FIRE TRUCKS AT WAR
| Photo Gallery 2 |
| 1944 Chev-Oren 4x4 Class 525 USA 508441 Oren # RW&E 841 Rig owned by Mike Speece |
| Two photos from the Army Chemical Center, Edgewood MD 1950s view of equipment is shown in left photo, rigs include, 40s Class 325, 1942 Boyer Class 750 and 1941 Seagrave Class 750 |
| From Fort Knox, 1936 USA operating on a building fire. From the Jim Davis Collection |
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| 1944 Chev 4x4-General Fire Truck Corp Class 325. Rig is owned by the Chatham Twp NJ Fire Department. Photos sent in by John Benton |
| 1941 Mack, Class 750, chassis # 70 S 1020, USA 501148 |
| In 1951 the City of Tonganoxie, KS purchased this fire truck and it served the city until 1960. We contacted Al Disanto from Tonganoxie Historical Society and he was able to supply us with the trucks motor number. Looking in our data base we were able to find that the rig is a 1936 USA Class BF750, USA W-5071 that served at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Our thanks to Al, pictured above at the wheel of the restored truck and the Tonganoxie Historical Society for the restoration of this important piece of Tonganoxie and Army Fire Service History. |
| Army firefighters from the San Bernardino Engineering Depot, CA. Nov 1943 |
| Army 3/4 ton cargo truck converted into a fire truck pulling a British Scammel fire pump trailer. Unknown Army Depot in England. June 1943 |
| Another fire truck conversion on a 3/4 ton cargo truck in England, manned by British Army firefighters with Dennis Major fire trailer. May 1943 |
| Another fire truck conversion, complete with bell, from England during WWII |
Before
During
1936 USA Holabird Fire Truck Restoration
Photo by Estuardo Garcia Tonganoxie Mirror
Photo by Estuardo Garcia Tonganoxie Mirror
Tonganoxi Mirror
Tonganoxi Mirrow
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| The members of the Bloomingdale Fire Department, NJ have recently acquired the fire truck they purchased from the US Government at the end of WWII. The 1940 USA Class BF750 USA 50380 served at the Elmira Army Forces Service Depot at Horseheads, NY. Plans are for restoring the rig. Our thanks to Mike Wanklin for the info and photo of the data plate. Additional info on the history of the rig can be seen at this link.. 1940 Holabird |
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