GMC CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-508)

1940 photo of GMC CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-508). This vehicle has a closed cab and is equipped with winch.

GMC CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-508) closed cab with winch being fueled by Elizabeth Jarrard,71st Post HQ Co, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 7 June 1943.

CCKWs crossing Rhine River during WW II.

CCKW processed for sea transportation, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 27 May 1943. This is an open cab CCKW with winch and M-32 MG mount. This vehicle accompanied the 45th Division when it sailed early in June 1943 for service in Africa, Sicily and Italy.

CCKW on a street in Detroit, MI, April 1943. Truck registration number is USA 4134998.

Third Army CCKW delivering clothing to troops during Louisiana maneuvers, 1942.

Drivers of a quartermaster truck company practicing in mud, Air Service Command, Greenville, SC, July 1943.

Experimental stacking of CCKW trucks for overseas shipment, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 20 June 1944.

CCKW Fuel Truck, 750 Gallons, 2 1/2 Ton, 6x6. The fuel is housed in two separate tanks with side racks for jerry cans. This 1941 photo is an early closed cab CCKW.

CCKW Dump truck at the Han River, Korea, 15 July 1952.

Truck, Cargo, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6 CCKW-353, GMC closed cab w/M-32 MG mount
Photo: Courtesy Steve Keith

CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck

Although many vehicles were in use in World War II, it was the 2 1/2 ton 6x6 (the "deuce and a half" or just "deuce") that made an outstanding contribution. After the war, the Allies' superior ability to move mountains of supplies was recognized as one of the keys to victory. No vehicle was more important in that superiority than the GMC CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck.

More information about the GMC CCKW Cargo Truck (World War II vintage) is found on the linked page.

GMC CCKW 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck during WW II.

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