1953 m38a1 cdn

[BCA]

Hi David,
Yes from MVCC/MVPA D4 Directory: F-100187 3-26-52 52-30196
D5 Directory: F-100349 no date 52-30367
You say the date for the later M38 was 04 August 52 however from nearby serial numbers I strongly suspect your date actually read: 4-8-52 = April 8 1952. It is a common mistake to mix up the MM-DD-YY and you interpreted it as Aug.4 rather than April 8. Typical August 1952 delivered dates were for serial numbers much higher serial numbers in the range of F-101500 to F101701.
Again I will repeat that the sequence of Ford serial numbers broadly, but not exactly matched the sequence of delivered dates. I surmise that the delivered date was not assigned until the jeep had been inspected and approved.
As an M38CDN enthusiast my eyes are not rolling at these details; I love these details!
.. Brian