proper bumperette markings

[scorpion6]

So here is my delima. My deuce came from ft. Hood 2nd reserves 340th chem. Co. Who are under the 454th chem. Battalion, under the 290th regeonal command, who is under the 3??th signal corp. So how do you translate that into bumper material? Anyone?

 

[sigo]

There is no "2nd reserves" unit, and there are no corps size signal units. There are probably numbered companies and a headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) under the 454th Chemical Battalion. Reserve Regional Readiness Commands (RRC) have all sorts of units under them. RRCs replaced Regional Suppport Commands awhile back. We need more info to put together a bumper number for you. An example could be your truck belonged to 340th Chemical Company, 454th Chemical Battalion, 290th Regional Readiness Command.

However, I can't find either a 290th RRC or a 290th RSC. There are several chemical battalions under the brigades within 335th Signal Command, but I don't see the 454th task organized in there anywhere either under current or past listings. Reserve command relationships can be very confusing as they are task organized purely for adminstrative function, they don't fight the way they're organized in CONUS.

 

[Al Harvey]

355th Signal Command, 209th Regional Support Command, 450th Chemical Battalion, 340th Chemical Company

https://www.rallypoint.com/universe?unit_id=450th-chem-bn-450th-chemical-battalion-houston-tx

 

[Al Harvey]

The left Bumper should read
209th RSC
450th CBN

The Right should be
340th CC
This line would be platoon and vehicle number i.e. 3 100 or HQ 105

Not 100% sure on the CBN and CC or if they would add a space after the C. Our Trans company just had 000th TC

 

[Warthog]

Some more intel

From CARNAC the last inventory entry was:

Organization: 340th Chemical Company
Location: Houston TX
Unit Ident Code: WVN4AA
Utilization Code: A

 

[scorpion6]

That sounds correct. Do not have my info in front of me so going off a short memory.

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[scorpion6]

Thanks sigo, but going off memory and wasnt sure. Al got it right.

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[scorpion6]

Another interesting issue is on the passenger door there is what should be bridge info, yellow circle with number 8 in it. My delima with this is that post WWII the bridge plate was put on the grill as per the british vehicles. So they no longer painted the info on the door. This is acording to the military TM. The military did however start painting the marching order for vehicles on the door. So any ideas on this?

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[Al Harvey]

Could have been something unit specific. There is no telling unless you got a picture, that would help.

 

[MWMULES]

Bridge plate on the grill and painted on Pass door, last two deuces that I got came out of the DRMO that way. Also my M1009.

 

[scorpion6]

Thanks guys, Al Harvey a big thanks to you, thats what I needed. I was curious if I needed the cbn or G code. The Army used G for chemical from WWII to who knows when then it changed to CBN and CS. Thanks MWMULES cleared that up , Warthog had already informed me it was probably the bridge, but that I may put it out there for others to chime in on.

 

[scorpion6]

Sigo the second reserve came from the 340ths own address on thier web page .

 

[sigo]

Yes, it does look like part of their physical address is "army reserve center #2". There is no unit designated "2nd reserves".

 

[scorpion6]

OK, so my eye site and memory are going. **** it all.