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A Mack truck carrying soldiers and pulling an M1 155mm "Long Tom" gun through Brest, France, August 1944.
Credit: Courtesy of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum
During World War II, the Mack Truck Company of Allentown, PA, supplied more than 35,000 trucks to the Allied war effort. The all-wheel-drive 7 ½ ton Model NO saw extensive use transporting men, supplies, and large weapons, including the 155mm gun seen in this photograph.