Sep 11, 2020 · Here’s what she had to say: “Hello, my father, now passed, was a Boatswain's Mate on an LST in the Battle of Biak. When he was 19, he wrote a poem after the battle that is poignant and raw and...

Dec 17, 2012 · Il gruppo bresciano degli «angeli azzurri» lunedì, dopo mesi di impegnative ricerche, è riuscito ad individuare nelle acque al largo di Torbole, a oltre 270 metri di profondità, il Dukw, l'autocarro anfibio che il 30 aprile 1945 si inabissò nel lago.

The GMC DUKW ("D" - year 1942, "U" - utility, "K" - all-wheel drive, "W" - twin rear axles) was soon colloquially known as the "duck" to both US Army and Marine infantrymen. This strange vehicle was massively produced and soldiered all around the globe, from the Mediterranean to Europe, Russia, the Pacific and the Far East.

A nearby cow was killed by this shrapnel and one of our personnel, who was a butcher in civvy street, soon had her slung up on the ‘A’ frame on the back of a DUKW, a sort of breakdown crane ...

DUKW (pronounced duck) is the improbable-looking amphibious truck pictured here. Scientists planned DUKW as an Army truck that could also cross rivers and carry men and material ashore across beaches. Initially the Army wanted no part of this silly civilian truck.

Oct 22, 2020 · The DUKW was used to haul troops and cargo through water, to the beach, and then inland. (Photo by U.S. Army) The DUKW first rolled off the assembly line in June, 1942, just as the United States Navy won the Battle of Midway. Production was well underway by later that year, which meant this vehicle missed Operation Torch, the invasion of North ...

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Oct 29, 2024 · The DUKW, or Duck, was a groundbreaking World War II amphibious vehicle. It excelled in military operations, transitioning effortlessly from land to water.

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Dec 29, 2024 · Contributor: David Stubblebine. The DUKW (popularly pronounced "duck") is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks.