Re: [MV] M-60 Serial numbers / Hull Numbers

From: M151 (m151@cox.net)
Date: Thu Jul 15 2004 - 20:22:03 PDT


I second that, a state by state directory would be some accomplishment.
When on vacation in New Mexico, it seemed everywhere we went there was an
M42 Duster in front of an armory or VFW lodge!
My wife got real tired of me wanting to stop at each of them.
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David Brubaker
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Merchant" <nesys_com@ameritech.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M-60 Serial numbers / Hull Numbers

> I wish there was a list for every state.
>
> We keep stumbling across displayed hardware (Ohio) and wonder what else
> there is.
> There is enough hardware in US town squares, VFWs, and armories to outfit
a
> mid size country.
>
> We recently found an M-60 in excellent original condition, service
markings,
> at a VFW within 20 miles, found out it had been there a couple years.
> Heard a rumor from a local that someone was caught seriously working on
> getting it running!
> Hope to get pix before they decide to pretty it up.
>
> Dave Merchant
>
>
> At 03:06 PM 7/15/2004, Robert Buettner wrote:
> >Hello List-
> >
> >While trying to compile a listing of all known war
> >memorials in the state of Wisconsin I am running
> >across many M-60 variants (ok, mostly M60A3s). What I
> >am trying to figure out is if there is a serial number
> >or hull number somewhere on the outside of the M-60
> >series of tanks. This information would help me and
> >any other person interested in M60 series tanks.
> >
> >I have found some numbers cast and or "stick welded"
> >onto the back of the tank, under the fined doors.
> >These numbers do not seem to corespond to ohters that
> >I have found and I am seriously confused. Can some
> >old motorpool guy help me out? I asked one of the
> >guys on the Fire Department that used to serve as a TC
> >on the M60's and he said they never used a serial or
> >hull number on the tanks. Any truth in that?
> >
> >Anyways, you can see the beginnings of my site here:
> >http://personalpages.tds.net/~shannaandrobert/
> >Hopefully sometime I will move it to a commercial site
> >with its own domain and some snazzy graphics.
> >
> >Robert Buettner
> >Appleton, WI
> >
> >
> >
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> Dave Merchant
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