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The DUKW was supplied to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and Allied forces, and 2,000 were supplied to Britain under the Lend-Lease program; [17] 535 were acquired by Australian forces, [18] and 586 were supplied to the Soviet Union, which built its own version, the BAV 485, after the war. 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. Richard Collier (1 November 2002). D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Normandy Landings. Orion Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-297-84346-7. Fitzsimons, Bernard, general editor. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Vol. 8, p.802, "DUKW". 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.

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]a b Friedman, Norman (2002). U.S. amphibious ships and craft: an illustrated design history. Illustrated Design Histories. Naval Institute Press. p.218. ISBN 1-55750-250-1 . Retrieved 22 March 2010.

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.” 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. 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. The U.S. Army reactivated and deployed several hundred at the outbreak of the Korean War with the 1st Transportation Replacement Training Group providing crew training. DUKWs were used extensively to bring supplies ashore during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and in the amphibious landings at Incheon.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.” The DUKW was designed by Rod Stephens Jr. of Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. yacht designers, Dennis Puleston, a British deep-water sailor resident in the U.S., and Frank W. Speir from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [10] Developed by the National Defense Research Committee and the Office of Scientific Research and Development to solve the problem of resupply to units which had just performed an amphibious landing, it was initially rejected by the armed services. When a United States Coast Guard patrol craft ran aground on a sand bar near Provincetown, Massachusetts, an experimental DUKW happened to be in the area for a demonstration. Winds up to 60 knots (110km/h; 69mph), rain, and heavy surf prevented conventional craft from rescuing the seven stranded Coast Guardsmen, but the DUKW had no trouble, [11] and military opposition to the DUKW melted. The DUKW later proved its seaworthiness by crossing the English Channel. 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. 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.

Willard Bascom, The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography (1988), ISBN 0-385-26633-2. Book includes photo of a DUKW surfing. They were used on the D-Day beaches of Normandy and in the Battle of the Scheldt, Operation Veritable, and Operation Plunder. 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. TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles. US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p.321 . Retrieved 24 October 2016.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. 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. 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.

The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps alternative designation of LVW (Landing Vehicle, Wheeled) was seldom used. [9] History [ edit ] 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.

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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. Ware, Pat (2014). The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles. Hermes House. pp.105, 114, 179, 244. ISBN 978-1-78214-192-1.