In 1919, the US Army’s Military Transportation Corps (MTC) undertook a transcontinental Convoy to demonstrate the need for a mechanized Army and was a grueling trip perhaps best known for including young Dwight Eisenhower.
. The “hooves to wheels” plan to modernize America’s fighting force needed an attention-getting event to energize Congress and the citizenry, and parading the Army’s military might from coast-to-coast along the new Lincoln Highway was a great way to get demonstrate new vehicles. As part of its mission to honor our country’s military vehicle history, the MVPA has decided to recreate the famous 1919 convoy in 2009 as a 90th Anniversary celebration of the achievement and in conjunction with the nation’s President Lincoln Bicentennial celebration.
More than 60 participants hope to drive some of the route, many of them all the way coast-to-coast Departure from Washington DC is Saturday, June 13, with arrival in San Francisco on Saturday, July 4. Here’s a description from the site
The Military Vehicle Preservation Association will recreate the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy.
The Lincoln Highway Association is working with the group, and one of the stops will be the in Wooster at the Fair Grounds. There will be 100 + vehicles and 350 people. It is planned for them to setup two full field kitchens to feed one meal to all in the convoy. A maintenance tent will be setup and service all convoy vehicles. The convoy will arrive in Wooster in the evening of June 15 and will be in Wooster all day June 16 leaving the morning of June 17. Wooster was a stop in 1919
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