U.S. Military Jeep

U.S. Military Jeep. 1944 Willys-Overland (MB) world war two Military Jeep. , The Jeep displayed here is actually a 1951 model jeep, distinguished from the 1942-45 world war two Army-Marine model by its windshield without a divider bar. President Eisenhower generally traveled by Jeep, when serving as General of the U.S. Army during world war two, and his driver was Capt K. Summersby. Above is General Eisenhower in a jeep in 1944 in Europe. , The jeep became the primary light wheeled transport vehicle of the U.S. military and its allies, with President Eisenhower once calling it "one of three decisive weapons the U.S. had during world war two." It was the world's first mass-produced four-wheel drive car. General George Marshall called the little squared-off car "America's greatest contribution to modern warfare." , General Eisenhower and the "Flying Jeep" photos like shown here inspired posters and perhaps the "Leaping Lena" nickname. The Army's smallest toughest vehicle had a dozen pet names such as jeep, peep, blitz-buggy, Leaping Lena, panzer-killer. "Jeep" was derived from the auto manufacturer stamp GPW (GP- Willys).