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21 Aug 1943 Southeast Asia Command (SEAC) set up as Supreme Allied command for Asia, with British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten as Supreme Allied Commander.
21 Aug 1944 US Army Transportation Corps creates the huge Red Ball Express trucking operation, moving supplies to the ETO front around the clock.
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Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump (G7106 or G7116)

The Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump (G7106 or G7116) was part of the G506 series of 1 1/2 ton closed cab trucks built by Chevrolet in large numbers during World War II. The G7106 looks exactly like the basic G506 cargo truck (the G7107), but has a hydraulic cylinder that can lift and dump the nine foot cargo body. The G7116 is the same truck fitted with a front PTO winch. The G7106 and G7116 have a wheel base of 145 inches.

All of the G506 series trucks were powered by the Chevrolet 235 cu. in. 83 hp. six cyl. engine mated to a four speed transmission and two speed transfer case.

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7106)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump w/o winch (G7106)

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)