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I really need some help bro I’m trying to show you and Incredible photograph of a graduating paratrooper class from Fort Benning Georgia June 1942 my great uncle is also in this photo and I am trying to find out anything I can about F company from the photo
I really wish that you had gotten to meet Charlie Smithgall, former Mayor of Lancaster, PA were I am from. Charlie Smithgall, who passed earlier this year, may have owned the largest collection of antique War cannons, he loaned or (leased, Maybe) some of his collection to Steven Spielberg for his movie Gettysburg. Charlie did own cannons used during the battle of Gettysburg. He would actually have two to three of his cannons taken to Long's Park just outside of Lancaster for the annual 4th of July concert and fired during the Lancaster Orchestra proformance of The 1812 Overture at the open air Pavillon stage in the park. Awesome performance there on the 250th Anniversary of Lancaster and the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thank you for your amazing videos.
How about you go visit the Pratt museum at fort Campbell Kentucky and then go visit the artillery museum at fort Sill Oklahoma. Those could be some very good longer videos 😊❤
When you were talking about that combat latch it made me think of the Shermans in the Pacific. If you ever do get the time, look them up, it's crazy what guys did to keep the Japanese off the tanks. They put wood across the suspension to keep Japanese troops from rolling under to suicide with explosives. Wood planking on the sides of the hull to prevent magnetic mines, they welded nails, point side up, on top of the hatches to keep the Japanese from trying to open them. Even wrapped tanks in barbed wire. It's some trippy stuff. One of the older friends of the family fought in the Pacific theater, so I called him up one day because I was building a model of a Japanese tank to ask him if he had ever seen any to get an idea of paint schemes. This was pre internet days. He broke down crying over the phone while telling me they "looked just like ours". I heard the story later that during his time fighting his platoon was overrun and most killed by Japanese tanks that had been disguised to look like US tanks right down to the stars and some phony markings. Kind of a cruder version of the war crimes Panther the Germans did during the battle of the bulge.
Fantastic episode JD, you know your audience. Looks like a person could spend an entire day there. Count yourself lucky, not many people get a chance to sit in a tank. Let alone such an iconic one as the M4 E8 Sherman!
I'm from England and I love the history of both world wars. Both my grandparents have long gone RIP 🥀 But they use to speak to me about it when I was very young. And my late father use to speak to me about a time he walked past Coventry Cathedral with it all smouldering after the bombing. A sight he never forgot as a child. My father was born down the south coast which was basically evacuated for families to move further inland. It must of been horrible growing up in fear. RIP to my father and to all who died 🥀🥀🥀🥀
Loved it when you walked into the room with the jeeps! Your eyes lit up like a kid's on Christmas and you were speechless! This museum will be amazing when it's finished. Great video!!
Wow. If I walked into that place I would feel like I had died and gone to heaven. It is so great to see people who are preserving history instead of trying to hide or destroy it. Thank you.
I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Buck in 2018 with about 100 other WWII reenactors, it was the year the Eisenhower Farm event in September was cancelled due to the hurricane. My friends who own Jeeps and other restored WWII vehicles formed a convoy and rode out from New Oxford PA to meet him. He showed us around his soon-to-be museum. Yes, he really does own an operational Sherman tank and many other vehicles--halftracks, scout cars, weapons carriers, Jeeps. Just about the only thing he doesn't own is any aircraft (well, not yet) The Frank Buck collection is, without a doubt, the largest private WWII collection you can see anywhere in the United States.
The part where you discuss the different m4 types was very informative. Never been able to remember the designations. This was a good short overview. You learn everyday!
J.D you know why you get to places like this happens? Your one of the most sincere people who do these types of documentary shows which has a unique appeal to them. For those who loves to know more about history that sometimes isn’t easily accessible to everyday people. Thank you for your continued work in bringing history to all people, from all walks of life.🙏🏻
It's amazed to see that even after 80 some years that WWII started there are still funds, men and women available that are dedicated to this cause. The "Lest we forget" phrase is not losing it's momentum. Love your WWII series (especially Easy company), only discovered it since a week or two but been watching non stop :) Warm greetings from The Netherlands, Holland.
Outstanding! Hats off to this family snd their serious preservation efforts. I too do all I can to preserve history with members of my family. But these folks really bring little known aspects to view. Cannot wait to visit! JD thank you so very much! My son is a huge WW2 history buff. Road trip for mom and her college kid!
