John and others ,
You could be right for the post WWII Army but check your facts for WWII.
Graves fell under Quartermaster with QM etc. on bumper and sometimes, as I've
seen in pictures, "Graves Registration" below the windshield. These were
probably not
used for carrying bodies but personnel. Graves did more than just move bodies
from the front
to the rear, depending on the number of casualties.
But then again I could be wrong ...
Tom Woodburn
John Hutterer wrote:
> List,
>
> This is the reply that I got from a friend of mine when I asked him about
> the bumper numbers that would be assigned to a Graves Registration vehicle.
> He's a retired Colonel, with 30 years of experience in the Maintenance
> field. I guess that he ought to know what gets painted on a bumper, and what
> doesn't.
>
>
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