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World War II -
M4 Sherman stuck in Okinawa Stream
M4 Sherman stuck in Okinawa Stream
Date:
Monday, 21 May 1945
Place:
Wana Draw, Okinawa, Japan
Photographer:
Alexander Roberts
M4A3
Sherman of the 706th Tank Battalion attached to the US Army's
77th Infantry Division, Tenth Army, stuck crossing a 5-foot
stream. Other Shermans are behind it. Both the Americans and
the Japanese could not maneuver in a constant torrential downpour
known locally as the "Plum Rains." The tank commander looks
on as the driver bales the tank out. Note "Pop" written on the
driver's helmet. The tank would have to wait until a tractor
could be available to pull it out. The 706th fought at Guam,
Leyte, Ie Shima, Okinawa, and was back at Luzon in the Phillipines
at the end of the war.
Source:
http://www.worldwar2database.com/gallery3/index.php/wwii1055
Source:
http://www.worldwar2database.com/gallery3/index.php/wwii1055