This whole series reminds me what it would of been like traveling with my Dad. He could find such cool places by getting off the "beaten path". Thanks, JD
Crazy to think that my great grandpa was just a 20 year old from Los Angeles driving a Sherman around all of Europe fighting for our freedom. God Bless America 🇺🇸
Thanks JD. Seeing those cramped quarters made me think "Oh, God....what if they had to get out?" What a scary thing if you had to try to get out of the tank to save your life.
check out the cheiftan here on you tube.. he reviews tanks. and for every tank he does a "omg the tank is on fire drill" the sherman has a reputation for being a fire trap. it turns out it was one of the better survivable tanks. and always improving from month to month.
"Accidentally" found History Underground when I came upon your wonderful episode on the Hunter-Dawson home in New Madrid, then was delighted when I saw that you also went to Lambert's in good ol' Sikeston for a Throwed Roll (I automatically just duck; terrible catcher)! I was wondering where you were headed when you mentioned that you weren't able to go where you'd planned that day, because of Covid - you are probably already aware of both these places, but I can see you doing such interesting episodes on both - first, The Stars & Stripes Museum in my home town of Bloomfield, Missouri (where the military newspaper was started when, in 1861, Union troops took possession of the Bloomfield Herald office and printed the first edition) - and second, the beautiful Columbus-Belmont State Park across the river in Columbus, Kentucky...it's worth the trip just to see part of the huge chain that Leonidas Polk had stretched across the Mississippi, but there's a lot more Civil War history there. This latest episode was fascinating, as well (daughter of a WW2 "Mighty Eighth" B-17 Navigator, here). Thank you for making history come alive! Anne Berbling Sikeston, Missouri
@@TheHistoryUnderground I have so many more episodes to go through - skipping around! My children have all subscribed, as well. My oldest daughter is a History Nerd, as you described yourself, and has taken us to the War Room at Reims, the Normandy Beaches, many of the obscure WW1 sites in France, as well. And I concur on the trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower...that was really something (but I thought if we were going to die, it wouldn't be the worst place; it would be memorable for the rest of the family)!
Great video!!! I'm a vehicle person so for me this will be a must see when I get back to The US. They have a terrific collection. I notice the small things so it's nice to see things like correct numbers and the different versions of the Jeeps. I've only seen one slat grill Jeep before. Here you'd think there would be so many WWII Jeeps and trucks, but almost all have been repurposed and long since worn out, modified to unrecognizable and gone. Thanks!
"Amazing," considering the Gettysburg location. That the world went from wagon wheels to armored track vehicles in 80 years is just mind boggling. Another 'must see' when in Gettysburg without a dought. Another Top Notch vid my friend. Thanks.👍🇺🇸
Reminds me of the Le Grand Bunker in Ouistreham France. They didn’t have near the collection, but they did have a half track and a Higgins boat, and a few other things that I assumed were from D-day. Standing in that boat, looking out the open landing ramp, I could almost hear the gunfire. I will definitely give this museum a visit.
A number of thoughts: 1 A very thorough collection and knowledgeable owners 2 Please please I hope this isn't too near the Civil War battlefield with respect to site lines 3 While it is in a good place now, I have some uneasy feelings about digging up and taking a first lieutenant's helmet from Omaha beach. Removing artifacts from a battle field is just a little off putting to me. 4 Many of these vehicles were still around during the Vietnam conflict. I still have my Army licence showing I am qualified to drive quarter ton (jeep), three quarter ton, and deuce and a half trucks. 5 As usual great job. 6 Canadian geese are a pain in the ass.
I agree about the helmet..Makes you wonder if he was killed. Sad truth is there are many videos on you tube of relic hunters digging up and selling WW2 artifacts..helmets with bullet holes etc.
Another great reason to come to Gettysburg. Awesome collection. Fun fact the M26A1 soft skinned version was not the battlefield tank hauler or recovery truck. That would be the M26, armored version (also known as the Dragon Wagon) of same truck made by Pacific car and foundry, Renton, WA. The M26A1 was a non armored, soft skin over the road tank hauler. Great stuff. Love these videos.
JD, you were not kidding about this being a great video. Holywha!!! Those vehicles are incredible and the history these items represent is truly captivating. Due to your video series, when I travel to Gettysburg, I will have a clearer picture of the battlefield and now a new WWII museum. Thank you for a fantastic series. Well done.
We are in Gettysburg. Going to see the Gettysburg museum and also the world war 2 American experience! Thank you for putting us on to these two fascinating places!
I love seeing the tanks. When I was in the Army Reserve, I got the opportunity to go to Germany for 3 weeks annual training. While there, I got the rare opportunity to ride in an M1 Abrams tank! It was so awesome! Flying at 45 mph (that's fast in a tank) and wearing a radio helmet. We all did plenty of work, but I was having so much fun it didn't feel like work to me. Later on back at my unit, to my surprise, I was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
I'm 61, going on 62. Looking at all those military trucks , how huge some are, and to think back then guys in their late teens through their late 30's drove them. Wow.
