USMC
Allan Kelly 1994
Wartime History
Landed on Peleliu Island. This tank ran over a land mine and was overturned by the explosion.
Wreckage
The hull of the tank remains on the island to this day.
Eric Mailander adds:
"After extensive
research, I was able to track the history behind that tank and locate
the only survivor. The former tank commander accompanied me back to
Peleliu in 1999 and visited the tank site. Now the complete story
can be told. Today a plaque is mounted near the site honoring the
six crewmembers killed in the tank."
Sherman
