| Caption | US Marines sitting atop a M3 light tank, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late Dec 1943; note fallen Japanese soldiers ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | 72275 | |||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 25 Dec 1943 | |||||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
| Added Date | 25 Oct 2007 | |||||||||||
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20 Oct 2014 10:26:02 PM
It's actually an M5A1 Stuart, not an M3.