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a b "UK DUKWS Refurbished for Royal Marines, Upgrade Update". Jane's International Defence Review. Jane's Information Group. 30 July 1999 . Retrieved 31 August 2012. p. 26 The Marines in the Pacific War The Marine Corps Gazette, Volume 31 Marine Corps Association, 1947

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. 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. Britain deployed DUKWs to Malaya during the Malayan Emergency of 1948–60. Many were redeployed to Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation of 1962–66.The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps alternative designation of LVW (Landing Vehicle, Wheeled) was seldom used. [9] History [ edit ] 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. A guy approached, told me I was a dirty American spreading Covid and just wanted to hurt people,” Allison said. The man even shoved her into her Jeep. “It scared the crap out of me.” TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles. US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p.321 . Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Doyle, David (2003). Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Krause Publications. p.121. ISBN 0-87349-508-X. After World War II, reduced numbers were kept in service by the United States, Britain, France, and Australia, with many stored pending disposal. Australia transferred many to Citizens Military Force units. 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]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 ] Allen, Thomas B. (August 2002). "Odd DUKW: On land and in the water, World War II's amphibian workhorse showed the skeptics a thing or two — now it shows tourists the sights". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 7 March 2021. Williamson Murray; Allan Reed Millett (30 June 2009). A War To Be Won: fighting the Second World War. Harvard University Press. pp.422–. ISBN 978-0-674-04130-1.

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. 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. Willard Bascom, The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography (1988), ISBN 0-385-26633-2. Book includes photo of a DUKW surfing. Above all else, it’s important to have a good time while you do it. This game was meant to be fun and help you connect with other Jeep enthusiasts around the nation. Bishop, Chris (2002). The Encyclopedia of Weapons of WWII. Sterling Publishing Company. p.67. ISBN 1-58663-762-2 . Retrieved 24 March 2010.The DUKWs were used for safety, allowing all ranks to undertake training drills for boat work for the landing craft ranks, and drivers undertaking wading drills from the Landing Craft Utility. The Australian Army lent two DUKWs and crew to Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions for a 1948 expedition to Macquarie Island. Australian DUKWs were used on Antarctic supply voyages until 1970. [18] From 1945 to 1965, the Australian Commonwealth Lighthouse Service supply ship Cape York carried ex-Army DUKWs for supplying lighthouses on remote islands. [27] Then the celebrity appearance gigs started. Jeep gatherings from around the continent started inviting Allison as their special guest, much to her surprise. “I do not feel like a celeb at all!” she exclaimed. “I’m your average boring person. I’m a dog mom and a cat mom and like to play with my Jeep.”