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Trevor -

LOL!! You can say that again!

Even with easing up for this tour on tank hunting in order to have more time to process/post galleries, we're up to 570 total stops for military museums.
That's 307 VFWs, AL Posts, Memorial Parks etc with 96 large AFV museums, 105 Air Museums (when I'll have time to post those is a mystery!) and visits to most every Naval museum or ship in the US (have a few subs left, but most capital ships have been visited - again WHEN those will be posted is also a mystery) - I've come to realize I need a full-time staff!!

We have been amazingly fortunate to have a job that allows us to indulge in our hobbies.

Cheers,
VB

Wow - well done! I'd love to offer to add them to PreservedTanks.com but I'm already feeling overwhelmed in a similar way to you.

Hi AFV DG! Doing better here. I'm hoping to add to the Preserved Tanks lists and it does overwhelm at times. My hobby/legacy is to leave behind my photos over the years. I do ask one thing, that they are credited to: Richard S. Eshleman. If I submit and an author needs details, email (it's in My Account here) and I hope to reply.
Always watch flickr Account Brick6757 for my submissions too. I send along a few old photos. Take care, Rick

Rick - glad to hear you're doing better! I haven't used many of your photos on PreservedTanks.com yet, though I look forward to adding more. You can always checked what's used where via the link on your Contributor page.

M60 Registry Updates and Info:

BLYTHEVILLE, AR
American Legion Post 24, 232 N 2nd St (N35 55.801 W089 54.240)
M60A0 SN 1406, has RN 9B4711 - NOTE - RN is sequential with M60A0 in DECATUR, AL RN 9B4710 at American Legion Post 15, 2706 Hwy 31S (N34 33.516 W86 58.445)

WENDELL, ID
American Legion Post 41, 610 W Main St listed as an M60A3 SN 139; Unconfirmed is actually an M60A0 SN 139, RN 9B3239

MARION, IL
VFW Post 1301, 201 W Longstreet Rd
 M60A3 listed as SN 225 is actually SN 2463A

CINCINATTI, OH
Green Township War Memorial (N39 11.136 W84 39.112)
M60A3 SN 2470A has RN JJ04JX

ELYRIA, OH
American Veterans Post 32, 11087 Middle Ave (N41 19.688 W82 6.354)
M60A3 SN 4353A has RN 9B6804

LEXINGTON, KY
Veterans Park, Southpoint Dr and St Elias Ln (N37 57.386 W84 30.372)
M60A3 USA out SN 3971, AAD rebuild SN 2339A has RN JJ04F2

HAYS, KS
American Legion Post 173, 1305 Canterbury Rd (N38 52.308 W99 18.048) M60A3 SN 4280A has RN 09A94268

ALEXANDRIA, LA
VFW Post 1736, 701 Veterans Dr - M60A3 SN 3558A, RN 09A98668. 
Has SN 3538A on top engine deck cover and SN 3558A on Lower deck - so it’s likely another case of swapped engine deck cover - as I’ve seen in MA with Roslindale and Easton M60A3s and the two TN M60A3s noted above.

BALL, LA
Park, Shanghai Rd (N31 24.420 W92 24.628) M60A3 listed as SN 1294 is actually SN 4068M, RN JJ01M4

SHREVEPORT, LA
2-108 Cavalry, Louisiana ARNG Armory, 400 E Stoner Ave (N32 30.009 W93 43.466) M60A0 - SN 799, RN 9B3921

PORTAGE, MI
VFW Red Arrow Post 1527, 1920 E Kilgore Service Rd (N42 14.688 W85 33.322) SN Listed as 1093 is incorrect. M60A0 Actual SN is 1963, RN 9B5304
NOTE - listed in registry is an unconfirmed M60 in VICKSBURG, MI with SN 1963 - Vicksburg is just a bit SE of Portage.

ROYALTON, MN
American Legion Post 137, 103 N Maple St (N45 50.199 W94 17.972) 
M60A3 USA out AAD rebuild SN 2860A has RN JJ04WD

HAMBURG, NY
Couldn’t read SN on M60A0 at VFW Post 1419, 2985 Lakeview Rd (N42 42.800 W78 53.075) but would an M60A0 have an AAD rebuild SN of 4185A anyway?

