Don't think any motorcycles that made it overseas were repatriated. Most of them were distributed to foreign police depts. Eventually those bikes were re-sold to citizens. There are alot of them today in Europe and Australia. Many Harley XA NOS parts come from Australia.
The Harley WLA (V-twin 750 cc) of your uncle's almost certainly came from US stocks. I suppose it could have been stolen but was most likely liquidated as Govt surplus. I am a second owner (civilian) of a '42 WLA. Paid $75 for it in 1968 and rode it home. The seller probably paid less 20 years earlier. Also own a '42 XA. Jay Leno has one too. That model was designed for desert conditions. My bike has disc wheels so that sand would not reach the inner tubes from the spoke holes.
I remember seeing ads in the back of Popular Mechanics in the '50s where new WLA engines were offered for $25 from an outfit in Chicago. Those engines are probably worth $3000-$4000 now.
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