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So maybe episode was an encounter with a home-guard, you think? Like a last ditch defense, and training rounds would be all they had? Unfortunately I don't know the timing of the event, or where they were exactly. The rounds shattered at a vision slot in his tank and that's where he took the wound.

Man, that would be great, 3A2: - Outside of hearing the story from my Uncle (one of his two Silver Stars, I believe; he'd never really tell you), I've never read or heard anything else about it. For what it's worth the episode was sometime after the action at the Bulge. If I remember right...

From steelypip's link above; pretty grim story. Don't hear it much. But of course, those tankers did as they were told; duty. They buttoned up, dogged the hatches and never returned to tell the tale. Soldiering is a mostly thankless job, and so much about war just sucks. What you going to do. I...

"Duplex" was a screw propellor (in addition to tracks)?

Wow. I'd heard about the "floating" Shermans during the Normandy landing (with the inflatable skirt), but this is the first I've heard of these BARV's. Thanks, steelypip.

Ran across this variant, and wondered if anybody knows something about it (amphib?). The reference to it was "Sherman m4A2 BARV". Link might be a better image than the static picture here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/13963542@N08/14596540574/in/faves-deckarudo/