Soldiers from U.S. Army 9th Air Force Service Command posing in Volkswagen military vehicle, France

View of soldiers from the U.S. Army 9th Air Force Service Command posing in Volkswagen military vehicle in France during World War II. Label on back: "A.C. France. Members of a U.S. Army 9th Air Force Service Command Ordnance [Divisi]on, declare that the German Volkswagen is decidedly inferior to the jeep, and [l]ightness of the vehicle limits its use to carrying personnel. The Volkswagen [diffe]rs from the jeep in that it has an engine mounted in the rear, a nose which [?] from the windshield to the bumper, two doors on each side and smooth underside." Typed on back: "Released for publication. Credit: Official photo U.S. Air Forces." Handwritten on back: "Jeeps."