From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Oct 03 2004 - 15:28:11 PDT
In WW2, the deuce was also commonly refered to as a Jimmy
for GMC truck. Though not all the US Army trucks were Jimmy's
99.something% were. Only a few Stude's snuck in at the beginning
and none of the IHCs
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gilmore" <jgilmore@ptd.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 4:27 PM
Subject: [MV] Deuce and a half?
> Bruce wrote
> >Sonny, "Deuce and a half" is the common slang for the 2.5 ton.
>
>
> While this is true for recent times, during WW II this was not the
common nick name for the 2 1/2 ton cargo trucks. I have yet to find a
wartime reference to the truck as a "Deuce & 1/2". Most were called a "6 by
6" or "6 by" or most common, 2 1/2 ton . Solders of that time usually
referred to vehicles by their tonnage rating, ie. "four ton wrecker" for a
Diamond T wrecker.
>
> Jim Gilmore
>
>
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