December 14, 1940

The US Army Cavalry was one of the key early contributors and testers of the jeep. The source documents in this section are ones related to the jeep development and prior activities that involved other small vehicle manufacture.

	Original Source	Provided By
Cavalry Board	November 8, 1938 - 451.2 - Report Test of Bantam Chassis by the Cavalry Board - Fort Riley, Kansas - Colonel Dorsey R. Rodney, Director, Cavalry Board to Chief of Cavalry	Todd Paisley
Cavalry Board	November 12, 1938 - 451.2 American Bantam (11-3-38) - Report Test of Bantam Chassis by the Cavalry Board - Fort Riley, Kansas -1st Indorsement - Colonel G. Kent, Cavalry to QMG	Todd Paisley
Cavalry Board	November 15, 1938 - QM 451 T-M (Proc 398-38-81) EDT No. 5-8 - Report Test of Bantam Chassis by the Cavalry Board - Fort Riley, Kansas - 2nd Indorsement - Lt. Col. J. H. Johnson to OQMG	Todd Paisley
Cavalry Board	November 21, 1938 - QM 451 T-M (Proc. 398-38-81) EDT No. 5-8 - Report Test of Bantam Chassis by the Cavalry Board - Fort Riley, Kansas - 3rd Indorsement - Lt. Colonel H. J. Lawes to QMG	Todd Paisley

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