12thengr Posted August 10, 2015 Share #176 Posted August 10, 2015 I thought I might revive this post with this M1A1 Abrams outside of Mountain Home Idaho. Rotary and Idaho Nat'l Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted August 16, 2015 Share #177 Posted August 16, 2015 This M60 is at the Sparta, Wisconson American Legion, just west of Fort MCoy. There is an AH-1 Cobra on stick next to it. And for those of you concerned by what you see, no, there is no snow in Wisconsin just now, these were taken in December, I just did not remember to get them posted until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted October 18, 2015 Share #178 Posted October 18, 2015 Here's a nice Sherman at a park in south east PA. Frank 1 2 3 Last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted October 19, 2015 Share #179 Posted October 19, 2015 That's a nice one. Any idea why it bears markings of the 4th Armored? Was it repainted by the 4th AD Association maybe? Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted October 19, 2015 Share #180 Posted October 19, 2015 That's a nice one. Any idea why it bears markings of the 4th Armored? Was it repainted by the 4th AD Association maybe? Erwin Hi Erwin, A local WWII veteran tanker was in the 4th. When they opened this park a few years ago he was one of the special guests for the event. I'm not sure that there were any other reasons. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B229 Posted October 19, 2015 Share #181 Posted October 19, 2015 It isn't just painted for any 37th Tank Bn tank though, it's marked as "Cobra King". The real "Cobra King" is actually an M4A3E2 Jumbo, as opposed to this which is a late, wet stowage M4A3 75mm. Since that is a pretty unique tank, having broken the siege of Bastogne, there must be a reason they picked that tank, like maybe the local vet crewed it. Might be worth trying to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #182 Posted October 19, 2015 Thats a nice Sherman!!........mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted October 20, 2015 Share #183 Posted October 20, 2015 Does anyone in the Netherlands know if the Sherman tank is still at The Hague Zoo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted October 20, 2015 Share #184 Posted October 20, 2015 It isn't just painted for any 37th Tank Bn tank though, it's marked as "Cobra King". The real "Cobra King" is actually an M4A3E2 Jumbo, as opposed to this which is a late, wet stowage M4A3 75mm. Since that is a pretty unique tank, having broken the siege of Bastogne, there must be a reason they picked that tank, like maybe the local vet crewed it. Might be worth trying to find out.[/quote Thanks for the comment. He was in the 4th Armored, 37th Tank Bn Co C. He didn't crew "Cobra King". I met him at the opening of the park in 2010. I spoke to him for a bit. He was a very nice gentleman. There were a lot of people and a few news reporters spending time with him and other vets. I've been meaning to take a few pics and post them here. I stopped there this past weekend. I had some other info but I'm not able to locate it now. I had forgotten his name but was able to find it online. Here's some info from the "Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge" site. Frank http://www.veteransofthebattleofthebulge.org/2015/01/28/neil-french-4th-ad-to-be-on-tv/ Neil French, 4th AD to be on TV Posted on January 28, 2015 by admin My Dad, Neil French, was a WW2 replacement. After basic training at Fort Knox, he entered the war at Lowe with the 4th Armored Division, 37th Tank Battalion, C Company. He was a gunner in an M4 Sherman tank dozer and was the second tank into Bastogne led by the Cobra King, Boggess, then by Creighton Abrams, his immediate commander in a jeep. While Neil maintained rounds of firing as gunner, the crew cleared the corridor for 40 ambulances to get in to assist the injured 101st. french Submitted by his daughter Connie Rinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted October 20, 2015 Share #185 Posted October 20, 2015 Frank, thanks very much for this information. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 20, 2015 Share #186 Posted October 20, 2015 Not sure if anyone has posted these before, but they're in a small park in Bodfish, California. The only reason I was there was because had been stranded at work for several days and had to take backroads to get home. One of my employees had to make a pit stop and this park was the first place we could find to take care of that issue. We were trying to get home as quickly as possible, which is why I only got pictures of the DUKW and not the tank. Anyway...interesting...out in the middle of almost nowhere... Here's the DUKW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B229 Posted October 20, 2015 Share #187 Posted October 20, 2015 He was a gunner in an M4 Sherman tank dozer and was the second tank into Bastogne led by the Cobra King, Boggess, then by Creighton Abrams, his immediate commander in a jeep. Okay, well that certainly explains it! Great info and great that you got to talk to him. Thanks for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatl