Deuce & 1/2 Gun Trucks

[Driver523]

I'll start putting the 2 1/2 ton gun trucks here I have collected---all sides & shots--everyone is more then welcome to add to it------Driver

 

[Driver523]

From the album of Richard Cornell

 

[Driver523]

From The album of Robert Dalton--------Driver

 

[Driver523]

These photos are from the album of Roger Williams---541st Trans------Driver

 

[Driver523]

Here's the rest of Rogers deuce gun truck photos-------Driver

 

[Driver523]

This photo is out of Ron Kendalls album enjoy---War Wagon---359th Trans -------------Driver

 

[Driver523]

From the album of Timothy Ricketts-----------Driver

 

[73m819]

you know, i look at the pics, thay remind me of how YOUNG we were over there, and just like the troops who are serving now

 

[srodocker]

and to think ...some of us may have 1 or 2 of those trucks

 

[velociT]

Great pics. Thanks for posting.

 

[bigbee]

Driver,

Did any unit have BOTH deuces AND 5 tons? And was there any other unit that had distinctive "command directed" markings like those yellow nose trucks?

BTW, thank you for your continued service through educating us all about transportation "in-country."

 

[Driver523]

Bigbee---I know of a Quartermaster outfit that was up in Chu Li that had white noses, I think the 23rd S & T was part of that outfit------as far as knowing of a unit that had both 5 ton and deuces at the same time I have never paid any attention, but I will look around and check into it, but most units started off with the deuce trucks as gun trucks even if they were a 5 ton unit but it wasn't long before they realized they had a hard time keepin up in convoy, thats besides the sand bags getting so heavy in the rain, suspentions giving up, and trucks even breaking in two.-------------------Driver

 

[Driver523]

Oh yeah---there was another unit that had color on the nose----the 8th Radio Research up around Da Nang got a few trucks toward the end of the conflict, they got three gun trucks out of PDO after they were turned in---Executioner, Baby Sitters, and Uncle Meat--The colors?---the ones that don't run----Red, White, and Blue------------Driver

 

[Driver523]

Here's a couple of Battle Wagon from Ellis Nichols---------Driver

 

[Driver523]

The truck in one piece is named Gun Truck---It was the first gun truck built by the 666th Trans, built right after a terrible ambush Sept. 7th 1967---after that ambush 8th group decided they had to protect their own and the gun trucks of VietNam were born, Although its not really known which truck was FIRST this one was at least close----the next photo is what happened to our trucks far to often, I don't know just what truck it was-----Driver

 

[Driver523]

Here's Sgt. Pepper from the album of Marty Robishaud, thats Marty with his M-79---Marty was later on the 5 ton Iron Butterfly both 512th Trans trucks---------Driver

 

[Driver523]

The album of Thomas Denny----Bad News and Phantom 109 both 28th Trans trucks----Driver

 

[Driver523]

These photos are from the album of Edward Pool, Ed was the Commanding Officer of the 523rd in 68 I believe, The first truck is In God We Trust, then a few of Bad News and Phanton 109, then some quads---------Enjoy-------Driver

 

[Driver523]

These photos are from the Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, some may get doubled up later and some are kinda small but hope you all can see them-------Driver

 

[Driver523]

Somemore photos from the Museum-------Driver