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4th Armored division
D-DAY Collection
BARNSTORMER presents the D-DAY collection. A tribute to the history of the men and machines who wrote the great History of the Second World War.
Design, knitting, embroidery, assembly, box... entirely made by us.
Polo 100% cotton PIMA piqué knit - Khaki, beige border
Polo Women ROSIE THE ROCKETER
£80.00
4th Armored division
D-DAY Collection
BARNSTORMER presents the D-DAY collection. A tribute to the history of the men and machines who wrote the great History of the Second World War.
Design, knitting, embroidery, assembly, box... entirely made by us.
Polo 100% cotton PIMA piqué knit - Khaki, beige border
Unlike most other American armored divisions of the Second World War, the 4th never adopted an official nickname. It does, however, have an unofficial nickname, “Patton's Vanguard”. According to legend, when the time came to choose an official nickname, the division's original commander, traditionally authorized to give his unit a nickname, replied that “the Fourth Armored Division” was “Name Enough”. The phrase became the division's official motto.
The Piper L-4 Grasshopper is a military version of the famous Piper Cub of the 1930s. The aircraft's simple, lightweight design gives it good low-speed maneuverability and short-field performance. The Grasshopper/Cub is one of the best-known light aircraft of all time. The L-4 was generally used for reconnaissance, spotting artillery and moving personnel behind the lines. Grasshopper L-4H 43-30426 was built by the Piper Aircraft Company of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in the first week of April 1944. Carrying the manufacturer's serial number 11717, it was accepted by the USAAF as 43-30426.
In preparation for D-Day, it was assigned to the 1st Bombardment Division, supporting the 4th Armored Division of General Patton's Third Army. Assigned to Major Charles Carpenter for artillery observation and spotting, he quickly realized that he could turn “Rosie” into a real “light tank”. With the approval of his superiors, he modified the aircraft. First, he attached an M-1 bazooka to each wing, giving the plane a certain amount of firepower. Following the success of this 1st modification, and as the offensive in France became more and more perilous, Major Carpenter increased the armament of the little L-4, now named “Rosie the Rocketeer”, by adding six HEAT M6A3 rockets, which could effectively pierce the upper armour of the heaviest German tanks.
Major Carpenter once told a journalist: “My idea of fighting a war was to attack, attack and attack again”.
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