Can You ID this French Tank

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The picture was taken mid 1954, somewhere between Da Lat (which was a hunting resort) and Siagon.  The young boy in the tank is me and the photographer was my dad.  And yes, I lived in Vietnam from November 1953 until June 1955.

 

Larry

[Salvage Sailor]

M24 Chaffee

[Brian Keith]

Great photo! What was the tanks name, Paris ....something?

BKW

[Powerhouse]

This M24 is immatriculated IC 93429 this sort of numbering was especialy etablished for the indochina conflict

IC mean Infanterie Coloniale (Colonial Inantry)

Serie IC 90 000 to IC 94 999 : for armored vehicles

The clear color of the Képi and the white color of the ribbon on the epaulette could indicate an unit of the cavalry.

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Thanks for the information.  The bottom looks like "PIG" or "PI6" and the numbers look like "93429" but it's hard to read the letters or numbers in the picture.  Also, that was my very first and last tank ride.

 

Larry