GRADO, ITALY

Inspired by the Hanson recovery effort, Guido Ferluga of Trieste, Italy, decided to paint 449th BG markings on his WWII vintage Dodge WC 53 truck to honor the men of the Hanson and Kendall crews. The WC 53 was the field sedan/carryall version of the WC51/52 weapons carrier trucks built by Dodge. Mr. Feluga is a member of an Italian Recovery Team that performs search and recovery of Italian soldiers fallen during the Second World War. The truck was used in his recent wedding in January of this year.

In one of Mr. Feluga’s correspondences with Mark Coffee (449th Historian), he signed off by saying, “Hoping for something pleasant not to forget all the boys who have fallen for our freedom, never like in these moments so dark, they can be an example to avoid falling back into another world war.” —Best regards, Guido