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

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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:

1945 photo of a U.S. Navy (and USMC) International Harvester M-5H-6 2 1/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck, pulling a parade float with a lighter truck on board.

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.

Marines unload medical supplies and food which has just arrived in a USMC Douglas R5D-2 Skymaster cargo plane from Japan, at an airfield near Chunchon, Korea, 1950. The truck is an International Harvester M-5H-6 2 1/2-ton 6x6.

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.

Dataplate for the International M-5H-6, WW II 2 1/2 ton 6x6 truck.

Equipment stored at an Engineer Depot, Korea, September 1952. Trailers with M-5H-6 International Harvester Cargo Truck in foreground.

Military trucks produced by International Harvister 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.

IH M-5H-6 Photo Gallery

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) with 12 foot bed.

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.