Again, from the April 12th Chambersburg (Pa)Public Opinion. See April 27th blog entry.
Comparing: 1919 first; 2009 second.
Beginning and End: Washington, DC to San Francisco-- Same
Length of Trip and Dates: 62 days July 7 to September 6th-- 26 days June 13th to July 8th
Visited Chambersburg: July 8th-- June 13th and 14th
Size of Convoy: 81 vehicles, 46 trucks, 5 ambulances, 11 cars, 9 motorcycles, 1 Maxwell caterpillar tractor, 2 ambulance trailers, 4 kitchen trailers, 1 pontoon trailer, 1 mobile searchlight and recovery vehicle-- 100 vehicles joining for various parts, many historical military and other antique vehicles.
Size of Group: 37 officers and 256 enlisted-- will vary
Speed: Average speed 6 mph-- Top speed of 35
Average miles per day: 59
Some Interesting Facts. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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