Okay, finally finished
my list! Like Major G. I've been in for a looonnnng time: starting in 1975 to 89 with a 12 year break in service until 2000. During the break, I was very active with the Patton Museum as a volunteer / driver. I was also fortunate enough to become a designated Sherman driver for a collector friend. Soooo....
Tanks and AFV’s I’ve crewed:
M109; M109A1; M548; M577 (and A1); M113 (and A1, A2); M60 (slick ‘60); M1 IP; M109A6 Paladin; M992 FAASV (Cat)
Tanks and AFV’s I’ve crewed for shows etc. (operated, driven)
M7 Priest; M32B3E8 Armored Recovery Veh.; M5 Half track; M4A1 Sherman (Canadian Grizzly); M3 Stuart (Diesel); M4A3 Sherman (Mid-Production); T-34/85 Soviet tank; M5A1 Stuart
Tanks and AFV’s I’ve operated for various reasons:
M60A3 Patton; M3 Half Track; M26 Pershing; M48A5 Patton; M20 Utility Car (Armored Car); M4 High Speed Tractor; Trained on M102 (105mm) and M110 (8 inch) Howitzers at Sill also.
Armor I’ve ridden in:
M3 light (gasoline radial), Hetzer, Jagd Panzer IV L70, M728 engineer (M60 series), M114 APC, M60A2 Patton (Starship), Demog D7, M88 / A1
Been in? I can’t remember them all:
M2 / M3 Bradley, M1A1, A2, A3, M1916 (US post WWI), MkIV* (WWI), Churchill, King Tiger (Mk VI, long 75mm), Panther (Mk V), Mk III (Panzer III), Stug III (75mm 105mm), Leopard, Luchs (Lynx? armored car, 1970’s vintage), Leopard I, M8 Armored car, M2 Med, M3A3 Med, M3A3 Light (cleaned out prior to restoration)--also 1st tank I was in in 3rd grade. M3 light (octagonal and ‘horseshoe’ turrets), M4 Sherman 75mm dry, M4A1(E8?) flame thower, M4A3E1 Jumbo (has a full turret floor), M4A3 Early w/ driver’s vision slots, M4A3E8, M4A1E8, M5 Stuart, M24 Chaffee (several), M18 Hellcat, M10, M36, Staghound, LVT4, LVT A / A5, M47, M46, Ontos, M41 Bulldog, M48A3 Patton, M60A1 Patton, T62, T72, BMP, BRDM ,BTR 50, BTR70, PT17 ,T54, T54A, T55, T55 Iraqi, Cheiftan, Centurion, Challenger ,AMX 13, M103A3 and its associated recovery vehicle, T26? (M2 medium w/ twin 37mm cannon), T26 Heavy ,T34 US Heavy, T-95 and E2 US experimentals, MBT70, M108 105mm sph, M8 HMC, Puma Armored car (Tight fit!!)
Been to museums at: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Forts Knox, Hood, Carson, Riley, Sill, McCoy, De Rusie (sp??) in Hawaii. Indianapolis Military Museum (Fred Ropkey’s). Would like to go to Bovington, etc. in Europe... I don’t feel like I’ve been to enough!
Other military vehicles:
M7 Snow tractor (owner), CCKW WWII 2 1/2 ton truck, M151 Mutt, 5 Ton, 2.5 Ton, Gamma Goat, Dodge M37, MB Jeep, Willys Jeep, Diamond T (M19) transporter w/ M4 High Speed tractor in tow. Other ‘wheels’... just can’t remember them.. too many.
Like I said, I'd like to go to MORE museums! They're the best place to see all types of armor
Ron.