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1919 "Trans-Continental Motor Truck" [1] The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy was a long distance convoy (described as a Motor Truck Trip with a "Truck Train" [1]) carried out by the U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps that drove over 3,000 mi (4,800 km) on the historic Lincoln Highway from Washington, D.C., to Oakland, California and then by ferry over to end in San Francisco.
Packard truck carries 3 tons from New York to San Francisco: 1912 National Highways Association incorporated [2] 1912 First official U.S. Army truck test from Washington DC to Fort Benjamin Harrison 7-28-1913 US Army Alaska expedition used a White Motor truck. [3] [4] 11-1914 U.S. Army reports 1½ ton trucks superior to 2½ ton trucks [5] 8-25-1915
Kathleen Helen Summersby BEM (née MacCarthy-Morrogh; 23 November 1908 – 20 January 1975), known as Kay Summersby, was a member of the British Mechanised Transport Corps during World War II, who served as a chauffeur and later as personal secretary to Dwight D. Eisenhower during his period as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in command of the Allied forces in north west Europe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower takes the Oath of Office as the President of the United States during his Inauguration January 20, 1953 in Washington D.C. Also pictured is former president Harry S. Truman ...
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A new exhibit at an Adams County museum is highlighting never-before-seen artifacts that belonged to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, including three original paintings by the president.
[66] The New York Times reported that "The project's fate is uncertain." [67] Congress's fiscal year 2014 omnibus bill appropriated only $1 million to the project instead of the requested $51 million, which halved the Eisenhower Commission's annual operating budget. The bill effectively blocked construction until the next round of appropriations.
Eisenhower Interstate System sign south of San Antonio, Texas Many streets across the United States are named for Eisenhower, including this residential avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defence Highways; Eisenhower Parkway in Essex County, New Jersey; Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290) near Chicago