F15A Trying to Identify

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Here is a shot I just grabbed off kijiji of another truck with the PCC markings on the door. Jame's truck has it on the cowl. While it seems like a lot of work to do to mark a vehicle before disposal, I can only theorize that whomever writes the directives sits at a desk and does not worry about the amount of time it takes to perform the tasks. As well, the army did worry about getting the best possible prices for the vehicles as salvage (I have documentation attesting to this), so having graffitti over the windows like the LSVW sales would not do. Lastly, soldiers are paid by the year, not by production, and in garrison (generally) have plenty of time on their hands.

Looking at the other PCC number, I suspect it is the certificate number. I have also seen the PCC sprayed on the early release deuces, so the practice stayed around until the 70s. Note this one has a PCC number of 41773, where the other one was 41759. I'll start keeping an eye on other trucks with this marking and see what they have to figure out if there is a meaning to the numbers. Odd that these two from different regions are only 14 apart.