 M3a1 being unloaded from a ship. |
 "The Pay Off" |
 M3a1's of 3rd Tank Battalion. |
 Rearming in the "Tank Park". National Archives via Oscar Gilbert. |
 3rd Div. C.G. MajGen. Allen Turnage on "The Pay Off". |
 "Painintheass" |
 Tank hit a mine and TC killed, crew wounded. |
 Two Jap snipers killed but a MG opens up. |
 Japs eliminated and wounded taken care of. |
Bougainville was the first
combat action for the 3rd Tank Battalion. With antiquated tanks they set our standards for supporting the infantry in jungle warfare. |
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Typical Bougainville jungle. Looks like the crew, except for the driver, are riding on the outside. National Archives via Oscar Gilbert. |
