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Dodge WC 56 / WC 57 / WC 58 Command Car WW2 - Historische Fotos Teil 2 von 8 |
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| Dodge WC 6, Command Reconnaissance, 1/2 ton, 1941 |
| CC model before the 3/4 ton WC 56 was introduced in 1942. |
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| The following pictures were taken by Ernest Stehula who landed near Subic Bay on the Philipeans. |
| The first picture was taken at Camp Haan base. |
| The second is desert manuevers in 1941 also Camp Haan. |
| Location: Philipeans |
| Date taken: 1941 |
| Photographer: Ernest Stehula |
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| More photos from the private archive of Ernest Stehula, with the ones on the water being off of Subic and the last is Subic Bay. |
| Location: Philipeans |
| Photographer: Ernest Stehula |
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| Dodge WC 15, Command Reconnaissance, 1/2 ton 1942, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, CC with radios |
| Photo courtesey of the National Archive |
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| The photos below are of a Dodge that was deliberately "sunk." Seems that jeeps were not readily available from the motor |
| pool when jungle recons were necessary. So, this resourceful group would deliberately run a Dodge off a road and "lose" |
| it in deep water. After the Dodge was written off as lost by the motor pool, Dave would send his engineers down to retrieve it. |
| Once they cleaned it up and got it running again it became a communications Truck. |
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| Lt. Colonel O. Howard Davidsmeyer, Sr. was in charge of communications in the Pacific on MacArthur's staff. He was an |
| engineer before the war and also served in the Navy in world war one. He participated in many landings under fire in the Pacific. |
| He was known to his staff as "Dave." Photo courtesy of the Lt. Col. O. H. Davidsmeyer collection, www.aboutww2.com |
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| 1. January 1943, at Piers 4 and 5 Newport News Virginia, loading 3/4 ton Command Reconnaissance cars |
| to be shipped to Cactus and the South West Pacific Area. Photo courtesy of the Library of Virginia. |
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| Beschreibung - soweit bekannt - folgt |
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| Two lovely WAC ladies sitting on a truck and GI in uniform, Note the missing spare wheel and missing rear fender. |
| "PASSED BY US ARMY EXAMINER" stamped at the back of the photo. Two of three photos which came together. |
