In his new book, "Spearhead: The World War II Odyssey ... the tank opened up in the hull, with its white enamel walls like the turret's and a trio of dome lights. In the bow, the driver and ...

The inside of the M4 Sherman tank is small and cramped. It is painted white to improve visibility when the hatch is closed, removing the need for lighting.

Eagle 7, a World War II tank crew that destroyed a deadly German ... Jim McVey said he his father, the tank driver, never talked much about the war, and he was surprised to learn the details ...

Just shy of his 99th birthday, World War II ... tank.” It was an M-4 Sherman — the U.S. Army’s most widely used tank in the war — with a crew that included a commander, gunner, loader ...

The latest corner of World War II ... driver, or gunner. Driving skills were tested through initially driving a truck, gunnery skills with an air-gun that fired at small wooden tank models pulled ...

The iconic helmet worn by veterans of generations past is the M1. It was first developed and mass-produced in 1941, before the United States entered World War II and was the standard helmet all ...

During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the Battle at Remagen that he lost his helmet.