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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VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505)

The Dodge VC-1 1/2 ton Command Reconnaissance car is part of the VC model series G-505, built by Dodge during 1940.

Model Serial Number Range Hood Number Range
VC-1 8643462-8644641
8644348-8644641
8640001-8644641		 W205790-W206471
W204249-W205721

Data from SNL G-657 Dodge Master Parts List. Other data on the Dodge G505 VC main page.

VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505). Hood number W-206226 confirms VC-1 (1940 contract). Photo: Courtesy Steve
VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505). Hood number W-206226 confirms VC-1 (1940 contract). Photo: Courtesy Steve.