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Star of David at Guadacanal

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 4:32 pm
by Kingfish
Here's one for the grogs...

I'm reading John Miller's 'Guadacanal: the first offensive'. In it there is a picture of several Marines driving a jeep across a makeshift pontoon bridge spanning the Tenaru river. The bridge consists of a wooden framework atop two amphibian tractors. One of those tractors has what appears to be the Star of David painted on the cab.

My question is: What outfit used the Star of David as it's units ID?

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:48 pm
by dgaad
The Jewish Brigade. However that unit fought in Italy. I think it was also known as 149 BDE or some such.