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In addition to transporting New York's Medal of Joan of Arc for San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the convoy had 4 objectives; and Ordnance Department and Tank Corps observers completed their reports in October. The objectives were:
- a) Encourage "construction of through-route and transcontinental highways". The Ordnance Department notes "great interest in the Good Roads Movement was aroused by the passage of the Convoy".
- b) Procure "recruits for … the Motor Transport Corps": enlistment through the convoy was sparse
- c) Exhibit "to the public … the motor vehicle for military purposes": In the course of the journey, the convoy "passed through 350 communities, and it was estimated that more than 3,000,000 people witnessed it along the route."
- d) Study & observe "the terrain and standard army vehicles": . The Tank Corps noted that "the light truck is so far superior to the heavy should be confined to ... hard surfaced roads; and ... short hauls."
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