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