GMC CCKW 2.5 Ton Truck

Rebuilt and Donated by Mark P. Norman. 2009.555.001

Trucks such as this 2.5-ton vehicle played vital logistical roles-most famously with the Red Ball Express, when over 5,000 vehicles maintained supply lines to front-line forces after the D-Day landing. Most drivers in the convoys were African Americans, reflecting a segregated military in which black troops were often relegated to non-combat, but essential, roles.