My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The Jeep on the DeKalb Post Office Steps
From the May 2, 2018, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1943, 75 Years Ago.
A photograph for World War II propaganda. It shows an Army jeep on the steps of the DeKalb post office.
A sign on the jeep reads: "The Willys Overland Go-Devil Quad; U.S. Army Mobile Machine Gun West; Same Motor As Willys Americar."
Nothing Beats A Willys Jeep. --GreGen
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1943,
DeKalb Ill.,
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