[Milsurplus] BC-188 Nameplate

[David Stinson]

William Donzelli wrote:
> 
> > My father, who fought in the ETO from D-Day to the Occupation-
> > said that at the start of the war, they were training (stateside)
> > with old 1920s era radios; 

> I know he probably was not paying attention at the time, but were the
> sets from 1920s and 30s orders, or 1940s orders?....
Sorry- he wasn't Signal Corps, just did some of the drilling.
I should have been more specific- in '42 his unit 
used stuff from the 20s and 30s for drills.
They "didn't work" as in there weren't batteries, 
accessories were missing etc.  They were 
more or less "props" for setting up field exercises.
Remember the pictures of early training maneuvers where 
a cargo truck would have "TANK" painted on the side?
His unit got working radios shortly thereafter.
73 Dave S.