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It s my opinion that few if any military vehicles from WWII were ever shipped back to the states from overseas. Am I wrong?
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My grandfather served through WWII and had an old Willys on his farm after the war. It was accepted as being "his" while in theater, and that he brought it home with him (somehow).It has been my direct experience that most every WWII vehicle found here in the US in barns, under trees, abandoned in fields, etc never left the country during the war.
No, they were Cre-ated.Warthog were jeeps ever crated?
Well, this will definitely bring a tear to your eye then (if you're a gun guy):Ouch, Those pictures are painful to see.
Yes. The '42 closed cab GMCs, '42 GPW Jeeps, 1/2 ton and early 3/4 ton Dodges, and the 1 1/2 ton Chevys that are so commonly found stateside never went to war. I'm sure there are exceptions to this. Most of the '44 decked out open cab GMCs etc that we see so often at shows have come back via SECO or Army Cars.Are you saying that anything here is (was) only here because it never left?
That's one of the trucks re-imported by SECO et al. My take on the OP's question about re-importation was did the US Govt perform large quantities of re-importation to the US.Seen this CCKW sold at an auction in PA.
It still had all the Norwegian data plates in it.
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