This is my Navy Jeep that came off of USS Dunn County LST. This LST earned 3 battle stars in WWII and 5 more during the Korean War. This Jeep was declared surplus and sold after the LST was retired to the scrap yard after serving many years for U.S. Marine beach landing training at Camp LeJune, North Carolina. This may have been the LST that I trained on as a young Marine trainee around 1958. The Jeep was restored a couple of years ago by the fellow who purchased it out of Norfolk, Virginia. The engine was rebuilt by Jasper Engines to factory specs. This Willys M38A1 only has a little over 18 K miles.
I am the director of the Cecil D. Buchanan War Museum located at American Legion Post 3 in Greenville SC, so a lot of admirers each nice weekend (I never drive it in bad weather) get to enjoy it. It is embarrassing for a former Marine grunt to ride around in a Navy Jeep, but since I did serve some time as a Marine MP at the Naval Brig in Philadelphia Navy Yard, maybe this will be OK.
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Peter / Devil Dog,
It won’t bother us too much to see a Marine in our good Navy equipment.
After all (My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment) is what we were taught the acronym “MARINE” stands for.
Just kidding!
LOVE YOUR JEEP!
V/R,
UCCM(SCW) Don “Rummy” Rumback
US NAVY SEABEE
Peter / Devil Dog,
It won’t bother us too much to see a Marine in our good Navy equipment.
After all (My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment) is what we were taught the acronym “MARINE” stands for.
Just kidding!
LOVE YOUR JEEP!
V/R,
UCCM(SCW) Don “Rummy” Rumback
US NAVY SEABEE
To be correct it is “MARINES” and S stands for “sometimes”
To be correct it is “MARINES” and S stands for “sometimes”
Nice Jeep. As an Navy vet, 66-70, we’ll let you drive that Navy jeep. Just keep checking the fluids.
Good luck with it
John
Aviation Machinist Mate, 3rd class
Nice Jeep. As an Navy vet, 66-70, we’ll let you drive that Navy jeep. Just keep checking the fluids.
Good luck with it
John
Aviation Machinist Mate, 3rd class
mucho me agrada su presentacion yo tengo mi Jeep m38a1 (segun documentacion es un kaiser hurricane M606 A2) y nesecitaria varios repuiestos ruego a usted informar si dispone de bomba de nafta y de distribuidor
Aldo
mucho me agrada su presentacion yo tengo mi Jeep m38a1 (segun documentacion es un kaiser hurricane M606 A2) y nesecitaria varios repuiestos ruego a usted informar si dispone de bomba de nafta y de distribuidor
Aldo
From one former Marine Infantryman to another (and a Willy’s Jeep owner), “oorah” ! at least they aren’t taking you to the Brig in it !!
beautiful jeep !
From one former Marine Infantryman to another (and a Willy’s Jeep owner), “oorah” ! at least they aren’t taking you to the Brig in it !!
beautiful jeep !
FORGOT ONE THING ….WHO WAS THE MAN THAT RESTORED IT ??
FORGOT ONE THING ….WHO WAS THE MAN THAT RESTORED IT ??
Peter, the people that miss seeing the hundred’s of WAR ARTIFACTS you have on display at the
AMERICAN LEGION Cecil D. Buchanan WAR MUSEUM 430 North Main Street, Greenville, S.C.
phone # 864-884-0368 or 864-271-2000 are surely missing WAR HISTORY on all the wars that the
United States have been involved with.
The MUSEUM is open on the week ends, Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday 1pm – 5pm.
Your display of machine guns, flags, rockets, uniforms, pictures. war library the largest in South Carolina and O’Yes you do have the best looking Navy Jeep in this part of the world.
I hope someone will try to out do you with their donation’s of WAR ARTIFACTS for the Museum.
I really appreciate your love for the Museum/
Korea: Cecil Buchanan
Peter, the people that miss seeing the hundred’s of WAR ARTIFACTS you have on display at the
AMERICAN LEGION Cecil D. Buchanan WAR MUSEUM 430 North Main Street, Greenville, S.C.
phone # 864-884-0368 or 864-271-2000 are surely missing WAR HISTORY on all the wars that the
United States have been involved with.
The MUSEUM is open on the week ends, Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday 1pm – 5pm.
Your display of machine guns, flags, rockets, uniforms, pictures. war library the largest in South Carolina and O’Yes you do have the best looking Navy Jeep in this part of the world.
I hope someone will try to out do you with their donation’s of WAR ARTIFACTS for the Museum.
I really appreciate your love for the Museum/
Korea: Cecil Buchanan
Hey all of you. This is an update on the M38A1 Willys Navy Shore Patrol Jeep. Since the picture appeared in the Kaiser Willys blog I have done the following:
1. The wheels were painted black. I have now painted them the proper Navy Haze Grey. They look better.
2. The back seat has now been upholstered using fabric from a World War II pancho, both the seat bottom and the seat back.,
3. I now have mounted a M1919 A1 Browning Machine Gun (Dewat) along with dummy rounds. It looks nice and really attracts attention.
The Jeep will be on display at the Cecil D. Buchanan War Museum @ American Legion Post 3 in Greenville, South Carolina on sunny weekends.
Peter Butchart
USMCR (Grunt)
Hey all of you. This is an update on the M38A1 Willys Navy Shore Patrol Jeep. Since the picture appeared in the Kaiser Willys blog I have done the following:
1. The wheels were painted black. I have now painted them the proper Navy Haze Grey. They look better.
2. The back seat has now been upholstered using fabric from a World War II pancho, both the seat bottom and the seat back.,
3. I now have mounted a M1919 A1 Browning Machine Gun (Dewat) along with dummy rounds. It looks nice and really attracts attention.
The Jeep will be on display at the Cecil D. Buchanan War Museum @ American Legion Post 3 in Greenville, South Carolina on sunny weekends.
Peter Butchart
USMCR (Grunt)
Hi , is this navy Jeep ,still on display in SC ?
Hi , is this navy Jeep ,still on display in SC ?
Nice Jeep you have their. Thank you ALL for serving and protecting ALL of OUR FREEDOM. As a army—Viet Nam-70-72. Who also served in the navy from 76-78. I do have to say–I got some good laughs watching the sailors around the marines. I was closer to the marines and I guess because they knew we had been through the similar situations. Thank you all for a job WELL DONE and a job BEING DONE NOW. Thank each and everyone of you for serving and serving our country now.
Nice Jeep you have their. Thank you ALL for serving and protecting ALL of OUR FREEDOM. As a army—Viet Nam-70-72. Who also served in the navy from 76-78. I do have to say–I got some good laughs watching the sailors around the marines. I was closer to the marines and I guess because they knew we had been through the similar situations. Thank you all for a job WELL DONE and a job BEING DONE NOW. Thank each and everyone of you for serving and serving our country now.
What a beautiful restored jeep! Restoring a 1952 M38A1. Hopefully it will turn out as nice!
What a beautiful restored jeep! Restoring a 1952 M38A1. Hopefully it will turn out as nice!