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THE NEW SHERMAN TANK, WITH HIGH VELOCITY 76MM GUN AND MUZZLE BREAK, WIDER TREADS, AND NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM, IS FASTER AND MORE MANEUVERABLE AND HAS GREATER FIRE POWER

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Teuven, 1945: THE NEW SHERMAN TANK, WITH HIGH VELOCITY 76MM GUN AND MUZZLE BREAK…

Teuven, 02/22/1945

SC 335539Field no. ETO-HQ-45-15225RG 111
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THE NEW SHERMAN TANK, WITH HIGH VELOCITY 76MM GUN AND MUZZLE BREAK, WIDER TREADS, AND NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM, IS FASTER AND MORE MANEUVERABLE AND HAS GREATER FIRE POWER. ITS WIDE TREAD ENABLES IT TO MOVE THROUGH SNOW AND MUD WITH COMPARABLE EASE. ITS GUN IS ABLE TO KNOCK OUT THE TIGER TANK WITH ONE HIT. IT ALSO HAS ONE INCH MORE ARMOR THAN OLDER TYPES. THE MEN DRIVING THE TANK ARE L. TO R., PFC. WALTER E. WASIK, 39 E. LONGFELLOW DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, PA, ASSISTANT DRIVER; SGT. EDGAR CAMERON. BOX 131, MCRAY, GA,, TANK COMMANDER, IN THE TURRET; AND PAUL F. SPRUELL OF STRATFORD, TEXAS, DRIVER. THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE 66TH ARMORED REGIMENT, 2ND ARMORED DIVISION, U S. NINTH ARMY, TUEVEN [TEUVEN] HOLLAND. 22 FEBRUARY 1945

Date
02/22/1945
Place
Teuven · approximate position
Photographer
Hawkins
Units
2nd Armored Division, 66th Armored Regiment
People
Walter E. Wasik; Edgar Cameron; Paul F. Spruell
SC number
335539
Field number
ETO-HQ-45-15225
Album
2nd Armored Division - USA
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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