Thank you again, PaKlo for your most welcome comments and contributions.
We are now a step further I think. I found an old catalogue of Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks vehicles in my library and even though it was from 1950, it did contain a photo of the 1942 Ford G8T so they were used by both the Army and the Navy. The photo shows a vehicle supplied as chassis and cab, not chassis and cowl with windscreen that our truck was but it is still very close.
I could not find your photos on the Web yet so I could not get the good resolution of your last photo but it definitely shows a US Navy registration number. Now, I have to figure out what the 'US" California plate means.
I will continue to look for more information.
Bill
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