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[Frog]

That's an amphibious Jeep.
Looking at what can be read and other background details, I'm suspecting photo was taken in Italy.
Thousands of American women served overseas with the American Red Cross (ARC) during World War II, and in Italy they played a vital role in providing recreation, comfort, and morale-boosting services to U.S. troops. ARC women operated Clubmobiles—mobile recreation units that traveled with troops, offering showers, haircuts, meals, games, and social events. They also ran service clubs at forward operating bases, delivered hot coffee and donuts in harsh conditions, and organized tours to cultural sites . Many worked in recreation and personal service units, helping recuperating servicemen.
However, the shoulder patch seems odd, without the tradition Red Cross ... a local patch??

He are two pictures of a Donuts Dollies clubmobile truck from the American Red Cross in the ETO (from the estate of private Carlo Rotti - 620th MPEG company, 9th Army).

 

[Viking1066]

A new Wal is hoisted into the water at the Aviolanda factory 1928 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Intended for the Dutch East Indies navy but diverted to Australia. A48-1 used for training but later undertook coastal patrols in the vicinity of Sydney and the industrial cities of Newcastle and Wollongong 1942 the net

 

[Viking1066]

WASP pilot Betty Wall the net

 

[Elvis]

A little off-subject, but this popped up as a screen saver on my laptop and I found it so beautiful in its desolation, I just had to share.

Wheal Coates in Cornwall...

 

[Viking1066]

Wearing the Staffel's ferocious shark mouth marking, Ltn Martin Dewes' Messerschmitt Bf 110E-1 of 4./ ZG 76 is about to depart from Tatoi, Athens for Iraq the net

 

[Viking1066]

Brewster B-239 Buffalo October 1942 the net

 

[Viking1066]

One of the trio of Junkers Ju 90A-0 transports during a refuelling stop in Syria the net

 

[Viking1066]

ATA pilot Lettice Curtis boarding the Spitfire the net

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Maxrobot1]

Introducing my daughter to aviation, 2004.

 

[Maxrobot1]

I made this up a few years ago - P-40 with an R-2800.

 

[Maxrobot1]

I made this up - Hellcat with a P-40F nose.

 

[SaparotRob]

They're brilliant.

 

[Viking1066]

Brewster B-239 Buffalo "BW-378" 1942 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk31 of Atlantic Air Transport the net

 

[Viking1066]

ATA Pilot Jackie Moggridge, who ferried over 1,500 aircraft the net

 

[Viking1066]

Bristol 170 Series 31 Merchant Venturer of SAFE Air at Auckland International Airport in 1973 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Caproni Ca.316 the net

 

[Viking1066]

ATA 2 the net