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		M62 "5 ton wrecker"



		Our M62 was built in 1953. Its powered by a gas engine and gets 2 miles to the gallon! In Vietnam, most of the units used a updated version called the M543. This was powered by a diesel motor. Units in Vietnam would try to send there wrecker with the convoy units whenever possible for the recovery of break downs.



		Maintenance units such as the 5th Maintenance Battalion used these wreckers to recover damaged or broken down trucks. These trucks were the "pride" of any motor pool officer and were usually dressed accordingly to represent that units ability to repair trucks. This was done by having the "finest" wrecker in all of South East Asia. Our M62 is awating paint and minor maintenance repairs. When done, she will be named "The Chief" in loving memory of a good friend Rodney Getschman. Also will be painted in the markings of the 545th Trans. Co. in the memory of two Wrecker drivers killed in a ambush on Aug 12, 1969 Preserving the history and memories of the truck driver during the Vietnam War.