Military Jeeps

Military jeeps (Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) were used for an endless variety of tactical and support missions since their introduction to the U.S. military at the beginning of World War II. The world-wide success of the jeep made it a favorite for generations of soldiers and civilians too.

2d Infantry Division, U.S. First Army jeep hugs the sidewalk during combat in the streets of Leipzig, Germany, 18 April 1945.

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A chaplain improvises, using an M151A2 jeep hood as an altar on which to conduct his service, Beirut, Lebanon, April 1983. The service is being attended by two US Marines near their headquarters at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Jeeps and men of the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in the Bavarian Alps in the vicinity of Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945.

A motor patrol of motorcycles and a jeep from B Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, makes its appearance in a German town in 1946 to enforce discipline, law and order. The old ETO patch, then used by the Military Posts, and the I (Roman numeral) on the jeep bumper identifies the 793rd as belonging to the 1st Military District.

M151A2 1/4-ton 4x4 jeeps awaiting routine maintenance stand in the service area of a US Marine encampment, Beirut, Lebanon, April 1983. M54 5-ton cargo trucks loaded with troops are in background.

Lifting sling is removed from an M35 2 1/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck (32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Wisconsin Army National Guard) after it was offloaded from USNS ANTARES (T-AKR 294) at the Dundalk Marine Terminal, Baltimore, MD, 20 February 1986, during Exercise REFORGER 86. There is an M151 jeep in bed of truck.

M151A2 jeeps at the MP Company Motor Pool, US Army Reserve Center, Orangeburg, NY, Spring 1983.

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Military / Army Jeeps

In this chart of military jeeps, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific jeep. This chart includes most of the jeep models utilized by the U.S. military was well as prototypes and a few from other countries. More information about early Army jeep prototypes and military production models in the About Military Jeeps section of Olive-Drab.com. Other military jeep photos are available in the Gallery.

	Pre-History and Prototypes
Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
	Marmon-Harrington all-wheel-drive converted Ford Truck.
Bantam #1 BRC-60	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4.Bantam #1 & the BRC-60: The First Jeeps
Bantam BRC-40	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4 Bantam BRC-40. Early jeep design, from 1941.
Checker Bantam BRC-40	Bantam BRC-40 built by Checker
Ford Pygmy	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4 Ford Pygmy. Prototype jeep design, from 1940.
Ford GP	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Early jeep design, from 1941.
Willys Quad	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Prototype jeep design, from 1940.
Willys MA	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Early jeep design, from 1941.
	World War II Standard Production
Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
Willys MB Ford GPW	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4 jeep (G-503). The standard World War II jeep.
Willys MB Ford GPW Ambulance	MB or GPW jeeps used as litter-carrier ambulance.	See Military Ambulances
	After World War II
Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
Toyota BJ	Toyota Jeep BJ
M-38	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. jeep
CJ-V35/U	Marine Corps communications truck variant procured in 1950, based on CJ-3A. 1000 were produced.
M-606 CJ-3B	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. Military version of CJ3B jeep
M-38A1	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. jeep (G-758) See also: M-170
M-151	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. "Mutt" jeep (G-838) Many variants including: Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. M-718 Ambulance M-151 Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV) M151A1C Weapons Platform M-825 Weapons Platform
M-170	Truck, Ambulance, Front Line, 1/4 ton, 4x4 Radio Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4 M-170C XT-2	See Military Ambulances
M-422 M-422A1	USMC Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. "Mighty Mite" jeep
M-718	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. M-718 Ambulance, variant of M-151	See Military Ambulances
M-825	Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4. M-825 Weapons Platform, variant of M-151A2
J8 Jeep	Chrysler Jeep Wrangler Unlimited J8