24/10/2012 · Where the Dragon Wagon specialized at one task, another World War II six-wheeler, the DUKW, ended up handling a multitude of duties. Built by GMC to ferry supplies from ships right up onto the beaches, the DUKW-353 was essentially GMC's 2-1/2-ton CCKW-353 truck fitted with a watertight hull, propeller, rudder, and bilge pumps.