United States Army Ordnance


The US Army Ordnance was one of the key early contributors and testers of the jeep. The source documents in this section are ones related to the jeep development and prior activities that involved other small vehicle manufacture.

Document Date Document Name
June 6, 1940 CI 470.8-550 XII 'C' - 'Light Vehicle Development' - Chief Infantry to AG,  June 6, 1940
June 8, 1940 CI 470.8-550 XII 'C' - 'Light Vehicle Development' - Chief of Calvary to AG - 1st. indorsement,  June 8, 1940
June 14, 1940 CI 470.8-550 XII 'C' - 'Light Vehicle Development' - AG to QMG and Chief Ordnance - 2nd. indorsement,  June 14, 1940
June 22, 1940 'Light Infantry and Cavalry Vehicles - Development of', Sub-Committee on Automotive Equipment to The Ordnance Committee, Technical Staff,  June 22, 1940
January 2, 1943 Major Perrine to Col. Johnson - Eng. Division,  January 2, 1943
January 18, 1943 201 - Vehicle Designed by Private Simon Larkin - Colonel William B. Johnson, Chief Engineering Division, Ordnance Department to Private Simon Larkin,  January 18, 1943
January 18, 1943 Vehicle Designed by Private Simon Larkin - Colonel William B. Johnson, Chief, Engineering Division, Ordnance Department to Major E. H. Holtzkemper, Ordnance Department, Tank Automotive Center,  January 18, 1943



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