Today in WW II: 8 Jul 1940 Tea rationing begins in Britain.  More ↓
8 Jul 1941 Jews living under German occupation in Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania ordered to wear a Jewish Star.
8 Jul 1942 US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Chester Nimitz orders invasion of Guadalcanal, Solomon islands, to seize a strategic Japanese airfield.
8 Jul 1944 US forces on Saipan mop up after surviving a 15-hour banzai charge, one of the largest ever, defesting over 3000 Japanese soldiers plus wounded and civilians who participated.
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Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump (G7106 or G7116)

The Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump (G7106 or G7116) was part of the G506 series of 1 1/2 ton closed cab trucks built by Chevrolet in large numbers during World War II. The G7106 looks exactly like the basic G506 cargo truck (the G7107), but has a hydraulic cylinder that can lift and dump the nine foot cargo body. The G7116 is the same truck fitted with a front PTO winch. The G7106 and G7116 have a wheel base of 145 inches.

All of the G506 series trucks were powered by the Chevrolet 235 cu. in. 83 hp. six cyl. engine mated to a four speed transmission and two speed transfer case.

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7106)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump w/o winch (G7106)

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)

Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)
Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton 4x4 Cargo Dump with winch (G7116)