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Ron Smith · 02-16-2009, 09:25 AM

Matt,

It's an artillery training group photo. It wouldn't be possible to trace his unit with this info. After he graduated artillery training he would probably have been assigned to another unit for deployment.

"Pack" refers to the Pack Howitzers, the small artillery pieces shown in the photo. They were used in close terrain, heavy jungle fighting or disassembled and carried on mules in mountainous terrain, for infantry support artillery. The term "pack" means, able to pack around or to carry as on a "Pack Mule".

Ron

02-16-2009, 09:25 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Matt, It's an artillery training group photo. It wouldn't be possible to trace his unit with this info. After he graduated artillery training he would probably have been assigned to another unit for deployment. "Pack" refers to the Pack Howitzers, the small artillery pieces shown in the photo. They were used in close terrain, heavy jungle fighting or disassembled and carried on mules in mountainous terrain, for infantry support artillery. The term "pack" means, able to pack around or to carry as on a "Pack Mule". Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...