US Marines sitting atop a M3 light tank, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late Dec 1943; note fallen Japanese soldiers

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Caption     US Marines sitting atop a M3 light tank, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late Dec 1943; note fallen Japanese soldiers ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Date 25 Dec 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
Identification Code   72275
 
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Photos on Same Day 25 Dec 1943
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,338 x 1,047 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Chris "toadman" Hughes says:
20 Oct 2014 10:26:02 PM

It's actually an M5A1 Stuart, not an M3.

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