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COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >Optional Items</FONT><B> <A NAME="back_to_the_top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basic Uniform and Equipment Items"><U>Basic Uniform and Equipment Items</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advanced Uniform and Equipment Items"><U>Advanced Uniform and Equipment Items</U></A></div> <div> <B>Optional items</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weapons"><U>Weapons</U></A></div> <div> back to  <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Requirements"><U>Membership Requirements</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Optional Items</U></b><B> </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The following items are optional, however members are encouraged to pick them up in order to improve their authenticity for different events.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M43 Field Jacket"><U><U>M43 Field Jacket</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >-</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original or approved repro.   Worn for events late 1944 and on.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="M1943 Folding Shovel w/Cover"><U><U>M1943 Folding Shovel w/Cover</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > -</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original only.  Wartime dated cover can be OD, Khaki, or OD and Khaki transitional.   </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Poncho-<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original or approved repro.  Must be WW2 version without hood.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GP Ammo Bag"><U><U>GP Ammo Bag</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > -</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original.  Khaki or OD and Khaki transitional variants are acceptable.  Used to carry ammo, grenades, rifle grenades etc.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Khaki Cotton Shirt"><U><U>Khaki Cotton Shirt</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Original or approved repro.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Khaki Cotton Pants"><U><U>Khaki Cotton Pants</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > -</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original or approved repro.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Khaki Cotton Overseas Cap"><U><U>Khaki Cotton Overseas Cap</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Original or approved repro in correct khaki cotton.  Orange and White piping for Signal Corps</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Period Baseball Glove-<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > For our baseball team and to pass the time on those long days</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Larger Signal Corps Equipment-<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > BD71 or BD72 Switchboards, EE65 Test Sets and anything else that the Signal Corps would have, Mostly relating to wire line communication.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Vehicles-<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Jeeps, CCKW's, WC51's, WC52's, Panel Trucks, Shop Trucks, Weasels, any vehicle used by a Signal Construction Battalion</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Bivouac Items-<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Original or approved repro items that will enhance the units public display and field set up.  Items include, but are not limited to, ration crates, ammo crates, period tentage, signs, period camouflage netting, sand bags, ETC.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#back_to_the_top" TITLE="Optional items"><U><U>Back to the Top</U></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>