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Unique ID: 986 Added to Database: August 2009 Last Edited: August 2009 Type (ID): Sherman Duplex Drive (1410) Model (ID): M4A1 Sherman Duplex Drive (1411) Location Category (ID): Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055) Location (ID): Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055) Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: Collection Reference: Links: References: Associated Tanks: Location History: (see map) 1: USA (Country of origin) 2: Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement, Commes, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Current location) 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.

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August 2007 1: Left view Taken: 27 August 2007 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 1706 Added: 9 August 2009 Filename: 55CNV04_... Views: 179 Select/Has Priority: 4/0

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