WILLY'S JEEP
The Third and Fourth Photos are taken at Bedford, Nth Borneo, with our 9
th Division, near the end of the War in Pacific.
Many of these Soldiers were Rats of Tobruk or later Reinforcements.
What a vehicle they were – helped enormously to win the War, everywhere they were used.
Great to drive also – go anywhere.
The versatile Willys Jeep
Interesting stuff........
At the end of WWII, there were hundreds of acres of closely parked jeeps in Britain.
Since they would depress the auto industry if sold, they were all bulldozed into the sea.
Trucks too. Thousands and thousands of them.
Early Willys MB with mud flotation adaptors
Old time off road tracks on a Jeep
Great piece of equipment to tow behind your Willys MB
Bullet holes in the windshield of this Jeep are a testament to the faithful service of the Medics of the 84th Division as they evacuate wounded soldiers in their makeshift Jeep ambulance.
Experimental rocket firing jeep, US Navy Naval Air Facility, Inyokern, CA, 26 January, 1945.
A Special Air Service jeep patrol is greeted by its commander, Colonel David Stirling, on its return from the desert. 18 January 1943.