Mystery Marking on MUTT

[Madmedic]

Restoring a MUTT and while stripping the paint, found a "Yellow Bat" painted on the original 1st layer of paint. Does anyone have any information on what this emblem was for? Or what unit it was used by and when?

 

[simp5782]

Restoring a MUTT and while stripping the paint, found a "Yellow Bat" painted on the original 1st layer of paint. Does anyone have any information on what this emblem was for? Or what unit it was used by and when?
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http://www.bathead.com/265RRC.html

 

[Madmedic]

SWEET!!! Thanks for the pict and info/link

 

[Mullaney]

http://www.bathead.com/265RRC.html

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Nice information! The Bat has been around for a long time and the article you posted was a nice read! Thanks Wes!
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[nattieleather]

If you restore the MUTT with the original markings then you can say.....
wait for it.....


To the Batmobile!

Hehehehe. That's cool that you found that on your truck though!

 

[Madmedic]

Originally, the plan was to restore it with markings honoring the previous owner. He was a medic in Viet Nam and had put his old unit markings on it. In one of the pictures on the information web page posted earlier, there is a jeep shown with a Serial/Hood number of 2P 7000. This jeep's serial number is 2P 7020. That combined with the bat is full proof that the jeep was used in Nam by that unit. So now,,,,,,,,, I'm going to restore it with 101st Markings, keep the bat, and put my friend's name on the windshield. That way we still honor him as well.