An Army convoy set out to show it could be done. Dwight Eisenhower was along for the ride from Washington to San Francisco. July 7, 2019 More than 5 years ago ...

In 1919, driving cross-country was a crazy idea - but an Army convoy set out to show it could be done. The 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy crossing east Wyoming.

A convoy of vintage military vehicles that came to Grand Island on Tuesday afternoon commemorates those times. The vehicles, and some of the drivers, overnighted at the United Veterans Club.

The military vehicles would attempt to navigate thousands of miles of unpaved back roads and reach California by early September. In 1919, driving cross-country was a crazy idea - but an Army ...

In 1919, driving cross-country was a crazy idea — but an Army convoy set out to show it could be done (Courtesy of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library) The 1919 Transcontinental Motor ...