JUNE 2009
NORMANDY - STE MERE EGLISE
(5 of 6) |
D Plus Two?
gathering on beach looks authentic except for the German Volkswagen
181 Kureirwagen Staff Car |
Checkpoint Utah?
re-enactors control access to camp grounds |
Half Track
and an ambulance amongst the group waiting entrance |
Close-up
of another half track with many pieces of equipment included |
Tents and Tucks
line up as the group population swells |
Deuce And A Half
A truck in the 2 1/2 ton weight class. This one is set up for
troop transport |
Family Photo
many vehicles in US military service were referred to as the "deuce
and a half." |
Brothers
two more variants of the "deuce" are seen here |
.
Sherman Tank
dwarfs its cousin on the right. even the 2 1/2 ton truck seems
larger |
Weapons Carrier
is the same as the Command Car but with a shorter
wheelbase and open cab and body |
Michigan Belle
not to be confused with the B-17 named Memphis Belle, this Dodge
hauled different cargo |
The Dodge Boys
Dodge built a number of variations on its 3/4 ton 4x4 chassis.
At left is a WC-57 Command Car equipped with a winch and extended frame
to accommodate it.
Next to it is a WC-53 Carryall, also on an extended frame |
|
 The
versatile Dodge 3/4 Ton 4x4 G502 WC series of trucks were built from
1942 to the end of World War II and comprised twelve different models.
More than 260,000 of
these versatile vehicles were produced., The interchangeability of
parts between the variants ensured a greater ease of production. More
important, perhaps, was the fact that mechanics required less training
and parts were interchangeable in the field.
|
M-43 3/4 ton 4x4 Ambulance Truck
shared the same frame and mechanics as the other vehicles seen here |
Signal Corps Truck
seems to share the body of the M-43 ambulance
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren,
Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
