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Fat Dan

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I'm looking at another 9K on CL and stamped on it the chassis S/N plate is "US 7"
Im wondering what the the US 7 stands for. Anyone have ?? ideas ??
It still wears remnants of the its original OD Green birthday suit. ?? under the Cat yellow

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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 7:37 AM

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Hi, Fat Dan.
My guess would be that it is an ex-navy machine with the U.S. 7th fleet.

Just my 0.02.

You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 8:18 AM

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That might be but it seems like everything up here that is Navy is usually different shades of blue - depending on how sun bleached they have become..😃
Thanks Deas
My fault ... I didn't get any pictures of the patina under the Cat yellow with numbers and Data on the chassis.
I did find another picture

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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 9:30 AM

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That might be but it seems like everything up here that is Navy is usually different shades of blue - depending on how sun bleached they have become..😃
Thanks Deas
My fault ... I didn't get any pictures of the patina under the Cat yellow with numbers and Data on the chassis.
I did find another picture

[attachment=77568]00I0I_88Ldxhqvdm3_0t20CI_1200x900.jpg[/attachment]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet

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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 10:46 AM

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Reply to bruce oz:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet

I believe during WW2 since so much of production went to the US military, Caterpillar painted everything in military green.

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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 10:38 PM

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