IJA
1987
Justin Taylan 1993
Army Museum 2002
Wartime History
During the war, this tank was recovered from
the battlefield on Makin
Island, and transported
back to Hawaii, either
for technical evaluation or as a 'war prize'.
Display
Abandoned at Fort Shafter, in
the middle 1970's it was taken to Fort
DeRussy / US Army Museum of Hawaii by Warren Sessler for external
restoration and display. Today, it is displayed outside the museum
building. Previously, it was painted in a two tone color scheme, with 'rising sun' flag on the side of the turret. Sometime between 1993 and the present, it was repainted overall green color scheme.
References
Thanks to Warren Sessler for restoration information.
Type 95