FYI Pacific Car and Foundry ALSO built an M26 "Dragon Wagon " Tractor in an ARMORED version with a Fully Armored Cab complete with a Ring Mount M2 .50 Caliber Machine gun mounted up top . These trucks and trailers ALSO carried ,at Night ! Navy LANDING CRAFT involved with the RHINE River Crossing in 1945 . You show a Model of it on your opening segment sitting on a shelf as you enter the first display area : ) Frank's M26 is a soft skin version but nontheless Impressive . I believe he also has the Trailer that goes with it . ! Frank once had an M26 "Pershing" Main Battle tank in his collection .It was the ANSWER to Germanys Tiger Tanks !! The M26 was the most POWERFUL US Tank in WW2 with a 90MM cannon capable of taking on ANY German Armored Vehicle . . I've known Frank Buck for over 40 Years his collection is certainly Very Impressive.
Seeing the portion about the tanks reminded me of the old James Garner movie "Tank" Seriously enjoyed learning something new today & watching you enjoy yourself
Collecting these back in the 60's was really the time to begin. The WW II vehicles remaining stateside were being sold as surplus as the M-Series from the 50's replaced them and could be bought cheap, sometimes at scrap value, same with new unused parts. Over the years, they were worked until they broke down, left to rust, sold as scrap and destroyed, some were just not practical for the average civilian owner and generally survival rates plummeted. With a renewed interest in WW II, vehicles and aircraft started being rescued from where they were abandoned and restored to operational status. Of course, values went through the roof as demand outstripped availability.
Very cool! I’ve seen many of these vehicles. The have brought them out to the Eisenhower Farm during WW2 Weekend, including the “Battling Bitch” EZ-8. I can’t wait for their museum to be up and running!
I’m a huge WW2 buff, that place looks awesome. Hopefully it will be open when I visit during the anniversary of the battle. I would be a like a kid in a candy store.. Thanks for sharing this.. I love the channel..
Fantastic JD! Will need to do some mental "time travel" on my next visit to Gettysburg and stop by The WWII Experience museum. Great video! Anyone interested in hearing about the combat recovery of knocked-out American tanks in the European theater in WW2 should check out "Death Traps", Belton Cooper's memoir of his time as an ordnance officer for the 3rd Armored Div. It's an amazing account.
One day I hope to make it to the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans. They even have a re-creation of a WW2 USO center, the Stage Door Canteen, and used to have those dances with "big bands" before the Covid 19. My parents passed before it existed. They would have loved it, as they actually met at a WW2 USO dance in 1942, married two months later, for 42 years until death...
Wow, you really enjoyed that, your face brightened up like a little boy getting his first big birthday gift and I don't blame you, I would have done the same 😁 Thank you so much for everything that you do to keep history alive 👍🙏
My grandfather was a tank commander in the pacific theater. He was in the 12th armored division 44th tank battalion. He passed away when I was 2 years old so I never got to talk to him about any of it. We are also from Pennsylvania so it would be cool to go see this place some day! It's about 5 hours from me!
@@TheHistoryUnderground definitely one day I'll make it out there! I'm fascinated with WWII. You're videos are packed full of information and the places you go, i feel like I'm there. Keep up the awesome work!
When they open the museum up I'd love to see you do a collaboration video with fellow RUclipsr The Chieftain. That guy can help you expand your knowledge of WWII military vehicles.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Hey, us WWII studiers and tankees would love that! You might also pick his brain to learn something that will help with running a huge channel as yours is going to be. Nicholas has been around for quite awhile. Your popularity is going to grow exponentially you know. ;-)
You also need to see The Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage NY. The Museum comes to life as they roll with reenactors out in the field. Cant wait to visit your future museum.
Very interesting. My uncle was in WWII in Iwo Jima in Marines. He never talked much about it. Just told my grandmother it wasn’t like the movie Iwo Jima.
At 14:28 my father served with the 903rd Heavy Automotive Maintenance (HAM) outfit during WW2 and that was their job to go out ahead of the front lines into what they called "Indian Country" to retrieve knocked out tanks and deliver refurbished ones. Maps were sketchy at best and many time they had to fight their way to the forward deployed armor units and then fight their way back. For a great read on this subject read the book "Death Traps" that was written by a guy that was an officer in a similar HAM unit as my fathers...
If you’re ever in the uk, you have to visit the Bovington Tank Museam. You’ll be like a kid in a candy store!! Everything from mk1 ww1 tanks through to Sherman’s, tiger 131, tiger II up until present day tanks!
