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Old 10-01-19, 09:49 AM
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[QUOTE=Lenley;419086]
He also drove a Sherman tank, after first commencing as a gunner.

He did mention that they were surrounded by the Japanese and that his tank comrade was killed in the tank.

The 25th Dragoons were re-equipped with Sherman DD tanks during their training for Operation Zipper, the proposed seaborne invasion of Malaya. The operation was rendered unnecessary by the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Being surrounded by the Japanese sounds as if he was present during the Battle of the Admin Box, one of the most important turning points in the Burma campaign. I can recommend, Battle of the Box, by Patrick Turnbull, as an excellent overview of the battle.
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