[Dixielandjazz] "Jeep"
Normseldes@aol.com
Normseldes@aol.com
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:49:15 EST
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The word jeep was an acronism given to General Purpose 1/4 ton 4 x 4 vehicle
in the Army which was tested at Camp Holabird in Baltimore, Maryland in 1941
So. GP became JEEP. The designation in a comic strip came later. .
Norm Seldes normseldes@aol.com
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> The word jeep was an acronism given to </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">G</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">eneral </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">P</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">urpose 1/4 ton 4 x 4 vehicle in the Army which was tested at Camp Holabird in Baltimore, Maryland in 1941 So. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">GP </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">became </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">JEEP</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">. The designation in a comic strip came later. .<BR>
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