Have an original WW2 photo featuring a vehicle? Post it here!

[zepher11]

 

Ronald was complaining in his letters about gaining so much weight, topping off at 131 lbs. I think he was very short if I can go by his sister, maybe just over 5 feet so he would make it look like a lot of room.

 

 

That would do it! I am 6'2" and 18X....ok...193 lbs. I was around 130ish in high school, but wasn't as tall until a year or two after. The WWII US vehicles are tight by today's standard. there is no doubt that they were made to fit the size of the humans available back in those days.

[P-40Warhawk]

These are the late markings which are typically seen in the Philippines and Pacific, notice the large font markings. Circa 1946-1948. Bumper looks to be GPW type.

 

[earlymb]

Also note the slightly raised roof.

[Schofield1943]

 

Above, somewhere on the Schofield Barracks in 1944. Below, somewhere in the CBI theatre (Ledo Road) in '44 or '45.

 

[Charlie Flick]

A Dodge 3/4 ton Command Car. Don't know the when or the where but it looks cold, so maybe Alaska.

 

Regards,

Charlie

 

[29navy]

One my Grandfather took in France 1944 (that's not him in the picture)

[Andersun]

A Dodge 3/4 ton Command Car. Don't know the when or the where but it looks cold, so maybe Alaska.

 

Regards,

Charlie

 

Command car.jpg

 

The following pictures with captions are from personal album of Captain Leslie Gehres

commander of Fleet Air Wing Four. From Kodiak Military History Museum website:

http://www.kadiad.org/FAW4/index.html

 

 

Command car and driver. On jacket 'N. ALT, Fleet Air Wing Four. On car: 'R21 Fleet Air Wing'

[338thRCT]

Not necessarily an original photo, but an ad from Fortune Magazine of Oct. 1942. Shows this ,what I assume to be experimental or most likely pre-war half track. Had never seen one of these before.

 

Lower half of the ad ...

[Salvage Sailor]

Another Harley from my collection - MP at Wheeler Field, T.H. (pre-WWII on 4th of July)

 

Machine Gun carts - Schofield Barracks, late 1930's

[earlymb]

Great pics, thanks for posting!

[hardheaded]

Nice truck and helmet

 

 

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Commando

 

 

That's all for now

 

[Misfit 45]

Here's a picture of my mom in 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky visiting her brother, my uncle. Also, in 2003 in front of my nearly complete GPW.

Marv

[earlymb]

Great pics! I think the truck in post #148 may be a Diamond T 4-ton cargo variant? Can't see if the jeep is an MB or GPW though.

[Jennings Lane]

A color photograph from the estate of Lt. John Bickel.

[hardheaded]

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[earlymb]

GPW with modified windshield and unusual markings, and an M5 HST.

[RustyCanteen]

Great photo in post #152. It looks like an early MB (note the square sump). A nice detail is the star (barely visible behind the shovel handle) placement as seen on many early MB's and GPW's. Given the location and year, there is basically no doubt that the star was likely yellow (not the usual white). Yellow stars were authorized for Armored Forces until 10/42, but many vehicles still had the yellow stars by early-mid 1943 that landed in North Africa following the TORCH landings in 11/42.

 

Marv, can you make out the hood number in the original photo?

 

Thanks for sharing it, and the shot of your GPW!

 

RC

[earlymb]

I think you're correct about it being an Early MB; it has the black Sheller steeringwheel too and what seem to be solid rims. It also has a Jerrycan carrier added, but still has the 'high' rear reflectors.

 

I should have noticed those details before, considering my username...

[No Quarter]

Here are three original photos with vehicles. The second Jeep picture is interesting because it has some hand painted art on it. If you look carefully you can see the words "Lil Ace." The last picture is of an M24 Chaffee tank. The tank is nicknamed "Clipper" and is painted on the turret but is not visible because of the lighting on the photo scan.

 

Jacob

[earlymb]

'Lil Ace' has been painted on the shovel, along with what seems to be a number in white on handles of both shovel and axe (too small to read on the scan). I've never seen that before.

[No Quarter]

'Lil Ace' has been painted on the shovel, along with what seems to be a number in white on handles of both shovel and axe (too small to read on the scan). I've never seen that before.

Oh wow, I didnt even notice the shovel! Haha

Jacob

[12thengr]

Like post#149, another 'whoopsie'. Kitchen truck, 148 FA on the road to Hunter-Liggett summer 1941.

[henrikson1487]

Photo I picked recently from an antique store. I believe its an early war jeep grill.

[earlymb]

Indeed, it is a Willys 'slatgrill' MB, one of the first 25.808 made MB's. Great pic!

[338thRCT]

Picked up this and another photo after a long dry spell of not finding a single worthwhile item...more like a world wide drought than just a dryspell !