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DUKW

US amphibious truck of World War II; basically the standard 6 × 6 GMC 2.5 ton cargo truck fitted with buoyancy tanks and with screw propulsion when in the water. Principally used to ferry supplies and men from ship to shore, the DUKW played a vital part in almost every amphibious landing performed by Allied troops.



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We got dive bombed by the Germans once, and we lost one of the DUKWs," he said.
Returning in their memory; D-Day service for those who never got back ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
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Ducks - which were originally called DUKWs when created in the US to transport men and materials during the Second World War - are no longer in production, and each one still in use is accounted for.
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