This is a listing of the PERIOD (which means during WW2) manuals, and information we use to better IMPROVE our impressions and knowledge.
Manuals/Period Books Available to the 88th:
Field Manuals (FM)
20-15 Tents and Tent Pitching, Feb 1945
21-15 Individual Clothing and Equipment, April 1945
21-50 Military Courtesy and Discipline. June 15, 1942
21-45 Protective Measures, Individuals and Small Units. March 10th, 1942
10-5 Quartermaster Operations. April 29th, 1943
8-40 Medical Field Manual, Field Sanitation. 1940
100-5 Field Service Regulations, Operations. May 22, 1941
C1:
101-5 Staff Officers’ Field Manual, the Staff and Combat Orders. 1940
C1: March 24, 1942
C2: N/A
C3: July 27, 1942
C4: July 30, 1942
23-7 Carbine Manual (Available from Pat Costa)
21-30 Converted Signs, Signals
21-11 First Aid
21-5 Military Training
25-10 Motor Transport
7-10 Rifle Company Rifle Regiment
22-5 Infantry Drill Regulations, July 1st, 1939
Supplement: Sept 16th, 1943.
23-40 Thompson Submachine Gun Caliber-45, M1928A1; Dec 31st-1941 (Available from Matt Bishop)
21-100 Soldiers Handbook; July 23, 1941
Supplement: C1; May 4th, 1942
11-20 Signal Corps: Organization and Operations in Army, Theater of operations and GHQ
23-55 Browning Machine Gun Caliber, 30. M1917
7-20 Rifle Battalion; Sept 28th, 1942
21-20 Physical Training; March 6th, 1941
24-5 Signal Communication; Oct 19th, 1942 (Avialable from Pat Costa)
Technical Manuals (TM)
TM-11-242 Radio Set SCR-300-A Feb, 1945
C1 March 14, 1946
C2 May 19th, 1950
C3 Nov 16th, 1955
TM-9-215 Thompson Submachine Gun cal. 45, M1 Oct 10th-1942 (Available from Matt Bishop)
TM-E 30-451 (March 15, 1945) Handbook on German Military Forces; revised ed. Copyright: 1990 by: Louisiana University State Press (Available from John Pittner)
TM 30-603- Italian Phrase Book; Sept. 16th, 1943. (Available from Pat Costa)
TM 10-405 The Army Cook, June 9th 1941 (Pat Costa)
Other:
3 period Stars and Stripes (Steve Cooper)
38 period YANK magizines (Pat Costa)
Pointers for Infantry (Oct 1, 1940)
How to shoot US Army Rifle (1943)
US Navy Manuel (1940)
US Rocket Launcher 2.36 Inch M1A1 and M9. Copyright 1994 by Bruce A. Hanesalo and Kurt E. Hanesalo.
ROTC Manual; 19th ed. Vol II and I. (1937) Army Song Book (1941)
2 Editions for the Services Inc. hip-sized reading books: Artie Greengroin Pfc., and Bar-20 Days (#834)
A Soldier’s Guide to Florence
M1944 Packboard Instructions (from Pat Costa)
50 original 88th ID, 349th Documents from Camp Gruber (Pat Costa)
Coleman 530 stove instruction booklet. (Pat Costa)
Research Books available to the 88th Reenacting Group:
Pat Costa
Patton’s 3rd Army: Illustrate History of the solider and his equipment. By: Christopher Anderson
The Blue Devils in Italy By: John Delaney
The Standard Catalog of Military Vehicles 1940-1965 By: Thomas Berndt
Chow: A Cooks Tour of Military Food by Paul Dickson, 1978
John Pittner
US Infantry Weapons of WW2 By: Bruce N. Canfield Copyright: 1998
The WW2 G.I. US Army Uniforms 1941-1945 in Color photographs By: Richard Windrow and Tim Hawkins Copyright: 1999
