File:A road patrol wrecker pulls an overturned truck back on its wheels.png

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A road patrol wrecker (right) pulls an overturned truck back on its wheels

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English: A road patrol wrecker (right) pulls an overturned truck back on its wheels circa 1944 to haul it to the nearest heavy-automotive maintenance depot along the Red Ball Express route in the European theater of operations. Damaged trucks were repaired at once and put back into service. If a truck was damaged beyond repair, it was immediately replaced.
Date c. October 1944
Source https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/March-April-2021/Carey-Red-Ball-Express/
Author Lawrence Riordan, United States Army Signal Corps photographer

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