FAMOUS CJ-2A OWNER
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FAMOUS CJ-2A OWNER
Bill Mauldin owned a brand new CJ-2A after the war. He may have gotten it as a gift from Willys.
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HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
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COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO
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Re: FAMOUS CJ-2A OWNER
Very interesting, I'd love to hear more. When I was a young lad (1950's), my Dad worked in a molybdenum mine in the Colorado mountains. Climax, above Leadville. The mine company put out a newsletter or sort of a magazine, and Bill drew cartoons and illustrations for it. I have always liked his work. BW
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Re: FAMOUS CJ-2A OWNER
Bill had a camp in Maine just after the war. He was a very colorful person to talk to.
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
7 MIL SPEC MAINTAINED MV'S
COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
7 MIL SPEC MAINTAINED MV'S
COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO
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