Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
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Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
Thanks to Chris Toadman Hughes giving me the idea to find my tank in pictures taken during the battle of Iwo Jima, I was able to do just that. He was out here visiting last week and what some people criticized as "fake" applique armor, he felt it was a field repair. The fact that it had all the nails welded to the hatches, turret and hull, just further back his opinion that it was used in the Pacific theater. If you look the color picture, you can see where all the nails were ground off at some point when it came back into the US.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
That is fantastic, I was wondering about that right armor plate...man an in service photo is gold!
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
I knew the moment that I saw it that it was a Pacific bringback with field mods. That people would doubt that is baffling.
Anyhow, the tank in the black and white photo has been knocked out a round that went through the turret ring and the armor in front of it. Does your tank show a repair in that spot? That coupled with the thrown track says that it had a pretty bad day. I'd be curious to see comparison shots.
Anyhow, the tank in the black and white photo has been knocked out a round that went through the turret ring and the armor in front of it. Does your tank show a repair in that spot? That coupled with the thrown track says that it had a pretty bad day. I'd be curious to see comparison shots.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
That is awesome! I would love to find old service pics of our tanks.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
Some people with a better knowledge than me have narrowed it down to the Marine 5th Tank Battalion, A Company.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
With photos like this, the G503 just gets better and better,
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
Awesome piece of history owning a Sherman in the first place, to have pictures of it in theater...Incredible, congrats Ron. You should share that with Master Gunny King at the Mechanized Museum at Camp Pendleton, I am sure he could find out lots about the tank and its crew for you
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
Yes, the area has been repaired. I will get some pics posted tomorrow for you.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
Notice second tank in line.
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Re: Found pics of my M4A3 Sherman in Iwo Jima
WOW.. you got a better eye than I do! I've had so many people over the last five and half years trying to convince me take that "fake" or bad excuse for applique armor off and put "real" armor back in it's place.
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