Before You Roll, Load ‘em Right
I was paging through an old magazine the other day when I came upon an article which I’m sure will be of interest to any old Vet, most of all readers of Military Vehicles Magazine, and certainly anybody who has or is interested in the old work horse of WWII: the Jeep.
The magazine was the October 1944, issue of the Infantry Journal.” All of the articles, mostly written by officers, were there to give the reader good advice on “How to clean out a Hedgerow,” “Getting full value from a Browning Automatic Rifle,” “How to hide your Machine Gun”, and other advice that could certainly be of value to a GI’s wellbeing.
The article that caught my eye was written by a Lieutenant H. James Fagan and was called “Load ‘em right when You Roll.” It outlined the thought that he gave to using the good old Jeep to its best advantage on his travels through North Africa. The article follows as he wrote it.
