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    Default Is there a way to trace mil history

    Is there a data base somewhere or some way I can trace the history of my M715 with the military numbers of it's military past?

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    Not a good one - if you can post the military markings from the front/rear bumpers, we might be able to tell you what unit it was with, but as far as I know, there has been very little success trying to get info from the feds, as the info was usually tossed when the trucks were surplused.
    67 M725 67 M715 68 M715

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    Beside most info of that era is on paper, if it still exsists its a mile deep in some huge repository and they arent going to spend the time to dig it out.
    68 M-715 MVPA #2710

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    Default Kinda figured that

    Thought so.....We can't even find our company history either. The listing of the Ranger teams has been lost.
    I'm going to re-letter it anyhow for my old Company
    C/75th RANGERS.....
    I was hoping there might be something somewhere...........
    Thanks

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    Just pictue in your mind the last scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Somewhere in that warehouse is a crate that might have the mouse urine stained paper which deals with your truck.

    Welcome to the madness by the way. You know, you really need a Duece too. They go together real well.
    Remember if you didn't build it you can't call it yours.

    6.2 powered M715, 5 M1009's, M416, 2 M101's, 2 M105's, 3 M35's, M1007 6.5 turbo Suburban project called Cowdog.

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    It seems all people can dig up is after the truck left the service. In a fire dept or forestry whatever. Before that it's only markings you can go off of it seems. I spent a lot of time searching for my truck history based on a couple words from the seller. It was a fuel truck for the Smithsonian's MT Hopkins observatory South of Tucson. I managed to find the guy who was in charge of my truck for many years. He sent me all the repair records and anything pertaining to the truck. I even got a rescue story on recovering an old scout. The trucks name was snowball!?? He even had the ser # memorized.

    Here is the 18 mile road to the observatory my truck made so many times.



    So don't be afraid to spend a few hours in research. Hope fully you will find something. It can be pretty cool when you do.
    Liz, covid, murdered 10/19/21

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    Would be ool to have an FE down there and drive a bunch of 'em up...would be interesting to tke a picture with a bunch of trucks lined up on the switchbacks!

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