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Costello, Joyce. "Italian volunteers find U.S. Army DUKW 67 years later". U.S. Army . Retrieved 8 February 2021. The unexpected animosity gave Allison pause; should she shut the group down and walk away? But after consideration, Allison decided she wouldn’t. The ability to make a positive impact on others was too important. She never expected the welcome she got when she stopped for gas in a small Canadian town. As she was getting ready to fuel her pride and joy, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sahara she’d just bought, she suddenly found herself in the middle of an angry encounter. During COVID-19, Allison Parliament, who was living in Alabama, decided to go home to Ontario, Canada, to be with her family. In June 2020, she made the 20-hour drive home. Before she arrived there, she needed to stop for some fuel. Clarke, Donald (1978). How It Works: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Vol.1. Marshall Cavendish. p.96.

Some DUKWs used in WW2 were reported to have capsized while landing at Omaha beach during the Normandy invasion. [20] [21] Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause Publications. p.121. ISBN 0-87349-508-X. DUKWs were also used in Lake Garda in Italy by the 10th Mountain Division in the final days of the war. One sank crossing from Torbole sul Garda to Riva del Garda on the evening of 30 April 1945; 25 out of the 26 onboard died. Two other DUKWs sank without casualties. [22] [23] [24] After the war [ edit ]p. 26 The Marines in the Pacific War The Marine Corps Gazette, Volume 31 Marine Corps Association, 1947 The DUKW was the first vehicle to allow the driver to vary the tire pressure from inside the cab. The tires could be fully inflated for hard surfaces such as roads and less inflated for softer surfaces, especially beach sand. [15] This added to its versatility as an amphibious vehicle. This feature is now standard on many military vehicles. [16] Service history [ edit ] World War II [ edit ] A British DUKW carries American airborne troops and supplies across the River Waal at Nijmegen, 30 September 1944.

Allison Parliament didn’t set out to become an internationally known Jeep celebrity. But that’s exactly what happened after a terrible road trip from the southern United States to her native Canada during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. A dual citizen of both Canada and the United States, Allison decided to travel from her home in Clanton, Alabama to visit family and friends in Ontario. DUKWs were initially sent to Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater, but were used by an invasion force for the first time in the European theater, during the Sicilian invasion, Operation Husky, in the Mediterranean. Fitzsimons, Bernard, general editor. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Vol. 8, p.802, "DUKW".

Ware, Pat (2014). The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles. Hermes House. pp.105, 114, 179, 244. ISBN 978-1-78214-192-1. Decades later, the designation was explained erroneously by writers such as Donald Clarke, who wrote in 1978 that it was an initialism for "Duplex Universal Karrier, Wheeled". [7] [8] You can place them in one of the groups we described above. Just make sure you apply the hashtag so everyone can find you. 5. Have a Good Time Friedman, Norman (2002). U.S. amphibious ships and craft: an illustrated design history. Illustrated Design Histories. Naval Institute Press. p.101. ISBN 1-55750-250-1 . Retrieved 22 March 2010.

The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps alternative designation of LVW (Landing Vehicle, Wheeled) was seldom used. [9] History [ edit ] Ex-U.S. Army DUKWs were transferred to the French military after World War II and were used by the Troupes de marine and naval commandos. Many were used for general utility duties in overseas territories. France deployed DUKWs to French Indochina during the First Indochina War. Some French DUKWs were given new hulls in the 1970s, with the last being retired in 1982. Miami Shipbuilding Corporation". Foils.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014 . Retrieved 27 December 2013.

In the Pacific, USMC DUKWs were used to cross the coral reefs of islands such as Saipan and Guam and the tires were not affected by the coral. [19] The stranger caught Allison in the act and the two had a good laugh about it. After this, Allison knew that she had to magnify this event to hit more Jeeps. Richard Collier (1 November 2002). D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Normandy Landings. Orion Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-297-84346-7.