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Unique ID:
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986
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August 2009
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August 2009
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Type (ID):
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Sherman Duplex Drive (1410)
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M4A1 Sherman Duplex Drive (1411)
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Location Category (ID):
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Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055)
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Location (ID):
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Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055)
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1: USA (Country of origin)
2: Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement, Commes, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved American Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved American Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In France publication:
This M4A1 DD has a sign nearby that states “‘DD’ TANK SUNK 4 MILES FROM OMAHA BY 27 METERS, ON MORNING OF JUNE 6 Th AT 6.30 AM, 32 AMPHIBIOUS ‘DD’ TANKS (741 Th TANK BATTALION) ARE LAUNCHED 4 MILES FROM OMAHA BEACH. 27 OF THEM SINK, UNABLE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE HEAVY SEAS. 2 REACH THE BEACHES DUE TO THE SKILL OF THEIR DRIVERS. 3 OTHERS ARE BEACHED BY THEIR L.C.T. WHOSE RAMP WAS JAMMED.”
It was recovered from offshore in July 1980. It is missing its flotation screen and half its right-hand track.
Text in Preserved Tanks In France Update:
This tank, along with a variety of personal items recovered with it, has been purchased by an American company, Overlord Research LLC, based in West Virginia, USA. The owners intend to return the tank to the United States, preferably for public display in an American Museum such as the D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana or the National Museum of the United States Army, to be constructed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. However, the details of its repatriation and its final location in the United States are still being determined. As the tank was submerged for many years, Overlord believes preservation of its current condition which shows its loss at sea as it approached Omaha Beach is an aspect which is more historically important than attempting a restoration. (Source: Wikipedia).
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August 2007
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1: Left view
Taken: 27 August 2007
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 1706
Added: 9 August 2009
Filename: 55CNV04_...
Views: 142
Select/Has Priority: 4/0
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2: Exhibit label
Taken: 27 August 2007
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 1707
Added: 9 August 2009
Filename: 55CNV05_...
Views: 149
Select/Has Priority: 17/0
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3: Rear left view
Taken: 27 August 2007
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 1708
Added: 9 August 2009
Filename: 55CNV03_...
Views: 172
Select/Has Priority: 17/0
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4: Right view
Taken: 27 August 2007
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 1709
Added: 9 August 2009
Filename: 55CNV02_...
Views: 198
Select/Has Priority: 17/0
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