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Unique ID: 989 Added to Database: August 2009 Last Edited: August 2009 Type (ID): M7 Priest (1500) Model (ID): M7 Priest (1502) Location Category (ID): Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055) Location (ID): Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement (6055) Serial Number: “2537”. Registration: Name: Other Identification: Collection Reference: Links: References: Associated Tanks: Location History: (see map) 1: American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA (Primary manufacturer from April 1942-1944) 2: Musée Des Épaves Sous-Marines Du Débarquement, Commes, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Current location) The left-hand superstructure of this M7 is badly damaged. It has a label nearby that states “M7 PRIEST HOWITZER FROM 58Th ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, RECOVERED FROM AN L.C.T. WRECKED 3 MILES FROM OMAHA BEACH AND CARRYING 2 JEEPS, 3 HALF-TRACKS AND 4 M7. IN IT, PERFECTLY KEPT DOCUMENTS ENABLED TO IDENTIFY ITS PILOT: JOHN H. GLASS AND RECONSTITUTE ITS INCREDIBLE STORY FROM THE NORTH AFRICA TO THE NORMANDY LANDINGS.” Corporal John Glass revisited it at a memorial ceremony held in 1985.

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August 2007 1: Front left view Taken: 27 August 2007 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 1710 Added: 9 August 2009 Filename: 55CNV12_... Views: 203 Select/Has Priority: 4/0

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