You got me all excited, then I found out they're still not open. It will have to be some other time. A good excuse to come back. I can remember when I was little, my grandfather took me down to Fort Wayne in Detroit and they had a tank you could climb all over and in. That was before the lawyers got involved. Not sure if they'd let me climb around inside these tanks if I ever visit. Maybe if I told them JD sent me 😆.
I believe you may have the only modern video with the tank recovery vehicle. I have never seen one of those anywhere else except in photos and original footage!
That looks like a fantastic collection. My wife and I have visited several museums around Normandy, Bastogne and Luxembourg and this would compete with any of them.
I never expected my hometown in NC would make your videos. He said one of the trucks was made there. It must be awesome to get to live with that collection.
Stop hating on the geese,,,,, We live near Gettysburg and ride our bicycles there all the time,,, escaped California fifteen years ago! Also a twenty year members of the American Battlefield Trust.... (CWPT). We love the Canadian geese and, they will eat right out of your hand if you remain calm and dont stand over them.... Try it,, they are very cool! Did you know our U.S. Army used the Gettysburg battlefield for mock-tank battles? They damaged the hallowed ground.... Love your videos and your passion, your taste in how you video is exceptional as well. P.S. my father was at D-Day under Pattons 3rd Army, All the way to Hanover,,, loved the videos of St. Vith, Malmady, the Bulge,,, it was personal to us.
You know, most of the Sherman's ran off of gasoline. Though we outproduced the Germans with these tanks, it was a scandal to use this as our main battle tank. If it wasn't for the control of the skies by allied airplanes, this tank would of been more of a disaster then it was. It was easy to fix and it ran good and in the Pacific Theater it outgunned the Japanese. Thank you, I am adding this onto my bucket list when I retire and visit Gettysburg again! Good video...
I would be like a kid in a sweet shop in that collection, I hate to think how much it cost to put that collection together, and more importantly what is must be worth today. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴
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I really need some help bro
I’m trying to show you and Incredible photograph of a graduating paratrooper class from Fort Benning Georgia June 1942 my great uncle is also in this photo and I am trying to find out anything I can about F company from the photo
I really wish that you had gotten to meet Charlie Smithgall, former Mayor of Lancaster, PA were I am from. Charlie Smithgall, who passed earlier this year, may have owned the largest collection of antique War cannons, he loaned or (leased, Maybe) some of his collection to Steven Spielberg for his movie Gettysburg. Charlie did own cannons used during the battle of Gettysburg. He would actually have two to three of his cannons taken to Long's Park just outside of Lancaster for the annual 4th of July concert and fired during the Lancaster Orchestra proformance of The 1812 Overture at the open air Pavillon stage in the park. Awesome performance there on the 250th Anniversary of Lancaster and the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Thank you for your amazing videos.
How about you go visit the Pratt museum at fort Campbell Kentucky and then go visit the artillery museum at fort Sill Oklahoma. Those could be some very good longer videos 😊❤
When you were talking about that combat latch it made me think of the Shermans in the Pacific. If you ever do get the time, look them up, it's crazy what guys did to keep the Japanese off the tanks. They put wood across the suspension to keep Japanese troops from rolling under to suicide with explosives. Wood planking on the sides of the hull to prevent magnetic mines, they welded nails, point side up, on top of the hatches to keep the Japanese from trying to open them. Even wrapped tanks in barbed wire. It's some trippy stuff.
One of the older friends of the family fought in the Pacific theater, so I called him up one day because I was building a model of a Japanese tank to ask him if he had ever seen any to get an idea of paint schemes. This was pre internet days. He broke down crying over the phone while telling me they "looked just like ours". I heard the story later that during his time fighting his platoon was overrun and most killed by Japanese tanks that had been disguised to look like US tanks right down to the stars and some phony markings. Kind of a cruder version of the war crimes Panther the Germans did during the battle of the bulge.
Oh wow. Thanks for that extra info. Didn’t know that.
Fantastic episode JD, you know your audience. Looks like a person could spend an entire day there. Count yourself lucky, not many people get a chance to sit in a tank. Let alone such an iconic one as the M4 E8 Sherman!
Thanks! I loved it there.
BTW, if you haven't visited the tank museum in Danville, VA it is worth your time. A HUGE collection.
I'm from England and I love the history of both world wars. Both my grandparents have long gone RIP 🥀 But they use to speak to me about it when I was very young. And my late father use to speak to me about a time he walked past Coventry Cathedral with it all smouldering after the bombing. A sight he never forgot as a child. My father was born down the south coast which was basically evacuated for families to move further inland. It must of been horrible growing up in fear. RIP to my father and to all who died 🥀🥀🥀🥀
This was so cool! Can't wait to visit when they open. Thanks for taking us with you on the journey.
