Korean War M38A1's

[Al Nickolson]

The attached photos are from my father's collect. He was with the 25th Canadian Provost Corp and served in Korea from December 1953 to November 1954.

The M38Al's that my Dad used were US models with USA Registration numbers on the hood and CDN replacing the USA markings. Does any know the fate of these vehicles?

I have not see any photos of M38A1's with the 52-31*** markings in Korean photos.

Regards, Al

[Leo Blekkenhorst]

I also have a Korean M38A1. Looking to verify if this unit saw service overseas.
Serial #37460, CFR 53-33481 (stencil and stamped in frame), RREME engine rebuild tag from July 1969, workshop 27. Tie down rings at each U-bolt plate as well as 4 tie downs on side of frame rails. Purchased from original owner who purchased from Shilo Base surplus auction in the mid 70's. Original well used unmodified condition. Spent it's life on a farm. Maybe some info might still be at the Shilo base?
Thanks,
Leo

[rob love]

Leo
About the only reference to that vehicle in Shilo presently might be a photo of it in the photos held at the museum, or possibly a photo in the base newspaper "Shilo Stag". But both of those would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Any paper documents relating to that era would have been tossed a long long time ago.

[Leo Blekkenhorst]

Thanks, Rob.

Would you know where RCEME workshop 27 was located in 1969?

Leo

[rob love]

We have had discussions on this forum before about workshop 27. It was London ON. That doesn't mean that your Jeep was ever there...just that they were rebuilding Jeep engines at that time. In the 70s, it was 202 workshop that was tasked with rebuilding of engines before the military started contracting a lot of it out.

I have seen evidence of engines being rebuilt by individual workshops in the 40s, but by the 60s it seemed to have been mostly centralized. As a workshop, if we needed to any major work on an engine, then it was simply an exchange system, where we would pull the old engine, have a replacement engine form supply, maybe move across various accessories like alternators, and install the new engine into the vehicle. The old engine would get cleaned and tagged, put into the crate, and sent back to supply, where it would get directed to the rebuilder. It was far more efficient than having individual shops try and do rebuilds of the SMP fleet.

[Leo Blekkenhorst]

Thanks, Rob

I will continue to find out more possible overseas and disposal info on my Jeep. Would be interesting to find based on the CFR number (53-33481) if it is one of the units that was returned to Canada being in the range of CFR's that was posted earlier in this thread. Sn of my Jeep is 37460 Del 1/53.
Thanks,
Leo