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VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery

#1: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: vagabond, Location: Constantly moving across US

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:27 pm
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Hi All,

We’ve added gallery of photos of the M4A3(76) HVSS on display at VFW Post 2174 in Westville, NJ. I have the last four digits of the SN from the rear tow lug, but couldn’t see the first - looks like ?7072. Also on display are a 57mm AT Gun and a 3” AT Gun. Our first post of a Monument vehicle in NJ! Maybe we’d have more if you could make a left turn in the dang state! Smile

Seriously NJ and MI - what is up with the whole left turn thing?

www.vgbimages.com/AFV-...4A/n-F9RLn

#2: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:04 pm
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not sure that it is really 7072, because 57072 and 67072 doesn't fit, and I'm sure this tank has been built by Chrysler after November, 1944.

P-O

#3: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: Kurt_Laughlin,

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:44 am
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7072 looks right, I might even say that it is 47072 based on a cross marking visible in the photo above. The trouble is, I don't think that number was issued . . .

KL

#4: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 1:05 pm
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could well be 67672, which would make it an M4A3(76) HVSS built in March, 1945.

P-O

#5: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: Kurt_Laughlin,

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:23 am
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- the_shadock

could well be 67672, which would make it an M4A3(76) HVSS built in March, 1945.

Could be. I was just looking at my photos and the "6" on DTA tanks had a rather deep impression on the top stroke of the loop that I would've expected to see.

We should not limit the possibilities to HVSS or 76mm tanks. It could have started out as any variety of large hatch M4A3.

KL

#6: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:45 pm
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well, thanks to the differential housing welding, we are sure that the hull was manufactured by Chrysler. It has the late glacis pattern, which appeared at Chrysler in November, 1944. Then, I'm pretty sure it was built as an HVSS tank. Then there are not many possibilities for a tank made by Chrysler after November 1944, and with the 2nd digit of the serial number being a 7...

P-O

#7: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: vagabond, Location: Constantly moving across US

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:24 pm
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Thanks for the research and info, gents!

Could it be that the last number is missing? Could it be 7072X instead? Taking another look at the lug, there is a mark after the 4 numbers we can see that might be another digit. Is that possible/likely?

Edit - I zoomed in a bit and the last digit might be a 9. Would 70729 work?

#8: Re: VFW Post 2174 - Westville, NJ - M4A3(76) HVSS Gallery Author: the_shadock, Location: Normandy, France

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 9:21 pm
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apparently, the numbers between 69538 and 71653 were not issued..

P-O

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