Today in WW II: 23 May 1943 Adm. Döntiz, commander of the German Navy, calls off the Battle of the Atlantic, recognizing that the U-boat is no longer an effective weapon. More ↓

23 May 1944 Allied breakout from Anzio beachhead.
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USMC M-422 M-422A1 Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. "Mighty Mite" jeep

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M-422 USMC jeeps at Camp Bruno Hochmuth (Phu Bai Combat Base), Vietnam. Photo: Courtesy of Lida Bensinger.

USMC M-422 in Vietnam. Chaplain Edwin V. Bohula in the vehicle assigned to him at Da Nang . In the rear is his clerk, Cpl Earl Benner, and the driver, LCpI Rosales. Photo: Courtesy of Chaplain Edwin V. Bohula
USMC M-422 in Vietnam. Chaplain Edwin V. Bohula in the vehicle assigned to him at Da Nang . In the rear is his clerk, Cpl Earl Benner, and the driver, LCpI Rosales. Photo: Courtesy of Chaplain Edwin V. Bohula.

USMC M-422A1 Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Mighty Mite jeep. Photo courtesy John Colwell, Vintage Military Trucks.

USMC M-422 Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Mighty Mite jeep. Photographed at the Museum of the Marines, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC, 16 July 2009.