442ndRCT Soldier's Forum

It's going to be April '45 - Germany.

This means that these are the authorized uniforms and Equipment:
M43 Uniforms (or wools if you do not have M43's)
M43 Combat boots (double buckles, or service shoes and leggings if you do not have Combat boots)
Late war helmet nets with the helmet band on it (or early war nets or no nets)
Musette bags, GP bags or Haversacks.

Where to find stuff?

M43 Combat boots:
Cheapest $95:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-U-S-WWII-Combat ... m153.l1262

Second cheapest (only good if you have EE width feet) $99:
http://onlinemilitaria.net/shopexd.asp?id=677&bc=no

At the front E width only $125:
http://www.atthefront.com/us_boots_2buckle.htm

Best quality and most expensive $185 (All sizes and widths):
http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/usarmy.html#buckleboots

M43's (Infantry set not Paratrooper set):
http://www.atthefront.com/us_uni_M43Fie ... htm#infset
Jacket and trousers for
$130

Late War helmet net:
http://www.stewartsmilitaryantiques.com ... etcategory
$9.95

I'll be the first to say... INFORMATION OVERLOAD!

Edit: Looking at a few pictures, the GI Collector's and repros... I think the helmet net Tim gave me isn't a late war at all, it swaaay too spaced out. In fact methinks its a British one, just green. Regardless I guess its not what I thought it was.

kanowarrior wrote:Most of our issued helmet nets in the ETO came from the British till late in the war.

Thats what I figured, or they copied and cut it from the real thing. I've been looking for a nice chunk of cargo net made from natural fibers so I can cut it up into helmet nets, run a string or even a bootlace through the "bottom", TA-DA! Ersatz helmet net...

brehm wrote:My best guess says I should be there, but I will confirm for sure at a later date.

Cool! We'd obviously love to have you along dude!

So far with all the guys who are tenative coming to this event, we will have 17 men. The big tent cannot handle that many guys. If you have shelter hlaves, please bring them. I have two sets that I will bring in addition to the big tent. We will set up all the tentage together as a team. We can even put more than two shelter halves together to make a bigger tent. We can also connect the shelter halves to the squad tent and make one big tent with a bunch smaller ones connected to it. We can of course, also just set up the tents in a row in front of the big tent.

I can make room for whoever need it... I got a patrol bag and bivvie sack and I can bring along my ground mat. So that makes room for guys to get in the tents...

And don't try and convince me otherwise Mike. I survived weeks in pendleton with only a poncho liner and 3 other MArines in our fighting hole trying to stay warm in January, and slept in my bag/bivvie during the field part of boot.. in the cold... I'll survive this

No non-period items are allowed outside of the tents except for when cooking, unloading, and loading vehicles.