My M5A1 ate a round in ETO

[Austringer]

Restoring a 1943 M5A1 stuart that looks like it ate either a pak38 or pak40. It was repaired and sent back out.  Im trying to figure out the history of the vehicle.  Serial number is 4169 and it was built in March 43 at the South Gate plant in calf.    

 

Best i can figure is the round hit the headlight guard on the way in and that would account for the splatter / spall marks on the front armor plates.  They all radiate from one point which rays back to the headlight guard.  The undamaged area would of been protected by the lower slat of the guard.  It most likely absorbed enough of the kenetic energy to allow the area between the upper and lower spalling damage to not be marked or pitted.    

 

Would love to find out the history, if the driver survived  etc.  

 

 

Going to leave the damage from the shell l, would like to know its story.