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16th Nov 1944
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:18 am
by Karoshi
"With out it the advance across the could never had been made."
this day in '44 the Red Ball Express was wound up. How different thing could have been without it.
Lets not forget them either.
Patton - Battle of the Bulge
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:09 am
by jhscpa
Without the trucks [CCKW's], I wonder where Patton would have been to squash the Battle of the Bulge. Who knows.
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:27 pm
by armydriver
I love the lead in photo today. It has long been onw of my favorites. Great work Bill
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:25 pm
by mmoore
Being an ex MP(germany 59&60) this picture has 2 strong points for me,,thanks Bill
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:35 pm
by dr deuce
We 'could' have won WW2 w/o the Jeep, but not w/o the Jimmy...!
I sometimes wonder what the war would have been like, or collecting today had Studebaker or Ford won the US Army Deuce contract.
If you work on flathead engines, like the Herc (Studebaker) or 239 cid
Ford V8, you get a GREAT appreciation for GM engine engineering.
Also the DUKW needed the GM axle. You could not build a DUKW with the Timken front axle with their knuckle seals. Rear GO to hub sealing was FAR superior though to the GM afterthought design
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:31 pm
by Bill_Wolf
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:59 am
by armydriver
I love the GMC CCKW. It is an extremely well engineered truck, especially for it's time.
Right on...
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:48 pm
by jhscpa
Right on... "armydriver"
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.
Right on...
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:48 pm
by jhscpa
Right on... "armydriver"
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:09 pm
by Matt
Studebaker US-6's were used in quite large numbers by the Eighth USAAF in England.
Matt.
