1944 Army Kitchen Truck

[Chappers]

I've just purchased a 1940's dated M1937 field range stove,so whilst looking for info on the stove I came across some interesting pictures of cckw's
http://www.seabeecook.com/cookery/cooki ... _meals.htm

[armydriver]

This is very interesting Chappers. Thanks for bringing another CCKW use to our attention.

[dr deuce]

In that pix, they put the troop seats on one side on backwards to make a shelf. I have a WW2 field stove manual? that shows a top view of the truck cargo bed with 3 firld ranges in it. It just so happens now that I have 3 field ranges (only one is complete with pots and burner).

Not too sure if I would like having 3 gasoline flame throwers running in the back of my deuce...

[Chappers]

I'm after a manual for the M1937 if anyone has one they want to part with

regards

Steve

[dr deuce]

This is from the manual I mentioned

[oldreliable9_47]

I would like to get my hands on a M1937 field oven. If anybody heres of one or two sitting around please let me know.

Thansk guys!

Mark

[timpage]

Certainly a neat setup... learn new stuff very quickly here on all the services and configurations these 'Jimmy's' were set up to perform!

Very cool indeed!
Tim

[Cat Man]

Chappers,

Besides collecting trucks, Army Mess equipment has also been a side line in my collecting... including info on these field mess trucks. What people collect??

In addition to the installation of the field ranges, the uprights are extended to provide working height for the cooks. The mess trucks can be picked out in period photo's because the profile is heigher than the normal cargo trucks. Look close in those old photo's and you'll pick one out once in a while!

I have a book entitled "Army Food and Messing" dated 1942 that states there were at that time no officially approved installation procedures, units were encouraged to fabricate and fit the modifications. The book shows kitchen details installed on closed cab CCKW's. Some had 6 volt lights wired up and some even had screened sides and rear door. Lots of other details. A One ton trailer went with the outfit.

It's interesting that in the Sept 1957 TM10-405 manual "ARMY MESS OPERATIONS" it has the complete plan details including bill of materials and drawing details on how to locally fabricate and install the same WWII
modifications to outfit a field kitchen in a GMC M135 or M211 or M35 Reo.

I can recall that some local Army units in our area still had M35A2 trucks operating with these field mess modifications in the early 1990's.

Since it was local modification, it's easy enough to fabricate a display on a CCKW and make it "period correct". Maybe we should post the fabrication details. Anyone interested?

Have fun.

Cat Man

[Chappers]

I'm very interested in any details and any other useful info on Field cookery.
It seems to all be troops and cargo or weapons you see with the cckw,should be more of this stuff about for viewing.


regards

Steve

[oldreliable9_47]

I like this thread

any information would be helpful

Thanks!

[Cat Man]

Here's another WWII Field Kitchen truck. This one is a on a Chevy. It has one M1937 Field Range and you can see the fabricated ice box and work table in the back.

Note the sides are raised and the canvas tarp does not fit.

The denim work fatigue uniform and early stencil marking would put this about 1940 or 41. The unit marking is 80th Field Artillary.

The back of the photo has a note "new type field kitchen"

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Cat Man

[Chappers]

Great picture Jeff thanks for sharing, Have you got any fabrication details as mentioned in your earlier post??Any other details or photos would be appreciated

Regards

Steve