Everyone in the Navy jeep seems happy.
“1950’s 4×5 Negative~Pretty girls on a Military vehicle, p10224
Description: Original vintage negative from the late 1950’s. Taken by Don Comoe who was the official photographer at Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos, CA.
Size: 4 x 5″”
Interesting “Official Use”.
Interesting that it’s a MB in the late 50’s and not upgraded to a M38-A1. I guess if they were in good condition, they kept them in service. Be interesting to know the govt’s official replacement policies.
They were still using the WWII jeeps alongside the M38s in Korea. So a very possible picture.
The driver looks like a pretty happy, and lucky, guy to me!
The man who took this pic, and several others, was my father, Don Comoe. He passed away in 2010.
Thanks for the note Jim. Sorry to hear about your father’s passing. If this photo is indicative of his other photos, he did good work 🙂
– Dave
Jim! I would love to hear about your dad. Try to contact me through Dave Eilers. http://www.ewillys.com/about-2/contact/
I am currently a reservist Historian at Los Alamitos with personal interest in our base.
Thank you and your dad.
-Todd