Pretty amazing place. Can’t wait to see what it looks like when they’re finished.
I am also a WWII buff & reenactor, this will definitely be on my list of places to visit!
Definitely! Easily the most impressive collection that I’ve ever seen.
Loved it when you walked into the room with the jeeps! Your eyes lit up like a kid's on Christmas and you were speechless! This museum will be amazing when it's finished. Great video!!
This cool it's kinda funny to go to Gettysburg to learn about WW2
Yeah. I love what they’re doing there. Lots of WWII history in this area too.
Wow. If I walked into that place I would feel like I had died and gone to heaven. It is so great to see people who are preserving history instead of trying to hide or destroy it. Thank you.
I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Buck in 2018 with about 100 other WWII reenactors, it was the year the Eisenhower Farm event in September was cancelled due to the hurricane. My friends who own Jeeps and other restored WWII vehicles formed a convoy and rode out from New Oxford PA to meet him. He showed us around his soon-to-be museum. Yes, he really does own an operational Sherman tank and many other vehicles--halftracks, scout cars, weapons carriers, Jeeps. Just about the only thing he doesn't own is any aircraft (well, not yet)
The Frank Buck collection is, without a doubt, the largest private WWII collection you can see anywhere in the United States.
The part where you discuss the different m4 types was very informative. Never been able to remember the designations. This was a good short overview. You learn everyday!
J.D you know why you get to places like this happens? Your one of the most sincere people who do these types of documentary shows which has a unique appeal to them. For those who loves to know more about history that sometimes isn’t easily accessible to everyday people. Thank you for your continued work in bringing history to all people, from all walks of life.🙏🏻
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
It's amazed to see that even after 80 some years that WWII started there are still funds, men and women available that are dedicated to this cause. The "Lest we forget" phrase is not losing it's momentum.
Love your WWII series (especially Easy company), only discovered it since a week or two but been watching non stop :)
Warm greetings from The Netherlands, Holland.
This family has a great collection of WW2 items ,awesome!
My Grandfather drove a tank in WWII. Thank you for showing the Easy 8.
Outstanding! Hats off to this family snd their serious preservation efforts. I too do all I can to preserve history with members of my family. But these folks really bring little known aspects to view. Cannot wait to visit! JD thank you so very much! My son is a huge WW2 history buff. Road trip for mom and her college kid!
This whole series reminds me what it would of been like traveling with my Dad. He could find such cool places by getting off the "beaten path". Thanks, JD
I'll never look at a Sherman the same way again! What a collection
The tour inside the tank was a treat!!
Pretty cool. A lot different than what I expected.
If you're a tankee check out The Chieftain on RUclips. He does whole episodes crawling on and inside tanks of all kinds.
Crazy to think that my great grandpa was just a 20 year old from Los Angeles driving a Sherman around all of Europe fighting for our freedom. God Bless America 🇺🇸
I know. Pretty amazing generation
My brother would love this place. He is visiting Gettysburg in a couple of weeks. He is a WWll memorabilia collector. This was awesome! 👍😄
Wow,what a fantastic collection. Thank you for sharing.
Pretty amazing place. They’ve got some big plans!
Cool collection of ww2. The war my uncles never would talk about.
Thanks JD. Seeing those cramped quarters made me think "Oh, God....what if they had to get out?" What a scary thing if you had to try to get out of the tank to save your life.
check out the cheiftan here on you tube.. he reviews tanks. and for every tank he does a "omg the tank is on fire drill" the sherman has a reputation for being a fire trap. it turns out it was one of the better survivable tanks. and always improving from month to month.
"Accidentally" found History Underground when I came upon your wonderful episode on the Hunter-Dawson home in New Madrid, then was delighted when I saw that you also went to Lambert's in good ol' Sikeston for a Throwed Roll (I automatically just duck; terrible catcher)! I was wondering where you were headed when you mentioned that you weren't able to go where you'd planned that day, because of Covid - you are probably already aware of both these places, but I can see you doing such interesting episodes on both - first, The Stars & Stripes Museum in my home town of Bloomfield, Missouri (where the military newspaper was started when, in 1861, Union troops took possession of the Bloomfield Herald office and printed the first edition) - and second, the beautiful Columbus-Belmont State Park across the river in Columbus, Kentucky...it's worth the trip just to see part of the huge chain that Leonidas Polk had stretched across the Mississippi, but there's a lot more Civil War history there. This latest episode was fascinating, as well (daughter of a WW2 "Mighty Eighth" B-17 Navigator, here).
Thank you for making history come alive!
