Soldiers examining Studebaker Weasels
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Description
View of soldiers examining Studebaker Weasels, a military vehicle used as a personnel and supply carrier, at the Studebaker factory in South Bend, Indiana. Label on front: "Secret production of the Weasel, which continued for two years at the Studebaker automobile plant, was accompanied by the secret instruction of Army drivers. Brig. Gen. H.R. Kutz, chief of the Army Training command, praised this operation as 'a definite contribution to the war effort' in a letter made public today. Above, a scene at the school, where one instructor with a small group of soldiers used the vehicles as mobile classrooms." Stamped on back: "Studebaker, South Bend, Indiana." Handwritten on back: "Weasels."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na040166
- Subject:
- Vehicles, Military
- Studebaker Corporation
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1944
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Weasels, 90:3
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.