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[Phantom Warrior]

Terry, good one but,

Sorry to disappoint but did not believe the knot theory

However, now you admit to fibbing us over that, how do we know the cartoon bloke and battle honours are real?

AND - how come he has his D-Day battle honours on D-Day?

Best, Kevin

Who said the picture was from D-Day. That LCT ferried troops, vehicles, supplies to the beach and prisoners and wounded back from the beach for weeks. The photo could have been taken at anytime after D-Day.

And the cartoon and battle honours are real - trust me

Terry

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Terry, good one but,

Sorry to disappoint but did not believe the knot theory

Best, Kevin

The name actually was a play on words because the half-hitch knot was temporary and couldn't be trusted by itself - it was usually paired with another knot or was for very temporary use because it could easily slip.

Terry

 

[6th Wisconsin]

The name actually was a play on words because the half-hitch knot was temporary and couldn't be trusted by itself - it was usually paired with another knot or was for very temporary use because it could easily slip.

Terry

And everyone knows loose knots sink ships.

 

[sceic2]

Half-Hitch is not only a knot it has a couple of other definitions too. First it means a "sad sack" only referring to a sailor instead of the original soldier "sad sack". It also refers to a cartoon strip figure from WWII. Here is a link to some of the strips history. http://www.eaglespeak.us/2009/08/sunday-ship-history-half-hitch.html

You Army guys certainly need some assistance when it comes to things nautical.

 

[OzDigger]

Half-Hitch is not only a knot it has a couple of other definitions too. First it means a "sad sack" only referring to a sailor instead of the original soldier "sad sack". It also refers to a cartoon strip figure from WWII. Here is a link to some of the strips history. http://www.eaglespeak.us/2009/08/sunday-ship-history-half-hitch.html

You Army guys certainly need some assistance when it comes to things nautical.

I think I'll go with this explanation for the knotty problem

 

[Steven Chong]

... The German Cross above the character (location being equivalent to a ship's bridge) is the Battle Star earned by the LCT for it's participation in the Normandy landing at Utah Beach.

Terry

Dear Terry,

Could the German Cross indicate that the LCT's anti-aircraft guns downed a German plane?

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Dear Terry,

Could the German Cross indicate that the LCT's anti-aircraft guns downed a German plane?

It could, but the service record of LCT 811 does not mention downing an airplane and the LCT went in to the beach in the 16th wave- the allies had air superiority by then so I don't think there were very many German planes around. The positioning of the cross is more typical of a battle star. And often ships showed enemies destroyed with a sillhouette of the ship or aircraft destroyed rather than with a cross or rising sun as displayed on aircraft to show a kill.

Terry

 

[panda1gen]

Terry, Michael, Oz, Stephen and the rest of you guys, thanks for the info and the fun!

And Carlos, thanks for all the great photos.