Soldiers performing final check of GMC amphibious trucks (DUKW) at supply depot, England
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Description
View of soldiers performing check of GMC amphibious trucks (DUKW) at a supply depot in England during World War II. Label on back: "At a supply depot somewhere in England, American soldiers make a final check of a fleet of 'ducks' being prepared for the cross-channel invasion thrust. These 2-1/2 ton amphibious trucks which serve as cargo and personnel carriers on water as well as on land are now under volume production at Chevrolet-St. Louis for the General Motors Truck and Coach Division, which developed the unit in cooperation with the Army. (Press Association Picture)." Handwritten on back: "Amphibious vehicles."
Details
- Creator:
- Press Association
- Resource ID:
- na032436
- Subject:
- Motor vehicles, Amphibious
- GMC Duck (Military truck)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Amphibious vehicles--Tanks, trucks, Ducks, tractors, cars, etc., 85:14
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.