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers, M125A2 81mm Mortar Carriers, M106A2 4.2in Mortar Carriers, and some wheeled vehicles were stored and maintained at MATES Mobilization And Training Equipment Sites in Ft Indiantown Gap (FTIG), PA, Ft Dix, NJ and Ft Picket, VA. We would take buses from the Armory in Germantown PA (on Wissahickon Ave by the VA Center) or ride in the back of M35 2.5tons to FTIG, Ft Dix, Ft Stickit (lol) where we would draw vehicles for weekend training, or the Advance Party that got there earlier in the week would draw X number of mortar carriers, etc, for the weekend training. We would run them through the wash rack to clean them but anything broken during the weekend Drill we just filled out a DA-2404 Form and the civilian contractors at the MATES would fix or replace the parts during the week. They would also do the Quarterly and Annual Services on the vehicles stored at the MATES.

I assume that M998 HMMWV was either a FTIG stored truck or a Western PA Armory used truck that was turned over to the 28th Infantry Division (The Bloody Bucket) which is Pennsylvania PA ARNG Command, when the 157th Separate Infantry Brigade 79th ARCOM was reorganized as Support Sustainment Brigade.
 

mil alta

New member
This is great info guys. This is what S/S all about. Love knowing the history about a vehicle.
"crapgame" see what I can do to get you a couple "law" tubes.
Found some but been working at getting them for some time but hopeful.
Thanks again
 
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