phantomfixer Posted January 23, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2018 Story is several years old...and no real proof a D Day jeep..but a cool storyhttps://argunners.com/willys-mb-brought-back-from-normandy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted January 23, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2018 "Normandy" and "after D-Day" are relative terms. Where in Normandy and how long after D-Day? It looks like it has taken a beating, but again the question would be when? If it was at all recoverable during the war, I'd be surprised if a GI had not patched it up either for unit or personal use. Transportation was in short supply all around, and anything that could run was being used. It would be interesting if the data plate could be researched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 23, 2018 The article was vague ...basically "abandoned" after the invasion, recovered by a French farmer...hidden in a barn and used on the farm post war... From my understanding...the US did not through much away after the June 6th invasion...weapons and vehicles that could be recovered were,, and rebuilt or stripped of serviceable parts by the ordnance departments glove box data could help ID the jeep...but not sure how it could be traced to unit and loss... But again...a nice jeep ...and original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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