Anne Berbling
Sikeston, Missouri
Glad that you found it! Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground I have so many more episodes to go through - skipping around! My children have all subscribed, as well. My oldest daughter is a History Nerd, as you described yourself, and has taken us to the War Room at Reims, the Normandy Beaches, many of the obscure WW1 sites in France, as well. And I concur on the trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower...that was really something (but I thought if we were going to die, it wouldn't be the worst place; it would be memorable for the rest of the family)!
Also, did you see the Smiling Angel when you were in Reims?
Great video!!! I'm a vehicle person so for me this will be a must see when I get back to The US. They have a terrific collection. I notice the small things so it's nice to see things like correct numbers and the different versions of the Jeeps. I've only seen one slat grill Jeep before. Here you'd think there would be so many WWII Jeeps and trucks, but almost all have been repurposed and long since worn out, modified to unrecognizable and gone. Thanks!
I’m pretty sure that Eisenhower had a farm near the Gettysburg battlefield
Yes there is. Interesting place....love the long driveway... tree from each state
Yep, you can actually see it from the Confederate lines on Seminary Ridge.
"Amazing," considering the Gettysburg location. That the world went from wagon wheels to armored track vehicles in 80 years is just mind boggling.
Another 'must see' when in Gettysburg without a dought.
Another Top Notch vid my friend. Thanks.👍🇺🇸
Funny thing that ill be in Gettysburg for college as a history major in 20th century military history, seems to good to be true :o
What a lucky dog get to see the museum before the real opening wonderful
Pretty cool.
Reminds me of the Le Grand Bunker in Ouistreham France. They didn’t have near the collection, but they did have a half track and a Higgins boat, and a few other things that I assumed were from D-day. Standing in that boat, looking out the open landing ramp, I could almost hear the gunfire. I will definitely give this museum a visit.
Their collection is absolutely astounding!!
A number of thoughts:
1 A very thorough collection and knowledgeable owners
2 Please please I hope this isn't too near the Civil War battlefield with respect to site lines
3 While it is in a good place now, I have some uneasy feelings about digging up and taking a first lieutenant's helmet from Omaha beach. Removing artifacts from a battle field is just a little off putting to me.
4 Many of these vehicles were still around during the Vietnam conflict. I still have my Army licence showing I am qualified to drive quarter ton (jeep), three quarter ton, and deuce and a half trucks.
5 As usual great job.
6 Canadian geese are a pain in the ass.
I agree about the helmet..Makes you wonder if he was killed. Sad truth is there are many videos on you tube of relic hunters digging up and selling WW2 artifacts..helmets with bullet holes etc.
The E6 was the introduction of the 76mm the E8 specifically meant it had HVSS.
Wow! Im watching this while sitting on the beach in Ocean City, NJ. Thank you for my freedom to the WWII veterans.
Another great reason to come to Gettysburg. Awesome collection. Fun fact the M26A1 soft skinned version was not the battlefield tank hauler or recovery truck. That would be the M26, armored version (also known as the Dragon Wagon) of same truck made by Pacific car and foundry, Renton, WA. The M26A1 was a non armored, soft skin over the road tank hauler. Great stuff. Love these videos.
JD, you were not kidding about this being a great video. Holywha!!! Those vehicles are incredible and the history these items represent is truly captivating. Due to your video series, when I travel to Gettysburg, I will have a clearer picture of the battlefield and now a new WWII museum. Thank you for a fantastic series. Well done.
WOW just WOW!
Thanks!
Great video, great series!
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How everything is so perfect and preserved is amazing! 🤩
We are in Gettysburg. Going to see the Gettysburg museum and also the world war 2 American experience! Thank you for putting us on to these two fascinating places!
Awesome! Be sure to let them know where you heard about them. Have fun!
@@TheHistoryUnderground I definitely will!
This music is a change of pace and I dig the vibe 😎
I love seeing the tanks. When I was in the Army Reserve, I got the opportunity to go to Germany for 3 weeks annual training. While there, I got the rare opportunity to ride in an M1 Abrams tank! It was so awesome! Flying at 45 mph (that's fast in a tank) and wearing a radio helmet. We all did plenty of work, but I was having so much fun it didn't feel like work to me. Later on back at my unit, to my surprise, I was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.
Sure could tell you were giddy being there for sure. Great video JD 👍🏻😎
OMG !!! What a collection of WWII vehicles.
My family grease monkeys are gonna love this. Shared!
Nice! Thanks!
What an incredible collection! Wow!😎😎😎
One of the coolest things that I’ve ever seen.
I'm 61, going on 62. Looking at all those military trucks , how huge some are, and to think back then guys in their late teens through their late 30's drove them. Wow.
