From: Stu Ellis (stuellis@attbi.com)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 13:55:31 PST
I believe that sounds like what I saw. They looked like a neat Jeep to own.
Stu Ellis
Seatrade International
#603-437-1392
"Boston Seafood Show"
Hynes Convention Center
March 12, 13 & 14, 2002
Booth #818
Come Visit With Us!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Malikoff (MIL-VEH account)" <44gpw@phaedra.apana.org.au>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Stretcher Jeep
> They could be Holden ambulance jeeps, the only mass-produced conversion
> of jeeps by a vehicle manufacturer in WWII. The US Marine Corps contracted
> General Motors Holden in Melbourne, Australia to build these ambulances.
> The rear panel was cut out, two levels of stretchers added, medical kit,
> full canvas enclosure added. They all had lifting eyes on the front bumper
> as did other Marine jeeps in the Pacific. There are four pages on these
> jeeps in the book 'JEEPS over the Pacific'.
>
> Steve.
> steven@phaedra.apana.org.au
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 10:42:44AM -0500, Stu Ellis wrote:
> > I saw them at George's place. I was born and raised in Phila. before
living
> > in NH. George guided me through my first restoration of a M38A1.
These
> > WWII Jeeps could carry 2 stretchers stacked one above the other on right
> > side, and showed walking wounded sitting on left. I saw 3 or 4 of these
> > Jeeps in a single camera shot in Pacific. Marine Jeeps?
> >
> > Stu Ellis
> > Seatrade International
> > #603-437-1392
> >
> > "Boston Seafood Show"
> > Hynes Convention Center
> > March 12, 13 & 14, 2002
> > Booth #818
> > Come Visit With Us!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "F. Brian Mead" <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
> > To: "Stu Ellis" <stuellis@attbi.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Stretcher Jeep
> >
> >
> > > Sorry, it's not that good a shot of the medical jeep. The jeep on the
> > > road, with the stretcher on the passenger side has the US Army
stretcher
> > > kit installed. It's a set of brackets that mount to the back of the
> > > vehicle, using the bumperette holes, and another set of brackets
mounted
> > on
> > > the hood/dash. These allow the jeep to carry at stretchers on the
side
> > and
> > > I think, behind the driver. I don't know about the 2 story version,
but
> > > this is a govt. kit.
> > >
> > > Ram noted that: Dave Uhrig at Army Jeep Parts, before he sold to
George
> > > Baxter, had the stretcher conversion kits for MB.
> > >
> > > Later,
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > At 06:44 AM 2/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Sorry Brian, but I saw nothing like it in your pix.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Stu Ellis
> > > >Seatrade International
> > > >#603-437-1392
> > > >
> > > >"Boston Seafood Show"
> > > >Hynes Convention Center
> > > >March 12, 13 & 14, 2002
> > > >Booth #818
> > > >Come Visit With Us!
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "F. Brian Mead" <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
> > > >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:04 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: [MV] Stretcher Jeep
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Mike Resser, a member of AMMI & the 29th ID Living History
Association
> > has
> > > > > a jeep with the US Army Stretcher Kit added. It's a single tier
high,
> > but
> > > > > is set up to take a couple of stretchers. I can't remember who he
got
> > his
> > > > > kit from, but I know he said it was a unit he bought from a MV
parts
> > > > > vendor. There's a photo of him in his jeep at the GAP this year
on my
> > > > > site. The address for the WW2 section of my site is:
> > > > > http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/ww2.htm and the direct link to
the
> > > >page
> > > > > is: http://www.hardscrabblefarm.com/ww2/fig2002.htm The photo is
> > about
> > > >1/4
> > > > > of the way down the page.
> > > > >
> > > > > If anyone is interested in contacting him, email me & I'll forward
> > your
> > > > > message on to him.
> > > > >
> > > > > Later,
> > > > > Brian Mead
> > > > >
> > > > > At 10:22 PM 2/19/2002 -0500, Pete & Renee Davis wrote:
> > > > > >Hello Stu,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I've seen those shots in the programs before. They seemed to have
a
> > high
> > > >frame
> > > > > >covered with canvas to go over the litters; high enough that the
> > litters
> > > >may
> > > > > >have been rested on top of the windshield frame. I haven't seen
the
> > shows
> > > >for
> > > > > >a while, but didn't the frames also extend behind the tailgate?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >And they definitely appeared in several different shots in
several
> > > >different
> > > > > >programs. So.... Did one combat camera team shoot the same jeep
many
> > > >times, or
> > > > > >was this a standardized field modification that managed to elude
Fred
> > > >Crismon?
> > > > > >It is not in US Military Wheeled Vehicles. The footage was taken
> > during
> > > >WW II,
> > > > > >so they couldn't have been M 170's. Does anyone else have any
> > information
> > > >on
> > > > > >these mystery litter jeeps?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Pete Davis
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Stu Ellis wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > History channel running color combat all day. Saw many 2 tier
> > > >stretcher
> > > > > > > jeeps, some with full canvas. I have never seen these before.
> > Has
> > > >anyone
> > > > > > > else ever seen them before?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Stu Ellis
> > > > > > > Seatrade International
> > > > > > > #603-437-1392
> > > > > > >
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