These photos were taken at HQ, 193rd Tank Battalion in Hawaii, probably early 1944. These noncoms are wearing the non-standard combination of...
Chi-Ha in Hawaii Here are two pictures of my dad posing with friends on a captured Type 97 Chi-Ha tank. They were taken at HQ, 193rd Tank...
jawatson, Your comment about your dad serving in the Leyte campaign had me a bit puzzled, since I didn't think the 193rd Tank Battalion ever went...
My dad also served in the 193rd Tank battalion - in the HQ company as an M5 tank mechanic. He also drove an LVT-2 at Makin. You might like to take...