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2. Harley-Davidson WLA - Wikipedia

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   The Harley-Davidson WLA is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was produced to US Army specifications in the years during and around World War II. It was based on an existing civilian model, the WL, and is of the 45 solo type, so called due to its 45-cubic-inch (740 cm 3) engine displacement and single-rider design.

3. Harley-Davidson XA - Wikipedia

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   Harley-Davidson XA opposed-twin engine runs 100 °F (38 °C) cooler than a V-twin. [4]During WWII, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to design a specification of a motorcycle much like the BMWs used by German forces, with shaft drive, a boxer engine, and several other features that made the BMWs exceptionally reliable and low-maintenance machines.

4. Sd.Kfz. 2 - Wikipedia

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   The Sd.Kfz.2 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 (from German klein 'small' Ketten 'chains/tracks' and Kraftrad 'motorcycle'), shortened to Kettenkrad (pl. Kettenkräder). It was used by the military of Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

5. Crocker Motorcycles - Wikipedia

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   The Crocker Motorcycle Company is an American manufacturer, based in Los Angeles, California, founded by Albert Crocker.Located at 1346 Venice Blvd, Crocker produced a series of kits and whole motorcycles between 1931 and 1941: an overhead-valve conversion kit for the Indian 101 Scout motor (1932), a single-cylinder speedway racer (1934), powerful V-twin road motorcycles (1936–40), and the ...

6. Tanks of the United States in the world wars - Wikipedia

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   The first Marines to use tanks in World War II were patched together US Army M2 light tanks in an ad hoc unit in the Philippines in early 1942, but details are scant. On 7 August 1942, M2 and M3 tanks landed on Guadalcanal with the 1st Tank Battalion. Later some upgraded M3s called the M5 were introduced.

7. Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942

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   All of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates dated for the year 1942, and due to metal conservation for World War II, 1943 and 1944 for most states. In 1942, automobile production in the United States was halted for the duration of ...