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*How One Mechanic's "Worthless" Truck Design Became The Red Ball Express's Lifeline*

August 1944. Allied armies stormed across France, but their rapid advance created a crippling crisis: no supplies. Fuel, ammo, food—everything was stuck hundreds of miles behind the front.

The solution wasn't a new weapon, but an unassuming 2½-ton truck: the GMC CCKW. Designed by General Motors, this "worthless" workhorse became the heart of the legendary Red Ball Express, pumping lifeblood to the front and enabling the Allied victory.

This is the untold story of the truck that saved the Allied advance, and the incredible, often-forgotten, men who drove it.

🎖️ THE ACTION:
• Dates: August 25 - November 16, 1944 (83 days)
• Vehicles: Over 6,000 GMC CCKW trucks
• Tonnage: Averaged 12,500 tons of supplies moved daily
• Result: Enabled the Allied advance across France, saving the offensive
*"We knew we were important. If we didn't get the gas and ammo up there, the guys at the front couldn't fight."* —James Rookard, 514th Quartermaster Regiment
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*SOURCES:*
• U.S. Army Transportation Corps History: Red Ball Express Operations (transportation.army.mil)
• U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum Official Records (qmmuseum.army.mil)
• National WWII Museum, New Orleans: Red Ball Express Exhibit Materials
• David Doyle, "The GMC CCKW Truck in U.S. Service Historical Reference" (Squadron Signal Publications)
• The Conversation: "The Forgotten Story of Black Soldiers and the Red Ball Express" by Dr. Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth College
• Smithsonian Magazine: "The Black WWII Soldiers Who Spirited Supplies to the Allied Front Line"
• James Rookard (514th Quartermaster Regiment) - Cleveland Plain Dealer interviews and DVIDS records
• Washington Rector (3916th Quartermaster Truck Company) - U.S. Army Quartermaster Foundation archives
• Technical Manual TM 9-2800: Standard Military Motor Vehicles