Posted October 24, 2015 Share #188 Posted October 24, 2015 In front of the National Guard armory in Griffin, Georgia. The history of the unit; unfortunately, they didn't have the tank with them at Appomattox. The other unit that is mentioned, the Fannin Avengers, had an officer named Holliday whose son became famous as Doc Holliday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardheaded Posted October 26, 2015 Share #189 Posted October 26, 2015 I don't know where this photo was taken. Some of the other pics I have of this guys were taken in Metz, France 1945 and Wasserkuppe, Germany June 1945. The plaque on the monument looks like Russian. . . I saw one of these posted earlier in this thread so I guess it's OK. If not, please remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted October 27, 2015 Share #190 Posted October 27, 2015 Here's a Sherman my platoon came across in Iraq in 2003, near Musayyib. This was in a large motor pool with hundreds of abandoned armored vehicles in all states of disrepair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted October 27, 2015 Share #191 Posted October 27, 2015 I don't know where this photo was taken. Some of the other pics I have of this guys were taken in Metz, France 1945 and Wasserkuppe, Germany June 1945. The plaque on the monument looks like Russian. Berlin maybe? I think I saw a similar monument of (one of) the first tanks entering Berlin. Erwin The first Russian tank to enter Berlin is immortalised by becoming part of a monument to commemorate that achievement. The tank was finished off with a coating of aluminium and placed on a brick pedestal faced with white marble. The monument was located on the Berlin inner ring road on the way to Templehof Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted October 27, 2015 Share #192 Posted October 27, 2015 Here's a Sherman my platoon came across in Iraq in 2003, near Musayyib. This was in a large motor pool with hundreds of abandoned armored vehicles in all states of disrepair. Its actually a quite rare M36B1 Tank Destroyer. a M4A3 hull mated to an M36 Jackson turret with 90mm maingun. IIRC some 187 were made in 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankdriver Posted October 27, 2015 Share #193 Posted October 27, 2015 Its actually a quite rare M36B1 Tank Destroyer. a M4A3 hull mated to an M36 Jackson turret with 90mm maingun. IIRC some 187 were made in 1944 Dang, beat me to it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted October 28, 2015 Share #194 Posted October 28, 2015 This is not a US tank but has a US soldier in the picture This was taken near what was once a Soviet military base in the western outskirts of Kabul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted October 28, 2015 Share #195 Posted October 28, 2015 This is not a US tank but has a US soldier in the picture This was taken near what was once a Soviet military base in the western outskirts of Kabul. Is it just me or is the hull machine gun mantlet upside down? Neat pic and thanks for posting.Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted October 28, 2015 Share #196 Posted October 28, 2015 Is it just me or is the hull machine gun mantlet upside down? Neat pic and thanks for posting. Terry You're right! I just looked at some pics online and it is upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking73 Posted January 15, 2016 Share #197 Posted January 15, 2016 Cool thread, I just saw this one. I have some from Texas to post. Here is the first one. This is a rare M-103 Heavy Tank that is located at the city park in Sweetwater, TX. It's been there for many years, I always used to see kids crawling all over it. That all stopped since in 2008 or 2009, the city put a fence arounf it. Here's the pics, before the fence: One more: And here is a photo from a few years ago with the fence now up Also on display in the same park is a Lockheed T-33 and a US Army UH-1. Despite both birds being behind a fence, the Huey was heavily vandalized some years ago. Someone did some cosmetic repair to it but it looks pretty rough... -Derek One more for now, but I'll post more soon. Here is a n M-60 on display in Big Spring, TX. They have a nice Vietnam Memorial there with an F-4, UH-1, and AH-1 in addition to this M-60. -Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted March 14, 2016 Share #198 Posted March 14, 2016 I shot this old beauty at Battleship Monument Park in Mobile Al. last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg13a Posted March 21, 2016 Share #199 Posted March 21, 2016 Is that gun mounted in the Sherman? If so, what the heck is it? It looks like a Soviet 76.2mm. Could Shermans even elevate the guns that far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 21, 2016 Share #200 Posted March 21, 2016 Is that gun mounted in the Sherman? If so, what the heck is it? It looks like a Soviet 76.2mm. Could Shermans even elevate the guns that far? Not sure of the caliber of that gun, but the Canadian made Grizzly can elevate that high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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