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6th Tank Destroyer Group – tankdestroyer
6th Tank Destroyer Group Unit History: Unit was activated at Camp Hood, TX on Sep. 1, 1942. The unit moved to Camp Young, CA on Jan 8, 1943, which was part of the Desert Training …
Dettmer, Stanley (657th, 823rd) – tankdestroyer
“Colonel Dettmer was serving as the Commander of a Tank Destroyer Battalion engaged in offensive action against the enemy, which included a river crossing. While the river crossing …
News – tankdestroyer
The National Guard unit was redesignated as the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion in December 1941, being deployed to North Africa in January 1943. Ernie was captured in his first action in …
645th TD Battalion – tankdestroyer
An M-10 tank destroyer of the 645th TD Bn, 45th ID, crunches over remains of a roadblock as it passes through Lembach, France, a key junction town which has fallen to 7th US Army troops. …
About Us – tankdestroyer
He and I eventually acquired the names of seven German pilots who claimed a B-17 downed that day. Over time I became interested in my Dad’s activities with the 607 th Tank Destroyer Bn …
Honorees – tankdestroyer
There were over 110,000 men who served in tank destroyer units and much of their history and stories are being lost as time goes by. The articles in this section contain short biographies, …
Things – tankdestroyer
This section contains anything and everything relating to Tank Destroyers. You’ll find post cards, posters, match books, sweetheart pins, plates and a bunch of other stuff that wouldn’t fit in any …
652nd Tank Destroyer Battalion – tankdestroyer
The 652nd remained in the U.S. and was not deployed overseas, it was one of seven tank destroyer battalions that remained stateside. On March 13, 1944, the 652nd suffered severe …
817th TD Battalion - tankdestroyer
Here is a view of a towed 3" gun crew of the 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion. I believe it to be an early photo, based on the clothing, probably while the unit was still in the U.S. The 817th …