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BATTALION HISTORY
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B Co. /756th Tank Battalion
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“Tankers didn’t sleep unless there was nothing going on, and there was always something going on...”
-- Captain David Redle,
Former Commander of "B" Company
The 756th Tank Battalion
Algeria-French Morocco ~ Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno ~ Southern France ~ Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace ~ Central Europe
World War II
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The 756th Tank Battalion was reorganized in 1949 as the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, re-designated in 1962 as the 73rd Armor Regiment, and then inactivated in 1997.
NEWS:
The 2010 756th Tank Battalion Association reunion has been
CANCELLED.
An explanatory letter has been mailed to all the membership.
A trip to the Patton Museum is now planned to transfer of the colors.
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TAPS
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to:
Denis Hannan
medic,
passed away on February
5th, 2010
Roy Collins
veteran of HQ Co.,
passed away on November 11th, 2009
Marvin Kempf
veteran of A Co.,
passed away on August 8th, 2009
Frank R. Cockerill, Jr.
passed away on
May 17th, 2009
Frank was a veteran of B Co.
Rex Nall,
veteran of C Co.
passed away on April 21st,
2008
All men are deeply missed...
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PICTURES TO SHARE?
Lee Archer and Bill Auerbach produce a series of photo reference books covering military vehicles of World War 2, called “Panzerwrecks.”
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If you have private photos of wrecked Allied or German tanks that you would like to see preserved in print, along with your memories, please contact Lee at panzerwrecks@btinternet.com, or Bill at P.O. Box 2332; Monroe, NY 10949-2332