abn deuce Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 re-posting : armoured bulldozer Battle of Normandy: summer 1944: A bulldozer in a city in ruin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 An American bulldozer of a unit of Engineer helps of the soldiers to clear the remainders of the harbour station of Cherbourg. Notice that the driver carries the badge of ASF (Army Service Forces) In bosom ASF one finds the elements of the Body Of Engineers (see note) Quartermaster Medical profession Department Ordnance Department Signal Body Chemical Warfare Service Transportation Body (after July 42) Note: Even if Engineers are listed in the ASF it is not completely the case, in 1943 the Body Of Engineers (COE) is divided into two groups under control: AGF = infantry, cavalry, field artillery + coast artillery, antiaircraft, Armored ASF ((dice at the time our GI forms part of one of the following units) Eng General & Special Service Regts Eng Separate Bns Eng Dumps Truck Cos Eng Forestry Cos Eng Petroleum Distribution Cos Port Construction & Repair Gps Eng Topo Bns (GHQ) Eng Equipments Cos Eng Base Shops Cos Eng Heavy Shop Cos captions later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 An American bulldozer, D7 Caterpillar with an angledozer and LeTourneau equipment baptized "booger kid" stop holes of bombs on a road of the Norman scrap-metal in the west of Saint-Lo. See here: Behind plane a convoy is stopped on the left side at the head Half Track, the men belong to the 30th US ID which will cover the left side of the opening of Operation Cobra on July 25, 1944. On this pulling the badge of shoulder of the GI on the left is censured. Reference page 293 of the book US First Army, Heimdal, 2004. The registration of this D7 is censured. 45130 is the TQM of the unit, in order to mask with the enemy the units a number is assigned with each company, which is deferred (only the figure of ten and the unit according to a color) on the vehicles, effects, etc... 1-A means First Army. With the museum of Bayeux one can see Caterpillar taking again this marking. See here: picasaweb.google.com/dudu757/MMorialDeLaBatailleDeNormand... picasaweb.google.com/dudu757/MMorialDeLaBatailleDeNormand... It acts of a bulldozer having been useful in the British army and, after having filled its office in many places and, in particular for the construction of the ALG, it found itself in Caen where he took part in the clearing of the ruins of the city. Much later the Fields sold it with the careers of Mouen which resold it to the sand pits enters Vaux on Seulles and Bayeux. With end of breath, it was offered in gift to the town of Bayeux for its museum. It was repaints according to this photograph but to in no case it does not act of an original déco. Moreover the stencil key sets having been used for markings are, although US, different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 An American bulldozer, D7 Caterpillar with an angledozer and LeTourneau equipment clear a street with Valognes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Re the above subject, if you can get hold of the following books, they're a good informative read,:-D Clear The Way, history of the US Army 146th Engineer Combat Battalion. The Brigades Of Neptune, US Army Engineer Special Brigades in Normandy. Both by Richard T. Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Thank you for the titles , I ll give a look about on the web and see if my folding green will be going into someone elses pocket soon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 An American bulldozer releases the crossroads of Saint-Gilles, July 27, 1944. D7 Caterpillar with an angledozer and LeTourneau.Voir equipment here: It is necessary to leave the place with the motorized columns of 30th US ID and with the armoured columns of 2nd US AD. Wrecks of two Panzer IV of the 5 and 8 Kompanien of Panzerlehr-Regiment 130. Reference: page 136 of the book: The war of the GI S of George Bernage and George Cadel, Heimdal, 1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 An American bulldozer clears a street of Trévières, June 17, 1944 Among rubble a man on the left and a woman behind plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 in Italy somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 from the 150th Combat Engineers site http://www.150th.com Copley and truck. Name "MADJACK" came from the English drivers when they were building runways together. He would beat them to the concrete hopper every time after dumping his load for the guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thank you for the titles , I ll give a look about on the web and see if my folding green will be going into someone elses pocket soon . No worries,..........if you need it, I've an e mail addy for him. :-D (just got his latest,.......Exercise Tiger) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 (edited) found this film on combat engineers in the Pacific , North Africa and Italy http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/740.cfm a few Dodges, Cats, GMC's and CMP's of course Jeeps. another film of the Burma Ledo road a few nice shots of Cats http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/735.cfm last film has a few Diamond T's and GMC's oh and WLF's most interesting are scenes of a Military Engine rebuilding program to keep the trucks operating http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/477.cfm Edited May 27, 2008 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 photo of typical bulldozer used by military from the life Magazine site caption :Close-up of bull-dozer tractor. Location: US Date taken: 1941 Photographer: George Strock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Saw this Cat the crane by one of the Beaches in Normandy on our trip for the 60th, thought you might like to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 This little airborne beauty is at Overloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 That was for collecting all the airportable jimmy bits together in one heap for assembly, Tony! I wonder if the dragline with R Cubed's dozer might be a bit younger than the war :??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 heres one taken last year at Smallwood Steam Rally Mark :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The dragline in the pics was operated on the beach loading GMC tipper and a Diamond T tipper, I have quite a few pics somewhere. Both the dragline and the T had been restored and finished at the last gasp to get to Normandy. As far as I remember it was claimed that the dragline was WW2 but I am open to correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Both the dragline and the T had been restored and finished at the last gasp to get to Normandy. As far as I remember it was claimed that the dragline was WW2 but I am open to correction. In that case I expect you are right - I think the American built Bucyrus machines (it is a Bucyrus isn't it?) changed to the later cab (as in this photo) some time before the British built machines with their older square cab style - but I don't know what year. Did you make a note of the model number by any chance Degsy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centi521 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 8CaterpillarBulldozerD6.JPG d8?^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 found this film on combat engineers in the Pacific , North Africa and Italy http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/740.cfm a few Dodges, Cats, GMC's and CMP's of course Jeeps. another film of the Burma Ledo road a few nice shots of Cats http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/735.cfm last film has a few Diamond T's and GMC's oh and WLF's most interesting are scenes of a Military Engine rebuilding program to keep the trucks operating http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/477.cfm Great footage ! I wouldn't fancy being near the ammo dump ! :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 In that case I expect you are right - I think the American built Bucyrus machines (it is a Bucyrus isn't it?) changed to the later cab (as in this photo) some time before the British built machines with their older square cab style - but I don't know what year. Did you make a note of the model number by any chance Degsy? No I didn't unfortunately, just took the info at face value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Great collection of new Photo's ...Thanks for adding them to the thread ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 A few pics of previously mentioned vehicles working Normandy 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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