WOW------Look what i found!!!
I was cleaning out my little shack that i call home today. I found a old box full of books in the back of a closet. I started going threw the books and guess what i found. A machine gunners manual from back in the 1930s. Its full of some realy neat info. Here are some pics.
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Looks like a really cool book, I wonder if you could locate the person (or probally the descendants of )on the inside cover. 0 -
Might want to see if you can track the family down of the sgt who signed the book ---Pease I think it reads?..
They might like to have something that belonged to their grandfather or father..0 -
Does it discuss operation/tactics of the guns? My grandfather was a Sgt in a machine gun co in The Great War. He favored the Lewis, but said the instructors seemed to prefer the Maxims & later the Brownings because the guns had fixed mounts and the theory of shooting was when the enemy charged, the gunner would fire short bursts, then tap the gun, shifting the aim slightly to one sid or other, then fire another short burst, repeat. the Lewis was more like shooting an automatic rifle with bipod.
Good find- too bac it doesn't talk.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ray B
Does it discuss operation/tactics of the guns? My grandfather was a Sgt in a machine gun co in The Great War. He favored the Lewis, but said the instructors seemed to prefer the Maxims & later the Brownings because the guns had fixed mounts and the theory of shooting was when the enemy charged, the gunner would fire short bursts, then tap the gun, shifting the aim slightly to one sid or other, then fire another short burst, repeat. the Lewis was more like shooting an automatic rifle with bipod.
Good find- too bac it doesn't talk.
Yep--- thats exactly what it talks about. Operations and shooting tactics.0 -
I would think that a 1936 copy of the book would be worth a whole lot more than a 1942 copy. Our military was still pretty small in '36 and probably not as many around. By 1942 the draft was going on strong and I'm sure they printed tens of thousands. I've got my Great-uncles' Navy Blue Jacket Manual from WW2. It's pretty interesting to see how far we've come. 0 -
If this is a giveaway--I'm in[:D][:D][:D][:D] 0 -
I just Googled the name and couldn't find anything. I searched the WW2 memorial resistry and the only "Roy Pease" that came up was a Roy S. Pease from Whitney Point, NY and served in the Army in Europe. 0 -
That could be worth quite a bit to the right collector. 0 -
1179 1 ROY JOSEPH PEASE 8/16/1954 (date of burial)
..From: http://www.ci.north-platte.ne.us/publicservices/cemetery_records.htm0 -
From: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~killmerdm/Killmer/killmer2.htm
HEZEKIAH K.9 PEASE (LAURA ETTA (LOL)8 HOWE, JERUSHA7 KILMER, JOHN W.6, GEORGE5, JOHANNES4, GEORG3, GEORG2 KILLMER, GEORG1) was born September 13, 1870 in Kansas, and died January 16, 1944 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska. He married MARY ELLEN SCHLOATMAN July 18, 1889 in Custer, Nebraska, daughter of JOSEPH SCHLOATMAN and SARAH WEISER. She was born September 03, 1869 in Harrisburg, Douphin, Pennsylvania, and died January 05, 1949.
More About HEZEKIAH K. PEASE:
Burial: Unknown, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska
More About MARY ELLEN SCHLOATMAN:
Burial: Unknown, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska
More About HEZEKIAH PEASE and MARY SCHLOATMAN:
Marriage: July 18, 1889, Custer, Nebraska
Child of HEZEKIAH PEASE and MARY SCHLOATMAN is:
413. i. SARAH ELLEN10 PEASE, b. December 13, 1888, Custer, Nebraska; d. September 24, 1968.
259. IDA MAY9 PEASE (LAURA ETTA (LOL)8 HOWE, JERUSHA7 KILMER, JOHN W.6, GEORGE5, JOHANNES4, GEORG3, GEORG2 KILLMER, GEORG1) was born January 01, 1873 in Pottawatomie, Kansas, and died December 1962. She married (1) MILANDER. He died Unknown. She married (2) JOSEPH GARDNER PEASE June 07, 1890 in Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska, son of DANIEL PEASE and SARAH PERNELL. He was born November 18, 1859 in Kansas, and died February 23, 1936 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Notes for IDA MAY PEASE:
OBITUARY: Ida M. Pease, 89, who resided at 1124 East Sixth, North Platte, Nebraska, died at a local rest home Saturday afternoon, December 1962. She was born January 1, 1873 in Pottawatomie County, Kansas and came to North Platte in 1924 from Brady, where she had lived for eight years. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church and the Spanish-American War Veteran's Auxiliary. She is survived by one son, Cecil Pease of North Platte, one daughter, Mrs. Ollie Main also of North Platte, one sister, Mrs. Robert Stoney of Santa Rosa, California, eight grand and 13 great grand and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Adams & Swanson Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Marvin E. Suhr of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was made in the North Platte Cemetery.
