Let’s take a closer look at the uniforms worn by the 1st Infantry Division during the Normandy Invasion. Click Here for D-Day

The EE-8 Field Telephone was used by the Signal Corps from before World War II through the Vietnam War. It was housed in leather, then canvas, and its last production had a nylon case and straps, after the changeover to that material in 1967. The EE-8 Field Telephone was standardized in 1932 and procurement began in 1937, providing a lighter and more functional unit just in time for the huge mobilization of the U.S. military for WW II. Among other improvements, the EE-8 increased the maximum transmission range of the predecessor EE-5 Field Telephone by six miles or more. More

This mask was manufactured by The Ohio Chemical & Mfg Co. in October 1944. Read / View

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Recently acquired TASU Co. 1942 Canteen with early Bakelite Cap.(The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company) Aluminum Cooking Utensil CompanyWeareeever.pngINDUSTRYCookwareFOUNDEDOctober 24, 1901FOUNDER(S)Charles M. HallAlfred E. HuntHEADQUARTERSNew Kensington, PA. (1901-1966)Chillicothe, OH. (1966-1987)Richmond, VA. (1987-1989)OWNER(S)Aluminum Company of America (1901-1982)Wesray Corporation (1982-1988)Nacco Industries, Inc. (1988-1989)DEFUNCTDecember 26, 1989 Read The Rest