World War 2: USMC use of US Army Jungle Packs | Collector's & History Corner
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The US Army Jungle Packs. The Army developed these packs in 1942 and manufactured them in both camouflage and Olive Drab (OD). They were not issued to Marine units in large numbers, but there are several books which describe their issuance of camouflage packs to Para Marine units. There are some photographic evidence of the Marines use of OD Jungle Packs on Peleliu Island campaign.
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The first camoflage version you showed- My Dad kept his from the Pacific. It's still in excellent condition. It says Hinson Mfg. Co 1943 inside. He was in the Army Infantry, as an officer teaching mountain and jungle navigation and conditioning in Hawaii. They were doing beach landing excercises there getting ready for the invasion of Japan, when the atom bombs were dropped. So he and his pack survived the War!
You might want to actually show the inside of the bag if you talk about bags.
This looks like to be the overall best backpack design the USMC developed during ww2 imho. (Watched all the other packpack vids, very informative!)
There was also the M1943 version which was same pattern but larger. The drawstring had 10 grommets instead of 8.
It'd be nice if you'd take them off the mannequin so we can see shoulder straps, what sort of frame (if any) etc. Also, unsinch the compression straps so we can have an idea how big it expands to...
The people in your videos habe amazing collections!
Actually, the "pea-green" OD Jungle Pack was the first version in 1942, the 'flage Pack not being introduced until 1943. The earliest Marine Corps use of the '42 J.P.s that I know of were Marine Paratroopers in the Vella Lavella landing. Not saying it couldn't have happened, but I've never seen any evidence of camouflage Jungle Packs used by the Corps.Both Packs in the vid are very nice examples.
I have the OD one my dad used as an Eagle Scout. Interestingly, it does not have, and appears to never have had, the entrenching tool and bayonet attachment points. It is marked HAV. STCH. CO. 1943.
What I'd like to know is if the army troops fighting in the South Pacific were actually issued the jungle pack as standard issue or were they really being issued out the standard m28 style packs. Thanks in advance.
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Eric Cook it was not standard issue at all. The majority of army troops were issued 1928s