Hood side emblems?

First off, any and all advice is greatly appreciated! Total newbie to Willys. I bought what I was told to be a 48 CJ2A. It is titled as a 48 but is a manufactured title. The previous owner said the BMV didn't know what to do with the previous title since it was so old. I'm guessing it was still on a certificate of origin, but he's still looking for it. I had the replacement title and all checked out otherwise. So far everything ads up and looks fairly correct. Someone has pointed out that the top is incorrect though. My biggest question so far is what are the four holes directly behind my hood latches? Identical on both sides, and was told the hood was original.

Edited by andyjeep - 28 Feb. 2017 at 1:47am

Oh yeah....it's far from original, and I'm not a purist by no means! I just thought if something actually went there I would utilize the holes!

Andy, Welcome to the madness! I also cannot see the holes that you are asking about. Until I can see them, I will guess along with Mike.

Around here, the outfitters, farmers, & ranchers would often install an extra set of hood latches fairly quickly. The extra set is usually near the aft end of the hood. While it is uncommon, I have seen three sets of hood latches. My uncle had three sets on both his MB & his GPW. We used & abused those Jeeps! We also never had a hood fly open unexpectedly.

I like the others do not see any extra holes, I expanded the picture as much as I could.
Both of my Jeeps have 4 latches, that's how I got them.
It's not any fun to have your hood fly up at 45 MPH. You can't see too well.
A friend was driving his CJ5 and the hood not only came up, It came out of the hinges. It flew over his Jeep and landed in the road behind them.

Do these images show the holes you're describing?

Holes measure 1 1/8" top to bottom and 3/4" left to right.  Center to center of holes. Just looking for ideas to either utilize or cover! 

Andy,