America at war. U.S. soldiers unpack motor vehicle parts at assembly plant on New Guinea.

America at war. U.S. soldiers unpack motor vehicle parts at assembly plant on New Guinea. At a field assembly plant on New Guinea territory, wrested from the Japanese, a crew of U.S. soldiers uncrates shipments of chassis frames, bodies, axles, cabs, tires and other parts which will be put together to form two complete two and a half-ton Army trucks for service in forward areas. The parts are shipped from the U.S. in wooden crates which can be stored compactly in ships' holds and docks. Cargo space is precious and since completely assembled motor vehicles are bulky affairs they would take up a lot of vital shipping space. Crated parts require less space and are more casily and more rapidly loaded and unloaded. More than 5,500 meter vehicles have been put together and sent into service at this assembly line in the field..