WATERVLIET, NY
M60A3 SN 4195A and M5 3-inch Gun are in a park on the corner of 16th St and 2nd Ave in Watervliet - (N 42 43.656 W 73 42.070)

ETTERS, PA
VFW Post 537, 1095 Pines Rd (N40 8.723 W76 47.380)
M60A3 3314A is RN JJ020T NOT JJ02CT as listed in registry

BROWNSVILLE, TN
175th Transportation Co., Tennessee ARNG Armory, 221 Morgan St (N35 35.839 W89 13.900) M60A3 SN 3719A has RN 9B7441 - NOTE has upper engine deck cover SN 3717A of M60A3 in Jackson, TN.

JACKSON, TN
Tennessee Army National Guard Armory, 1510 FE Wright Dr (N35 37.853 W88 47.170) M60A3 SN 3717A has RN JJ0007 - NOTE has upper engine deck cover SN 3719A of M60A3 in Brownsville, TN.

LUBBOCK, TX
Texas Army National Guard Armory, 301 E Regis St (N33 38.621 W101 50.011) M60A3 is SN 3609A, RN 9B6839

PRARIE DU SAC, WI
WI Veterans Memorial - N 43 18.099 W 89 45.508 has M60A3 SN 3385A, RN JJ01Z6 formerly at Baraboo Munition Plant. Also on Display are a UH-1 and a T-33.

Sherman update -

The M4A3(75) listed for
PENNDEL, PA
Former American Legion Post 436, 414 Hulmeville Ave (Langhorn) (N40 9.253 W74 54.869) M4A3(75) Sherman - is the same vehicle that is now on display in Levittown, PA at the Veterans Park at 700 Veterans Parkway - (N40 09.587 W 74 53.718) listed as SN 49578, RN 3082175.

Recently updated satellite imagery, circa September 28, 2014, shows (or seems to show) an M1 Abrams has been added to the collection of the Camp Atterbury Veterans Memorial.

The Abrams is located at coordinates 39.359693,-86.033835

The M1 Abrams was there when we visited Camp Atterbury on 6/7/13. It has SN 1599.

I've got a bunch of listings I've gone and confirmed in Google Maps that I'll post here as soon as I've typed them all up. I suspect Vagabond may have already found and photographed quite a few of them, but I figured it might be worth helping either way

Ninety Six, SC
Park
M60A3 Patton
34.173503,-82.02073
www.waymarking.com/way...ety_Six_SC
not in the register?


Millersburg, KY
Forest Hill Military Academy/ HQ US Army Cadet Corps
M56 Scorpion
38.306309,-84.143695
not in the register?

Seaford, DE
Virgil Wilson VFW Post 4961
M113?
38.659916,-75.574796
not in the register?

Thurmont, MD
Amvets Post 7
M60A0 Nonballistic SN 13
N39 37.316 W77 24.012
-this vehicle appears to have been removed in the Google Earth imagery dated 5/25/2013

Madison, WI
VFW Post 8482
M114?
43.161466,-89.335467
-only visible in the new satellite imagery, can't tell quite what it is, but it looks like an M114

VVV Isn't the internet awesome?

I can check on the Seaford, DE, possible M113 APC maybe this coming weekend.
The Thurmont, MD M60A0 Nonballistic has been gone for awhile. It went somewhere in Pennsylvania, if anyone finds out where, I should be able to check it out next year.
I was going to try to get to APG, MD this Fall, but not likely as not much time off left this year. Rick

Looking at Google earth street view, it's an M113 APC with no trim vane.

M113 APC SN 19207 (on both rear lifting hooks) Painted RN- US Army 2 C 69569 (not original number?). I was in Seaford, DE today (12-6-2014) and checked it out. Anyone wants more photos, later today I'll post it on my flickr page. Rick

Louisville, KY
149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 35th ID, KY ARNG Armory
M60A3 Patton SN 4289, AAD Rebuild SN 2331A
38.204485,-85.748554

This one appears to be gone in circa 9/22/14 satellite imagery

Portsmouth, OH
Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport
-BMP-1/2?
38.839634,-82.849859

I'd seen this one on satellite imagery before, but recently added streetview allowed for some confirmation it was an AFV of some sort. I know it's not a great view, but anyone got a better guess at an ID?

Sherman check your personal messages

Walter

Batesville, MS
VFW Post
-M60 Patton
34.304902,-89.946233

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