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6 Jul 1942 Flying Tigers in Burma and China integrated into the US Army Air Forces as the China Air Task Force with Gen. Claire Chennault commanding the new unit.
6 Jul 1943 US and Japanese naval forces fight the Battle of Kula Gulf off Kolombangara, in the New Georgia Islands group of the Solomon Islands.
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Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764, Earthboring Machine & Pole Setter

The Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764 is built on the chassis of the M-35 Cargo Truck, a part of the G-742 (or M-44) series of 2 1/2 ton trucks. The full nomenclature is "Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764, Earthboring Machine & Pole Setter with Winch" to indicate the special equipment mounted on this truck. It is designed to set and pull telephone poles and to lay wire and light cable.

The M764 truck is NSN 2320-00-937-5980 and its manuals are in the TM 9-2320-209-xx series, where the xx represents the maintenance level.

Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company
Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company.

Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company
Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company.

Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company
Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company.

Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company
Truck, Maintenance, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6, M764. Photo courtesy of Eastern Surplus & Equipment Company.