Originally Posted by
p246
He moved units from 41 to 45. He was moved to a Tank Destroyer unit sometime in 1945. He spent most of his career in Shermans, but started training in Grants and ended in a tank destroyer unit. He liked the speed of the tank destroyers but still felt a little naked in them. His words not mine. The photo I'm speaking of was taken in 1945 while on leave. I don't know of any photos that exist of him in uniform prior to this one. I know he participated in combat in Africa, Sicily, and Europe. All of his loaders were nicknamed shorty, that story I remember.
He passed in 1979. I was young and wished I had paid more attention when he talked about his military career.