16th Nov 1944
- Karoshi
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16th Nov 1944
"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.
this day in '44 the Red Ball Express was wound up. How different thing could have been without it.
Lets not forget them either.
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Patton - Battle of the Bulge
Without the trucks [CCKW's], I wonder where Patton would have been to squash the Battle of the Bulge. Who knows.
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I love the lead in photo today. It has long been onw of my favorites. Great work Bill
52 M38 Willy's
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
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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
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
Dr Deuce Over 50,000 driven miles in a CCKW
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
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I love the GMC CCKW. It is an extremely well engineered truck, especially for it's time.
52 M38 Willy's
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
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Right on...
Right on... "armydriver"
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.
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Right on...
Right on... "armydriver"
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.
Most of the Studebakers went to Russia under Lend Lease.