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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by Wingnutt » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:54 am

Thanks. Mark suggested the same thing. If at some point you can be more specific (date, issue number, etc), I would appreciate it.

EDIT: NEVER MIND. Mark reffed AM #83 and #84 above. Thanks.
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Post by Rod Rushton » Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:40 am

I decided to call mine "ROSIE" - my partner at the time who lent me the money to purchase it - and she was much into Military Vehicles too.
We went back to Normandy on one of Pete Gray's tours, probably in the early '80's in my K2 Ambulance, and as she is a State Registered Nurse, took the opportunity of wearing a period outfit.
I had decided to have it signwritten on the windscreen - which I could detach and let the signwriter have it in his small workshop.
A bit difficult leaving the whole Jeep!
Unfortunately we are not together any more, but still keep in touch. On D-Day her father was in one of the ships firing salvoes of rockets at the Beach - My Father was on the beach at Arromanches as part of the Royal Naval Beach Party.
Call me sentimental or what!!
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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by Rod Rushton » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:59 am

I was reading my new book by John Farley - The Standardised War - Time Jeep 2 and came across a photo on page 120 of a Jeep USA 20496529 taken outside the Ordmance Depot 911 , Metz, France.
In small letters stencilled across the centre of the windscreen is the legend "DOTTIE".
I also see that Claude Pons named his GPW withwhat seems to be "BEE BOONE" - sign written on the drivers side windscreen, in the photo taken with his Tandem Tow mounted.

So that settles it for me! , my Jeep is non-standard anyway, and the name ROSIE does have a special meaning, and I shall wear it with pride, like my Poppy.
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Post by Leatherneck17 » Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:37 am

Love your thinking Rod....something personal to us all a name..a jeep....a passion....a rememberance...

Wingnutt thanks for your kind comments....like my signature i LOVE my 503...

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Post by lt.luke » Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:04 pm

Ben Dover wrote:
Many times the first letter of the name matched the letter of the company it was assigned to.

Is this a result of your own observation (comparing the first letter of the name or nickname to the unit designation), Ben, or did you read this somewhere? If the latter, would you please cite a reference.
This won't be "written" in an AR or FM. It's a Unit SOP, so IF its written, it'll be in unit SOP's. One of my old units used historical battles, so Bravo Battery had "Belleau Wood" for instance.

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Post by Tim52 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:33 pm

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Post by wo2jeeper » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:09 pm

I saw an original called " Bortion" in France, unrestored. Can someone tell what that meant ?

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Post by D W Lyles » Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:44 am

With me being from Alabama mine is named Dixe Express. 8)

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Post by dct » Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:36 pm

The original name of my 42 GPW was "Dry Run," hand-painted above the rear wheel wells. I have retained the name, again hand-painted. Presumably it was a stateside Jeep.

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Re: GPW

Post by BWLentz » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:11 am

Good Afternoon Gents,

I just wanted to comment and say what a great thread this is! Has anyone ever come across any of these names in any original photos?

Evelyn (Eve)
Catherine
Beatrice
Julia
Diesel
(Or something Airborne related?)

I am also interested in any random interesting names that have been spotted over the years. What would be a good resource to start sifting through pictures of Jeep names? I saw someone mention "John Farleys" book but I haveny picked that up yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!


Has anyone come across a photo of 20656658 or something near that number? (+/- 10-20)

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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by mmartin4600 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:56 pm

I named mine "Debbie Sue", after my wife, because she did not give me any grief when I bought it!

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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by gearhead » Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:00 am

Named mine "Chrissy" for my wife, she tolerates it and rides in it a bunch!

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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by BWLentz » Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:24 pm

Escort,

Thank you very much for the help!
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Re: GPW "Nicknames"

Post by MES » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:21 pm

Called mine Angry Spike. The bulldog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons, First showed in 'dog Trouble' from 1942.

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