Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne G2 Train Hand Painted Wood Sign - Intelligence Section MILITARIA and machinegun emplacements

and machinegun emplacements

has an offset leg which is used when the post is in an alternative position

36 caliber with a 5" barrel

Constructed of four individual iron lames backed in leather

At 1000 hours on 3 May 1945

Original U.S. WWII 82nd Airborne G2 Train Hand Painted Wood Sign - Intelligence Section MILITARIA and machinegun emplacementsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an original U. S. WWII 82nd Airborne Hand Painted Wood Sign for the G2 Train. During the war, especially directly after the war, soldiers were being transported across Europe to return home or deploy for occupational duty. The preferred method of transport was railroad (if available and passable), or if not it could be a "train" of trucks and other vehicles. Signs like these were common to denote specific cars for