[svaasand]

International Harvester produced the following vehicles;


M9A1 M5 M5A1 M14 M17
DEC 42 152 5
JAN 43 283 20
FEB 1 294 215
MAR 1 331 44
APRIL 150 401 140
MAY 260 412 165
JUNE 400 500 140
JULY 405 750 140
AUG 415 750 150
SEPT 395 752 150
OCT 599 628 157
NOV 50 731 251
DEC 758 500 28 400
JAN 44 365 299
FEB 235 300
MAR 500 1
TOTALS 3433 4625 2959 1605 1000

In addition to these, 2264 IH type halftracks were remanufactured in 1944-1945 by Truscon Steel Company

Of these, the following went to England/Canada;
M9A1s: 1419 M5 and M5A1: 4296 M14: 1600.

To Russia;
M9A1 413 M5 and M5A1:421 M17:1000

The Free French received about 1800 M5/M5A1/M9A1.

This means that out of 13622 IH halftracks built, about 11000 were sent as lend-lease.

I have seen pictures of IH halftracks in English, Canadian, Polish, Russian and French service, but never in US service.

Has anyone ever seen any evidence of what happened to the 2000+ IH halftracks that remained in the US?

-Lars Svaasand