4 June 1944, this photo shows the 70th Tank Battalion embarking its vehicles onto a LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) in southern England.
4 June 1944, this photo shows the 70th Tank Battalion embarking its vehicles onto a LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) in southern England. Soon men and machines would cross the English Channel toward their landing site at UTAH Beach. The M4 and M4A1 Sherman tanks seen here are equipped with wading trunks, which allowed the tanks to ford short distances through water from the landing craft to the beach without drowning out the engine. Interestingly, the lead vehicle loading onto the front of the craft is the unit’s T2 Tank Recovery Vehicle (U.S. Army Tank Museum)
4 June 1944, this photo shows the 70th Tank Battalion embarking its vehicles onto a LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) in southern England. Soon men and machines would cross the English Channel toward their landing site at UTAH Beach. The M4 and M4A1 Sherman tanks seen here are equipped with wading trunks, which allowed the tanks to ford short distances through water from the landing craft to the beach without drowning out the engine. Interestingly, the lead vehicle loading onto the front of the craft is the unit’s T2 Tank Recovery Vehicle