Military_Curator Posted September 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2020 1st Cavalry Division marked M4 Shermans & another armored vehilce (TD?) during the 46' parade in Tokyo. These two photographs came out of a recently acquired 1st Cavalry Division photo album. Parks Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 3, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 3, 2020 The armored vehicles in the top photo are M-7 Priests. That's a 105MM gun there. Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted October 4, 2020 Share #3 Posted October 4, 2020 What are the Bumper Numbers on these? Link to post Share on other sites
easterneagle87 Posted October 4, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 4, 2020 What model of Sherman with the muzzle breaks on them? I thought those came later than '46. I "primarily" collect Gulf War 1 patches. All branches (USA, USAF,USN, USMC & USCG) and ALL Countries..US - Op.'s Desert Shield / Storm / Provide Comfort /Some Southern Watch - F-4G's Wild WeaselsUK - Op.'s Granby / Sabre / WardenCanadian - Op. Desert Storm / Op. FrictionFrench - Daguet / AconitNetherlands, Belgium, Poland, South Korea, etc.Looking for the oddities, including unfinished & flawsI HAVE EXTRA's!! Will trade as well. Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted October 4, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 4, 2020 13 hours ago, easterneagle87 said: What model of Sherman with the muzzle breaks on them? I thought those came later than '46. M4A3(76)W HVSS. They're probablt from the division's 603rd Medium Tank Company, this unit served in The Cav from March 1944 till sometime in March 1948. It's the M7 Priests that have me stumped, Don't see where an Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to The Cav, unless it's an Attached one. Link to post Share on other sites
Military_Curator Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 1:13 PM, tredhed2 said: The armored vehicles in the top photo are M-7 Priests. That's a 105MM gun there. Thank you for the clarification! Armor is not my forte haha! On 10/4/2020 at 10:59 AM, patches said: M4A3(76)W HVSS. They're probablt from the division's 603rd Medium Tank Company, this unit served in The Cav from March 1944 till sometime in March 1948. It's the M7 Priests that have me stumped, Don't see where an Armored Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to The Cav, unless it's an Attached one. I am not aware of any armored FA battalions within the Cav during the war or occupation, unless one of the standard FA units or even the armored units had a section of them. Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted October 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, Military_Curator said: Thank you for the clarification! Armor is not my forte haha! I am not aware of any armored FA battalions within the Cav during the war or occupation, unless one of the standard FA units or even the armored units had a section of them. Not sure someone with specific knowledge will chime in, but I believe infantry division's (1st CD subject to ID TO & E) cannon companies used M-7s later in the war under a revision. I mean, a cannon's a cannon, whether it's SP or dragged, right? And here is a patch for the 603rd Tank Co (Med) Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted October 7, 2020 Share #8 Posted October 7, 2020 10 hours ago, tredhed2 said: Not sure someone with specific knowledge will chime in, but I believe infantry division's (1st CD subject to ID TO & E) cannon companies used M-7s later in the war under a revision. I mean, a cannon's a cannon, whether it's SP or dragged, right? And here is a patch for the 603rd Tank Co (Med) I think you on to something tred, M7 used in Regimental Cannon Companies in 1944-45 and beyond. Still trying to find more info, got a hit for M7 32nd "Red Arrow" Division, 128th Infantry Regiment, Cannon Company., there was supposed to be a photo, but it was deleted. And this led me to this site on the 25th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Regiment's Cannon Company, says the Wolfhounds got the Priest as early as June 1944, now I don't know if this occurred only in the Pacific or if it was done in the ETO or MTO in 44 as well. http://wolfhoundpack.org/Articles/Cannon-Company Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 7, 2020 Share #9 Posted October 7, 2020 I have seen a photo for the 383rd IR Cannon Co w/ Priests. See if I can find it. Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted October 7, 2020 Share #10 Posted October 7, 2020 The book US Armored Artillery in World War II by Steven J. Zaloga has numerous photos of M-7 Priests (pgs 67-72) being assigned to regimental cannon companies in the SWPTO. Depicted are M-7s assigned to Cannon Cos of the 130th IR, 63rd IR, 126th IR, 383rd IR, and multiple companies in the 37th and 25th IDs. That's where I saw the photo of the 383rd IR Cannon Co photo. According to the book, all the M-7s in the ETO and MTO were used exclusively by AFABs. Member, ASMIC.Editor, ASMIC's The Trading PostASMIC Executive VP Link to post Share on other sites
Military_Curator Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted October 8, 2020 I found a photograph in the 1st Cavalry Division unit history from WW2 (there are three for the time period; one for WW2, occupation, and Korea). This is either from the March into Tokyo or from some exercise post war 1945. Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted October 8, 2020 Share #12 Posted October 8, 2020 It's too bad we can't make out the bumper numbers, that would help immensely. Link to post Share on other sites
Jibber1941 Posted October 23, 2020 Share #13 Posted October 23, 2020 Nice! Link to post Share on other sites
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