DODGE WC54 AMBULANCE (1944)

Vehicle Details

1944 Dodge WC54 Ambulance on Arromanches beach (click on image for larger picture)
Suzie Shorto's 1944 Dodge WC54 Ambulance on Arromanches beach in Normandy during the GMVG 65th D-Day Tour (in the background is part of the Mulberry harbour). Note the ambulance now has new paintwork.
(larger picture of Dodge WC54 Ambulance on Arromanches beach)
1944 Dodge WC54 Ambulance (click on image for larger picture)
Suzie Shorto's 1944 Dodge WC54 Ambulance.
(larger picture of Dodge WC54 Ambulance)

  • Make

    • Dodge

  • Model

    • WC54 Ambulance

  • Date & Place of Manufacture

    • 7th Feb 1944 - USA

  • Era ⁄ Period of Use

    • 1942 to 1945 (although some of these vehicles are still used to this day).

  • Typical Use of Vehicle

    • Used by the Medical Corp to transport sick and wounded personnel from the front line back to field hospitals.

  • Current Condition

    • Restored in the 1970s, tidying up underway, engine rebuilt by the French Army in the 1960s.

  • Vehicle History

    • This vehicle was originally built for the 3rd Army (Patton's own).

  • Owner

    • Suzie Shorto

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The Guernsey Military Vehicle Group is affiliated with the UK Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) (http://www.mvt.org.uk/), which is a nation-wide society concerning the conservation of military vehicles.