M3 light tank, crew, and supplies at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States, 18 Dec 1941; Three of the men were L. D. Sample, Harold Postner, and Pelak Gilley

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Caption     M3 light tank, crew, and supplies at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States, 18 Dec 1941; Three of the men were L. D. Sample, Harold Postner, and Pelak Gilley ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Fort Benning, Georgia, United States
Date 18 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   124360
 
Related Content
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M3 Stuart   Main article  Photos  
Thompson   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 18 Dec 1941
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 706 x 576 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
15 Apr 2011 06:26:43 PM

HURRY UP AND WAIT:

Looks like these tankers are standing by for
a TO&E inspection check out all the equipment
each man, is armed with a Model 1911A-1 .45
auto, and ten 50 or 100 round drum magazines for the Thompson.
Everything displayed regulation style, what
I don't see are the pioneer tools more likely, stowed on the tank, painted and look new. In field operations a crew would carry
as much ammo as possible, along with rations and water.

The British named the M-3 Stuart, after the American Civil War Confederate Major General Jeb Stewart. The M-3 was used for scouting
and flank support, it could not go up against heavier German armor, also served in the Pacific, where it could go up against Japanese tanks.
Main gun 1x37mm carried 103 to 174rounds,
3x30 cal. machine guns 5,800 to 8,000rounds
1x.45cal. Thompson submachine gun and crew
.45cal autos. Powered by a 7-cylinder radial
engine of 250hp, range 60miles, weight 14 tons and got 1.1mpg

TO&E:
Table of Organization and Equipment
During such inspections, all that could be
displayed, was the equipment issued to the vehicle. If you had extra equipment, you hid it.
Did the men in the photograph, survive WWII?
Photo taken December 18,1941
Trucks in the background look like GMC 2 1/2
or Studebaker 2 1/2 Ton trucks. If anyone has added info post it here.

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Fort Benning, Georgia, United States

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32.3661, -84.9692

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