They call it all sorts of names: "jeep," "beep," "peep," "bug," "chigger."* But by any name this homeliest item in the U.S. Army's rolling stock, the 2,200-lb. midget combat car, has, after a year and a half of service, been recognized as an unexpected and unique success.
Lieut. Colonel Ingomar M. Oseth, the Army's No. 1 jeep expert, said last week: "Transportation in the U.S. Army is at least 50% superior to that of any other army in the world, and the jeep can grab a big share of the glory." Echoed...
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