CCKW USO markings

[41CCKW]

Does anybody have any pics or info on what the bumper #s would be if a CCKW was in the USO?

[rwdfresno]

I'm not sure if there would be any official markings for USO vehicles beign that the USO is actually a civilian organization however like the American Red Cross and other service agencies that work closely with the military they did on occasion utilize military vehciles. I wish I could remeber where but a while back on a website I saw a picture of an M35 in Vietnam that had a bunch of good looking ladies in the cargo bed standing and waving and on the door of the M35 there were big letters in white that said U.S.O. I also vaguely remember seeing (I don't remember where) a picture of a CCKW with a van body that said something like "American Red Cross Mobile Canteen" or something like that (maybe it was in the caption I can't really remeber). I think the picture was taken in England. There were ladies handing out refreshments or cigarettes or something like that from the van body.

[41CCKW]

Joe wants to put USO markings on the bumper of the 41CCKW. I wish he would let us restore it with a correct bed and gas tank but he wants to keep it a stage truck. Ryan what do you think of just painting it up like a 13th AAF truck?

[rwdfresno]

I wish he would too I think that the stage truck is a waste of a good vehicle. That truck will never look good with that farmer flat bed on it. I am not planning an expending too much time or money getting it going myself other than maybe a quicky paint job because I don't beleive in spending money on something that will have little to no value when it is finished. I am going to concentrate my efforts on the CCW because once it is finished it will be original and it will be worth what is put into it. I already located a bed and gas tank for it but then he told me he wanted to keep that flat bed on it so I didnt follow up on them.