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US Military WW II M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-651)

More information about the M-5H-6 International Harvester Cargo Truck is found on the linked page.

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of the IH M-5H-6 2 1/2-ton 6x6 truck at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

WWII vintage International M-5-H6 2 1/2-ton 6x6 Cargo Truck at the US Marine Corps Mechanized Museum, Camp Pendleton, CA.
M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck, short wheel base model. Used primarily by the USMC and Navy during WW II and Korea.
Dataplate for the International M-5H-6, WW II 2 1/2 ton 6x6 truck.
Seabees bringing back stretcher casualties from the front lines and loading trucks with rations and ammunition for the front lines, Peleliu, circa 15 September 1944. Trucks are probably IH M-5H-6 2 1/2-ton trucks commonly used by the US Navy and Marine Corps. LVTs (Amtracs) in the surf.
Column of smoke results from US Army Engineers demolition of Jap ammunition dump on Aslito Airfield after removing mobile Jap weapons and equipment, Ditzian, Saipan, 23 June 1944. Foreground vehicle appears to be IH M-5H-6 2 1/2 ton 6x6.
Vehicles on Iwo Jima's 'Red Beach', circa 25 February 1945, with USS LST-884 (center) and USS LST-929 (at left, with H markings on her hull) unloading in the background. Among the vehicles are trucks, mobile cranes, amphibious tractors (LVTs), jeeps and a variety of trailers. A field artillery piece is being pulled along in the right center. Note the pierced steel matting roadways.

Military trucks produced by International Harvester in the World War II era used a three part model number: M for Military, a second number indicating how many half-tons of off-road capacity, and a third number indicating the number of driven wheels. Example: M-2-4 is a one-ton model, 4x4. In some cases, an additional letter was inserted to further specify the model.

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M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-651)
M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-651) with 9 foot bed. Two piece windshield is unusual.

M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-651)
M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck (G-651) with 12 foot bed.

Marines struggle to position M101 105mm Light Howitzer Okinawa, 1945. Short wheelbase M-5H-6 2 1/2 ton 6x6 was used as a prime mover
Marines struggle to position M101 105mm Light Howitzer, Okinawa, 1945. Short wheelbase M-5H-6 2 1/2 ton 6x6 (right, rear) was used as a prime mover.

Marines in M-5H-6 6x6 trucks make slow progress during torrential rains on Okinawa, May 1945
Marines in M-5H-6 6x6 trucks make slow progress during torrential rains on Okinawa, May 1945.

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