When I was a teenager I got to tour a WWII B-17 bomber and I couldn't believe the cramped quarters on that plane, I couldn't fit into the cockpit.
FYI Pacific Car and Foundry ALSO built an M26 "Dragon Wagon " Tractor in an ARMORED version with a Fully Armored Cab complete with a Ring Mount M2 .50 Caliber Machine gun mounted up top . These trucks and trailers ALSO carried ,at Night ! Navy LANDING CRAFT involved with the RHINE River Crossing in 1945 . You show a Model of it on your opening segment
sitting on a shelf as you enter the first display area : ) Frank's M26 is a soft skin version
but nontheless Impressive . I believe he also has the Trailer that goes with it . ! Frank once had an M26 "Pershing" Main Battle tank in his collection .It was the ANSWER to Germanys Tiger Tanks !! The M26 was the most POWERFUL US Tank in WW2 with a 90MM cannon capable of taking on ANY German Armored Vehicle .
. I've known Frank Buck for over 40 Years
his collection is certainly Very Impressive.
Seeing the portion about the tanks reminded me of the old James Garner movie "Tank"
Seriously enjoyed learning something new today & watching you enjoy yourself
Collecting these back in the 60's was really the time to begin. The WW II vehicles remaining stateside were being sold as surplus as the M-Series from the 50's replaced them and could be bought cheap, sometimes at scrap value, same with new unused parts.
Over the years, they were worked until they broke down, left to rust, sold as scrap and destroyed, some were just not practical for the average civilian owner and generally survival rates plummeted. With a renewed interest in WW II, vehicles and aircraft started being rescued from where they were abandoned and restored to operational status. Of course, values went through the roof as demand outstripped availability.
Oh my, what a heavenly place!
I’m peanut butter & jelly
You went in that Sherman.
Awesome!!
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Wow!!!! Wow!!! Wow!!!! That was incredible!!!! As if I needed motivation to go to Gettysburg...can’t wait to see that, thanks so much JD!!!
What a fantastic place to visit and fantastic shareing with us. Great job 👍😊👌
Very cool! I’ve seen many of these vehicles. The have brought them out to the Eisenhower Farm during WW2 Weekend, including the “Battling Bitch” EZ-8. I can’t wait for their museum to be up and running!
WOW, never knew that place was there. Now I want to visit the them
Wow! You find the coolest places!👍🏻
Thank you for showing us around a Ronson, exploded first time every time.
I love WW2 history, especially the tanks! To me, that place is Heaven on Earth!
I’m a huge WW2 buff, that place looks awesome. Hopefully it will be open when I visit during the anniversary of the battle. I would be a like a kid in a candy store.. Thanks for sharing this.. I love the channel..
Fantastic JD! Will need to do some mental "time travel" on my next visit to Gettysburg and stop by The WWII Experience museum. Great video!
Anyone interested in hearing about the combat recovery of knocked-out American tanks in the European theater in WW2 should check out "Death Traps", Belton Cooper's memoir of his time as an ordnance officer for the 3rd Armored Div. It's an amazing account.
One day I hope to make it to the National WW2 Museum in New Orleans. They even have a re-creation of a WW2 USO center, the Stage Door Canteen, and used to have those dances with "big bands" before the Covid 19. My parents passed before it existed. They would have loved it, as they actually met at a WW2 USO dance in 1942, married two months later, for 42 years until death...
Phenomenal!! I share in your excitement.
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Wow, you really enjoyed that, your face brightened up like a little boy getting his first big birthday gift and I don't blame you, I would have done the same 😁 Thank you so much for everything that you do to keep history alive 👍🙏
My grandfather was a tank commander in the pacific theater. He was in the 12th armored division 44th tank battalion. He passed away when I was 2 years old so I never got to talk to him about any of it. We are also from Pennsylvania so it would be cool to go see this place some day! It's about 5 hours from me!
It's definitely worth going to see.
@@TheHistoryUnderground definitely one day I'll make it out there! I'm fascinated with WWII. You're videos are packed full of information and the places you go, i feel like I'm there. Keep up the awesome work!
When they open the museum up I'd love to see you do a collaboration video with fellow RUclipsr The Chieftain. That guy can help you expand your knowledge of WWII military vehicles.
I’d love that!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Hey, us WWII studiers and tankees would love that! You might also pick his brain to learn something that will help with running a huge channel as yours is going to be. Nicholas has been around for quite awhile. Your popularity is going to grow exponentially you know. ;-)
You also need to see The Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage NY. The Museum comes to life as they roll with reenactors out in the field. Cant wait to visit your future museum.
Very interesting. My uncle was in WWII in Iwo Jima in Marines. He never talked much about it. Just told my grandmother it wasn’t like the movie Iwo Jima.
