I would argue that very few contract 505 jeeps made it all the way from issue, to overseas and then loaded aboard a ship on its way to Normandy in 1944.
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Originally Posted by charlie fitton
A local man just bought , and is extensively rebuilding, a Willys script MB. He tells me that the frame number matches the truck.
When done - he wants to mark it as HLIofC, post DDay.
Can someone suggest a range of appropriate hood numbers for this truck?
Data plate reads as follows:
155720 (Frame)?
180715 (Engine)?
505 (Contract)?
7-1-42 Date
many thanks
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