Posted on Aug 1, 2016

WW2 Jeep | Willys MB Military Jeep | Autobiography of a Jeep | 1943

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August 1,1941 The first jeep rolled off the assembly line. Willys Truck Company was the first company to create a jeep. During World War I, the U.S. Army needed a fast, lightweight all-terrain vehicle. In 1940, the Army called on the automotive companies to create a working prototype (fitting army specifications) in forty-nine days. Willys Truck Company was the first company to create the right prototype. The new vehicle was nicknamed “the Jeep.” General Dwight D. Eisenhower said that America could not have won World War II without it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB http://www.allpar.com/history/bantam-jeep.html

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thanks for sharing an iconic picture of the WW2 SGT John " Mac " McConnell
In honor of the jeep I am posting a few images of Willie and Joe cartoons which include the Willy's Jeep.
I thought you might be interested: LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright PO3 Steven Sherrill

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TSgt Joe C.

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Love the cartoons LTC Stephen F. and Capt Seid Waddell

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Capt Seid Waddell

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TSgt Joe C., I love Bill Mauldin. My uncle served with him in WWII and he was a friend of the family.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Never drove a Wiilly's, but did like driving the old Jeeps.

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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Like a soldiers tractor...... I am looking to find one in the near future to restore.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell - Have fun.

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SGT John " Mac " McConnell

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Right ! It is more like Good luck finding one and parts SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Capt Seid Waddell

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I had a friend that was in the Korean War, and he bought one from surplus when he got out. They gave him a good Jeep to run and a wrecked one for parts for a ridiculously low price, and they shipped them home for him to boot.

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