Information on US Signal Corps in WW2 in ETO regarding US 2nd Battalion Rangers

Discussion in 'US Units' started by arnhem44mad, May 15, 2011.

  1. arnhem44mad

    arnhem44mad Member

    Hi there, I was wondering if anyone had any information on the involvement of the US Signal Corps with the US 2nd Battalion. I participate in Second World War re-enactment and am a member of Normandy 44 and we re-enact the 2nd Ranger Battalion. I am the radio operator in my group and am rather interested in the US Signal Corps in the Secnd World War. I have a SCR-300 BC-1000 radio which I am tryng to get working, but that's a different story!:D

    Anyway I was wondering if anyone had any information or pictures of US 2nd Battalion Rangers, or any other Battalion of Rangers who have the insignia of, or are standing with US Signal Corps men? I am looking for evidence/information of how the US Signal Corps was incorporated into the Ranger Battalions. I would believe that one would have qualified as a Ranger, then gone to US Signal Corps 'school' and learned about radio communication within the army and such, however I may be wrong!:unsure:

    I am also curious of US Signal Corps involvement in other units. As enlisted men wore Garrison caps, the 2nd Battalion 1st class private wore one with blue piping, and the US Signal Corps man would wear one with orange piping. My question is therefore would a US Ranger who radioman who was in carge of a SCR-300 Backpack Radioman wear one with orange piping or Blue?:)

    Thank you very much for any help and thank you for taking the time to read this!:D

    Scott
     
  2. Wills

    Wills Very Senior Member

    Re: The SCR-300 BC -1000 have you contacted the Vintage and Military Radio Society for help? Brings back memories, my last posting was as Trg officer for a TA unit. On one of their weekends we were stooging around the stores, a cadet unit had gear there which was from the - apply ye boar grease here, days! A rack of 88 set radios. No batteries for kit that old, so we used a modern battery and with a manual and guesswork linked up the voltages from the battery pack we cobbled up a set up. We got two working! Later I turned the air blue on squeezing the prestle switch a blue arc from the mic to my lip! Leaping around using the language - barrack room- whilst the remainder corpsed - falling about laughing like demented Hyenas!

    'WWII Garrison Cap - Olive-Drab' this site has all the piping colours for all arms - Infanty Blue, Signal Corp White with Piped Orange.
     
  3. arnhem44mad

    arnhem44mad Member

    Re: The SCR-300 BC -1000 have you contacted the Vintage and Military Radio Society for help? Brings back memories, my last posting was as Trg officer for a TA unit. On one of their weekends we were stooging around the stores, a cadet unit had gear there which was from the - apply ye boar grease here, days! A rack of 88 set radios. No batteries for kit that old, so we used a modern battery and with a manual and guesswork linked up the voltages from the battery pack we cobbled up a set up. We got two working! Later I turned the air blue on squeezing the prestle switch a blue arc from the mic to my lip! Leaping around using the language - barrack room- whilst the remainder corpsed - falling about laughing like demented Hyenas!

    'WWII Garrison Cap - Olive-Drab' this site has all the piping colours for all arms - Infanty Blue, Signal Corp White with Piped Orange.


    Lmao sounds good mate!:D Yeah I am having a look into getting either a) an original battery that I found in america, b) a battery from america with the same voltage or c) a cb radio fitted inside my bc-1000 :D another guy in my group: Normandy 44 got a bc-1000 a few weeks ago so we are both going to get the same kind of battery so once we have 1 radio set up we can wire the other one the same way!:D
     
  4. Wills

    Wills Very Senior Member

    Pop an Email off to the Royal Signals Amateur Radio Society - I am sure they will be only to pleased to help. I did scout around - a modern set up has been achieved, Pin 5 = 4.5 volts. 6 = 90V. 7 +150V. 1 = 4.5V 2 = - 150V. I note there are a few up for sale. Required for vehicular use - Vibrator power supply PP-114 or VRC/3. Good luck! The full manual is available in PDF - Manual TM 11 - 242. Also a video at wn.com/scr-300.
     
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    Wills Very Senior Member

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  6. arnhem44mad

    arnhem44mad Member

    Does anyone know what rank a ranger radio operator, or any US infantry radio operator would be?

    Cheers, scott:D
     
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