GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
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gmc-cckw-2-ton-6-6-truck-204-11224291
title:
GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
text:
The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 21⁄2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. The original "Deuce and a Half", it formed the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion. Th
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description:
US WWII "deuce and a half" cargo truck
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_CCKW_2%C2%BD-ton_6%C3%976_truck
date created:
2008-10-04T17:15:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T22:58:28Z
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