This 1962 Studebaker saw service in Vietnam and was then shipped back to the USA where it was moved around to various Forts
The US Army used its 2-1/2-ton truck in World War Two to haul war material of all kinds to frontline troops. In 1944, after the Normandy invasion, the army formed the Red Ball Express with the trucks emblazoned with red balls and sent them on roads closed to civilians.
The trucks hauled ammunition, guns, medical supplies, in fact, just about everything the US Army needed in its push to Germany. Those trucks were built by General Motors, model CCKW, but there were some by other manufacturers such as Studebaker and Reo. After the war ended, the wartime trucks were phased out by the model 35 2-1/2 ton 6x6 cargo truck. It replaced the GMC CCKW and the model 135 truck and was built by REO, Kaiser, AM General, and Studebaker. It became one of the most long-lived systems used by the army in the Vietnam war and was used to transport soldiers and supplies.
In February 1968, the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division landed at Chu Lai, Vietnam. It was sent there as an emergency response to the Communist Tet Offensive. While in Vietnam, the 82nd used trucks built by Studebaker, which had…
