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 The 712th Tank Battalion was on the front lines from Normandy to Czechoslovakia. During 11 months of combat, most of them with General George S. Patton's 3rd Army, the battalion became known as the "Armored Fist" of the 90th Infantry Division. This is the latest collection of stories told to Aaron Elson by veterans of the battalion.
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More Tanker Tapes
Dan Diel - MP3 or Dan Diel - Real Audio Forrest Dixon - MP3 or Forrest Dixon - Real Audio These are the veterans you'll meet in "More Tanker Tapes," another set of interviews with veterans of the 712th Tank Battalion: Dan Diel lost a tank, his driver was killed and he was wounded during his first day in combat, July 3, 1944. He returned during the Battle of the Bulge and eventually received a battlefield commission. Paul Wannemacher and Orlando Brigano joined the battalion in Normandy as two of its first replacements. Jule Braatz was a sergeant with a reputation for losing lieutenants, including Elson's father, who was wounded. Braatz became the first of 14 noncoms in the 712th to earn a battlefield commission. Russell Loop, a farmer from Indianola, Illinois, was a gunner in the 712th. He was wounded three times. Clifford Merrill, a company commander, served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and retired as a full colonel. Tony D'Arpino, a tank driver, had three tanks knocked out from under him. He was one of six drivers in C Company to go from Normandy to Czechoslovakia without being wounded. More Tanker Tapes, an audiobook on CD, is $15.95 in our eBay store and is also available from amazon.com For more information about World War II Oral History audiobooks, please visit audiomurphy.com, home of the best war stories aloud on the Internet. |
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