Opening of 'Salute to San Diego's Troops' features a 1942 Willys Jeep donated by a local World War II history buff
The San Diego Automotive Museum likes to tell stories through the 75 cars and motorcycles in its collection. Stories about history, about culture, about technology.With Military Appreciation Month as the backdrop, the
This particular Jeep didn’t have any combat pedigree — it was stateside during World War II, at an armory in Buffalo — but itsAnd it had an interactive feature officials liked, too. “I think it’s great,” Marine Col. Mike Ogden said after he’d put down the Sharpie. “I’m an infantry guy, and we’re familiar with scrambling into vehicles. They’re part of who we are. So an exhibit like this is nice to see.”
The previous owners told him it had been at the armory and used for a while as a snowplow. In San Diego, it saw duty on Halloween, ferrying neighborhood kids around for trick or treat.
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