1941 Army Maintenance Manual GMC 2 1/2 Ton, 6 x 6 Truck (Models CCKW 352-353) [tm 10-1147] ~ World War II

Title: TM 10-1147, Maintenance Manual, Truck, 2 1/2 Ton, 6 x 6 GMC (Models CCKW 352-353) [June 10, 1941]

Author: [General Motors Truck & Coach Division of Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Company]

Description: Card wraps. Moderate soiling to covers. Bottom inch of spine is surface chipped. Contemporary pinup-type pencil drawings sketched on a few pages. Original owner's name on first page (Sidney Hutto of Columbia, SC, who worked as a driver at Fort Jackson during the war), along with his wife's and first child's names. A few other penciled notations on two pages near front. Pages are generally clean, with some grubbiness on the first page.

Unit Index page has a torn corner (no loss of text). One other page is torn and lacks its bottom half (appears to be blank areas on both sides, without loss of text). Thoroughly illustrated throughout with photographs, diagrams, and exploded views. 11 pages of Drivers Instructions at front. [298] pages. 11 x 8 inches. A decent copy with a few flaws.

The GMC CCKW was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1⁄2-ton, 6 x 6 trucks, built in large numbers between 1941 and 1945, for the U.S. Army. These trucks saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. They formed the backbone of the Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion.

Binding: Softcover
Condition: Fair to Good

Publisher: Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Company
Place: Pontiac, Michigan
Year: 1941

Keywords: General Motors, WWII, World War II, WW II, transportation, trucks, Red Ball Express, Sidney Hutto,