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Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: BiGBMAW on August 29, 2007, 04:36:14 PM

Cpt Don Singer a good friend of mine was a decorated field commision officer in the Pacific

Drove tanks

Received a Silver Star for Standing ontop of the pop-off valve on tank of naplam so they could reach soem japs on the top of a ridge line that had the company pinned down....

Had hsi drive "martinez" hell  of a big mexican and a great driver manueaver around mines on the road between 2 gorges with japs and machine guns lining both sides..said he was about 10 feet short of getn the tanks flame thrower up to the ridge.,.He said ..Hell with thsi MArtinez..He stood on top of the pop-off valve turned the pressure 15lbs past teh limit...and let loose...

it worked.


Im have been trying to find soem paintings..hell of any pacific tankers (marines)...

anyoen have a link ?

thnak you for any help

Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 29, 2007, 05:41:54 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Ronson_flame_tank_Iwo_Jima.jpg)

Couldn't find any painting but did find this cool photo.


ack-ack

Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: BiGBMAW on August 30, 2007, 10:32:42 AM

thanks for attempt..

Strange cant find any paintings

Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: BigPlay on August 30, 2007, 03:48:15 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Ack-Ack
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Ronson_flame_tank_Iwo_Jima.jpg)

Couldn't find any painting but did find this cool photo.


ack-ack

Olive Drab!  All afv from the US came out of the factory painted the same just like all German afv came out painted that straw yellow color. The camo was applied in the field and done to the discretion of the tank crew. If you see a camo pattern on US tanks it was field applied by the crew as per the german tanks

Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: GtoRA2 on August 30, 2007, 07:32:21 PM

Try watching Flags of out fathers, I am pretty sure they have some tanks. Not sure if they will be accurate but it seemed like it.


They seemed to be green with tanish splotches to make for camo.

(http://depotatharringtonpark.com/nss-folder/pictures/WW2001_1.jpg)

Couldnt find anything real but these were interesting.

(http://svsm.org/albums/lwM4A2/DSC05379.jpg)

(http://svsm.org/albums/lwM4A2/DSC05376.jpg)

Title: Paintings of Tanks in pacific
Post by: Guppy35 on August 31, 2007, 01:45:19 AM

Best I can do at the moment.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Sherman.jpg)