Notes for JOSEPH GARDNER PEASE:
OBITUARY: Joseph Gardner Pease, 76, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb 23, 1936, at his home one half mile north of airport in north Platte, Nebraska following several days illness. Death was caused from a paralytic stroke; he had suffered 2 strokes during past several days. he had resided in North Platte past 17 years and in Nebraska 48 years. He was born November 18, 1859. Besides his widow, Mrs. ida Pease, he is survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. Patrick McHugh and Mrs . Olive Main and five sons, Frank, Homer, Harry, Ray and Cecil; b y 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Hutchins-Adams Funeral Home in North Platte, Nebraska Cemetery. Mr. Pease is a brother-in-law to Mrs. Truman L. Smith, Mrs. Harris on Pease, Hezekiah K. Peace and Jonathan Pease. He formerly resided in Arnold for many years and had a blacksmith shop in a building on the Correll corner located just east of the Sherrel garage in Arnold. The few days illness preceding his death were almost the first time that he had been ill during his entire life. Joseph Gardner Pease, he was born in Harrison County, Missouri November 18, 1859 and departed this life on February 23, 1936 at North Platte, Lincoln Co, Nebr. at the age of 76 years, 3 months and 5 days . 47 years ago, he was married to Ida M. Pease at Gandy, Nebr. and this union were born six sons and 3 daughters; one daughter died in infancy and one son passed away Oct. 21, 1933, while others are left together with their mother to mourn his passing; one sister also survives. He had been a resident of this state for over 50 years and had followed the trade of blacksmith for a like period of time. 2 selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "The Old Rugged Cross" were sung by George Hosford, Jr. and C.G. Hill, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Ray Seeley. Paul bearers were Eugene Crippen, Jess e Long, Cliff Meyers, W.J. Tiley, Edmund Dickey, Sr. and H.C. McCann.
Marriage Notes for IDA PEASE and JOSEPH PEASE:
Witnesses were Daniel W. & S.J. (Pernell) Pease.
More About JOSEPH PEASE and IDA PEASE:
Marriage: June 07, 1890, Stapleton, Logan, Nebraska
Children of IDA PEASE and JOSEPH PEASE are:
i. ROY JOSEPH10 PEASE, d. August 12, 1954, Benkleman, Nebraska; m. BERNICE, Private; b. Private.
More About ROY JOSEPH PEASE:
Burial: August 16, 1954, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska
ii. CECIL J. PEASE, d. Aft. 1962.
iii. PEASE, d. Unknown.
iv. FRANK W. PEASE, b. December 1890, Nebraska; d. Aft. 1952.
v. HOMER REUBEN PEASE, b. December 18, 1891, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska; d. 1944, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska.
vi. OLIVE MAY (OLLIE) PEASE, b. January 1893, Nebraska; d. Unknown.
414. vii. MYRTLE L. (MERTIE) PEASE, b. March 13, 1894, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska; d. Unknown, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska.
415. viii. DELBERT ARTHUR PEASE, b. May 01, 1895, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska; d. October 31, 1933.
416. ix. HARRY LEE PEASE, b. August 18, 1898, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska; d. December 31, 1959, Grand Island, Nebraska.
260. JONATHAN9 PEASE (LAURA ETTA (LOL)8 HOWE, JERUSHA7 KILMER, JOHN W.6, GEORGE5, JOHANNES4, GEORG3, GEORG2 KILLMER, GEORG1) was born April 04, 1876 in Pottawatomie, Kansas, and died March 06, 1943 in Arnold, Custer, Nebraska. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MORGAN November 05, 1897 in Grandy, Logan, Nebraska, daughter of ANDREW MORGAN and ISABEL. She was born January 08, 1878 in Delhi, Delaware, Iowa, and died July 20, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska. He married (2) ALICE CORTRIGHT Private. She was born Private.
More About JONATHAN PEASE:
Burial: March 08, 1943, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska
More About MARY ELIZABETH MORGAN:
Burial: July 23, 1937, Arnold, Custer, Nebraska
More About JONATHAN PEASE and MARY MORGAN:
Marriage: November 05, 1897, Grandy, Logan, Nebraska
More About JONATHAN PEASE and ALICE CORTRIGHT:
Private-Begin: Private
Children of JONATHAN PEASE and MARY MORGAN are:
i. OLIVE M.10 PEASE, b. 1893; d. Unknown; m. AUBREY C. SHORT; d. Unknown.
Notes for OLIVE M. PEASE:
She may not belong to this family.
ii. MYRTLE PEASE, b. 1894; d. Unknown; m. JAMES BLACKBURN; d. Unknown.
Notes for MYRTLE PEASE:
She may not belong to this family.
417. iii. FLOYD H. PEASE, b. June 27, 1898, Garfield, Nebraska; d. November 15, 1983, Torrington, Wyoming.0 -
I like the front sight on the barrel jacket and wonder why they changed it. 0 -
I know a Robert Pease 0 -
quote:Originally posted by v35
I like the front sight on the barrel jacket and wonder why they changed it.
More costly to manufacture, I'd imagine.0 -
quote:Originally posted by stevenrayspeck
Why does all of the old penmenship look the same?0 -
Because they were ALL taught the same.
Clouder..0 -
quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
Because they were ALL taught the same.
Clouder..
when and why did it change?0 -
quote:Originally posted by v35
I like the front sight on the barrel jacket and wonder why they changed it.
The machine gun in the picture is an early variant of the 1919 called the 1919a2. It was designed for cav, and is seen in some pictures with a sling. The front sight was found to be very fragile and prone to being bumped or mangled and was never accepted for widespread military use. The 1919a4 was born and the rest is history.0 -
We were all taught from the same penmanship book - and so were our teachers.
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field manuals look awfully different too! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cartod
quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder
Because they were ALL taught the same.
Clouder..
when and why did it change?
It changed around here in about 1957, maybe a little before. The cursive alphabet displayed above the chalk board was taken down, as were the pictures of Washington and Jefferson, corporal punishment (an asswhacking with a paddle specifically made for that) was banned, and for the first time ever, I witnessed a student backtalking a teacher and getting away with it. The downward spiral had began.
Clouder..0 -
I know one of his grandchildren - Randy. 0
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