I love how well restored and cared for the vehicles are. That olive drab and crisp white markings really look great on the smooth body's
Very much so. They’re doing a good work there.
Impressive collection!
And I didn’t even show a fraction of it!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Wow!
At 14:28 my father served with the 903rd Heavy Automotive Maintenance (HAM) outfit during WW2 and that was their job to go out ahead of the front lines into what they called "Indian Country" to retrieve knocked out tanks and deliver refurbished ones. Maps were sketchy at best and many time they had to fight their way to the forward deployed armor units and then fight their way back. For a great read on this subject read the book "Death Traps" that was written by a guy that was an officer in a similar HAM unit as my fathers...
I’ll check that out. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground I would check out the the chieftain on youtube over that book. It is know for it's misinformation.
Wow, thanks for sharing another outstanding video. I live about 30 minutes from Gettysburg and am looking forward to visiting this fine collection.
If you’re ever in the uk, you have to visit the Bovington Tank Museam. You’ll be like a kid in a candy store!! Everything from mk1 ww1 tanks through to Sherman’s, tiger 131, tiger II up until present day tanks!
My late G'father was a tanker in Patton's 3rd Army .
Holy cow JD. What an awesome place.
WOW. This will be high on my bucket list.
Fabulous video! Road trip destination! You looked like a kid in a candy store!
MY GRANDPA WAS WWI DOUGHBOY HE WOULD NEVER TALK ABOUT IT RIP STAN AMEN 🙏
You got me all excited, then I found out they're still not open. It will have to be some other time. A good excuse to come back.
I can remember when I was little, my grandfather took me down to Fort Wayne in Detroit and they had a tank you could climb all over and in. That was before the lawyers got involved. Not sure if they'd let me climb around inside these tanks if I ever visit. Maybe if I told them JD sent me 😆.
Holy Smokes!!!! Wow!!!! That place is incredible and now on the bucket list! Great job buddy!
I believe you may have the only modern video with the tank recovery vehicle. I have never seen one of those anywhere else except in photos and original footage!
Thank you your doing a great job keeping history alive
WWII is definitely one of my favorites but if I may be sold bold, I would love to see more Revolutionary war videos.
man your face shows it all major excitement another fantastic job
Amazing collection of history 🤗 Fascinating 🧐 I’m speechless 🇺🇸 Thank You for sharing 🇺🇸 My Best Always 🚒 Jesse 🇺🇸
Thanks!
Man o man. What a place.. Looks almost like the tankmuseum in Normandy 🙈 fantastic. On to,the next place JD.
That looks like a fantastic collection. My wife and I have visited several museums around Normandy, Bastogne and Luxembourg and this would compete with any of them.
Wow What A Treasure Trove, So Interesting Lucky You. Lucky Us For You Sharing,
I never expected my hometown in NC would make your videos. He said one of the trucks was made there. It must be awesome to get to live with that collection.
Nice! And yes, that collection is something else.
Stop hating on the geese,,,,,
We live near Gettysburg and ride our bicycles there all the time,,, escaped California fifteen years ago! Also a twenty year members of the American Battlefield Trust.... (CWPT).
We love the Canadian geese and, they will eat right out of your hand if you remain calm and dont stand over them.... Try it,, they are very cool!
Did you know our U.S. Army used the Gettysburg battlefield for mock-tank battles?
They damaged the hallowed ground....
Love your videos and your passion, your taste in how you video is exceptional as well.
P.S. my father was at D-Day under Pattons 3rd Army, All the way to Hanover,,, loved the videos of St. Vith, Malmady, the Bulge,,, it was personal to us.
Absolutely stunning! Wowwieeee... Such a great collection
Love this great job on the series
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Will be interesting to see if they will include anything from Dick Winters since he did not live too far away from Gettysburg
Great video! When it opens, Gettysburg will have another great museum.
You know, most of the Sherman's ran off of gasoline. Though we outproduced the Germans with these tanks, it was a scandal to use this as our main battle tank. If it wasn't for the control of the skies by allied airplanes, this tank would of been more of a disaster then it was. It was easy to fix and it ran good and in the Pacific Theater it outgunned the Japanese. Thank you, I am adding this onto my bucket list when I retire and visit Gettysburg again! Good video...
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I would be like a kid in a sweet shop in that collection, I hate to think how much it cost to put that collection together, and more importantly what is must be worth today. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴
Wow! This place is amazing! I would be completely claustrophobic in that Sherman tank. Can’t wait to visit!!
I will definitely go to see this can't wait.
It's going to be awesome!
Come see us at the Ontario Regiment Museum in Oshawa, Ontario, the largest operational collection in North America :)