By: Stan Jordan The above picture is of the M4A1 tank being unloaded from an L.S.T. (landing ship tank) at Anzio in Italy in 1944 is sometimes called the Sherman, that was the name the English called it. The big difference between the M3 and the M4 tank was the round movable turret and the…
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Children of Divine Mercy Catholic school interview veterans
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•As preparation for the upcoming Veterans’ Day, the children of Divine Mercy Catholic School are interviewing Veterans of the area. Mr. Robert Franklin of Payne came to visit with the First and Second Grade. He told of his adventures during World War II aboard the USS Yorktown. Mr. Franklin was a gunner in the US…