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8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

GPAs, DUKWs, Weasels, etc. If they drive to the water and enter without sinking, this is where you will find information on these "land and sea" vehicles  

M706 commando when displayed at the Fort Snelling Military Museum
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando Armored Vehicle

By David DoyleApr 22, 2021
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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

U,S. Marine Corps floats new Amphibious Combat Vehicle

By Military Vehicles MagazineSep 29, 2020
Ride the Ducks has been a long-standing tourist attraction in Seattle, Wash. A combination of financial struggles including a significant crash in 2015 resulting in a lawsuit and the loss of business due to COVID-19 forced the company to close. The WWII surplus DUKWs and later versions were sold at auction in July 2020.
1. Military Vehicle Buyer's Guides

Amphibious DUKWs Sold at Auction

By Military Vehicles MagazineJul 10, 2020
Screen grab showing the driver's compartment of the submerged DUKW.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

U.S. Army DUKW found 67 years later

By Military Vehicles MagazineMay 27, 2020
Another happy amphib ride as Kevin Kronlund of Army Cars, USA swims his beautifully restored GPA.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

Awash With Interest

By Manny RogersNov 13, 2019
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Military Vehicles by Type

Fairbanks Morse Providing Propulsion Power for USS Sioux City

By Military Vehicles MagazineNov 8, 2019

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8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

Marine Corps gets new Amphibious Combat Vehicles

By Military Vehicles MagazineNov 13, 2019
A LCVP “Higgins boat” unloads a troops.
JAG File: All things History

Andrew Higgins: Many call him the 'American Noah' of WWII — Here's Why

By John Adams-GrafMay 10, 2021
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8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

U.S. Army Landing Craft boat to cross the auction block

By Military Vehicles MagazineOct 22, 2013
An emergency rescue boat searches the Delaware River for passengers of a Ride the Ducks tour boat and its tourists after a barge hit the tourist boat carrying 37 people on the Delaware in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

DUKW Tour Vehicle Sinks: Two Dead

By Military Vehicles MagazineJul 10, 2020
WWII GMC DUKW owned by David Welch.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

Buyer's Guide: The DUKW Amphibious Cargo Truck

By Military Vehicles MagazineJan 26, 2021
The Jeep--the seemingly universal conveyance of the GI--was a natural for adaptation to an amphibian. Famed yacht designer Roderick Stephens, working with Marmon-Herrington, refined the concept. It was then mass produced by Ford as the "GPA."
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

Gators, Goats, Otters, and DUKW's: The U.S. Army At Sea...And On Land

By David DoyleMay 21, 2021