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Today in WW II: 11 Sep 1944 Following Operation DRAGOON, US Seventh Army links up with Patton's Third Army west of Dijon, France, creating a solid wall of Allied forces stretching from Antwerp, Holland to the Swiss border. More ↓
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11 Sep 1944 First into Germany: At 1805 a 5th Armored Division patrol reached the Our River, then waded across, moving from Luxembourg into Germany near Stalzemburg, on the Siegfried Line.
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WC-7 WC-24 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance Car with Winch (G505)
The Dodge WC-7 and the very similar WC-24, are 1/2 ton Command and Reconnaissance Cars with slightly different engines and other small differences. They have an extended frame to accomodate a factory installed winch, otherwise they are almost the same as the WC-6 WC-15 WC-23 Command and Reconnaissance Cars. They were developed for officers and staff to have mobility on the battlefield. All are part of the WC model series G-505, built by Dodge during 1941 or early 1942.
If you don't have the vehicle dataplate, to differentiate you must know the U.S. Government registration number (Army number on the hood) or the serial number which can be found stamped on the left front frame.
| Model |
Serial Number Range |
Hood Number Range |
| WC-7 |
8644701-8666216 |
W2010209-W2010500
W2015244-W2015297
W2022217-W2023308 |
| WC-24 |
81500001-???
81516783-???
81517694-??? |
W2051697-W2052046
W2052247-W2052396 |
Data from SNL G-657 Dodge Master Parts List. Other data on the Dodge G505 main page.
1941 photo, WC-7 Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge Command Car, w/Winch. Hood number W-2010235 confirms WC-7 (1941 contract).
WC-7 or WC-24 Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge Command Car, w/Winch on the ALCAN Highway, Alaska, 1942. This photo is available in high resolution in the Olive-Drab.com Gallery.
WC-7 Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Dodge Command Car, w/Winch (T207). Hood number W-2022280 is correct for WC-7 (1941 contract). Photo: Courtesy John Buckley. Thanks to Steve Andersen for correct identification.
