Surviving M4A3(75)W Shermans Last update : 6 August 2018

Listed here are the M4A3(75) Wet Shermans that still exist today.

Pierre-Olivier Buan, May 2011 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_bastogne/index.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Bastogne (Belgium) SN 48935, built by Fisher in March, 1944. It served with B Company of the 41st Tank Bn, 11th Armored Div and was nicknamed "Barracuda". It was destroyed on December 30, 1944 in a meadow near Renuamont (http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com/)

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M4A3(75)W Sherman – Private Collection (Belgium)

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SN 49731, built by Fisher in May, 1944. When the vehicle was recovered, it carried markings of the French 2 Armored Division

Pierre-Olivier Buan, May 2015 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/m4a3_vmhavrille/index.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman hull with 76mm turret – VMH association, Avrillé (France) SN 62448, built by Fisher in October, 1944. On loan from DGA in Bourges

Pierre-Olivier Buan, February 2007 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_blr/index.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Bourg-la-Reine (France) SN 49475, built by Fisher in May, 1944. Commemorates the M4A3(75)W destroyed at Phalsbourg in November 1944 (France AFVs register)

Pierre-Olivier Buan, July 2010 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_phalsbourg/index.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman “Bourg-la-Reine” – Phalsbourg (France) SN 49709, built by Fisher in May 1944. The tank "Bourg La Reine" was one of the most glorious of the 12th Régiment de Cuirassiers, 2nd French Armored Division. It was put out of combat at this location on November 22, 1944 at the time of the liberation of Phalsbourg. It was saved according to General Leclerc's desire and erected into a monument by the town of Phalsbourg in the grateful homage to the liberators, according to the plaque at the site (France AFVs register)

Pierre-Olivier Buan, March 2010 - http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman_strasbourg/index.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Strasbourg (France) th

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SN 49008, built by Fisher in March, 1944. Commemorates the M4A3(105) “Cherbourg” of the 12 Cuirassiers Regiment, 2 French Armored Division, destroyed at this location on November 23, 1944. Could be the tank nicknamed “Meknès” of the same unit, put out of action nearby at the same date (France AFVs register)

“JohnnyHN”, March 2008 - http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12252950?tag=Sherman%20Tank

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Iwo Jima Island (Japan) This tank has been up-armored with wood and concrete on the hull sides and the hatches are protected against magnetic mines. This tank was knocked out during the Battle of Iwo Jima in February-March 1945

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bordaine/10254785176/

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Richard Moran Collection, MA (USA) – running condition

Joe DeMarco

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Vineland, NJ (USA) Serial Number 49730, built by Fisher in May, 1944 (Joe DeMarco)

David D. Jackson, May 2018

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Curwensville, PA (USA) SN 48779, built by Fisher in March, 1944. Has a “recycled” D50878 low bustle turret wirth loader”s hatch instead of the D78461 high bustle (USA AFVs register). Has a differential housing that comes from SN 62268 (Paul Hannah)

David D. Jackson, June 2018

M4A3(75)W – Middletown Veterans Memorial Park, Middletown, PA (USA) Serial Number 49578, built by Fisher in May, 1944. This is the Sherman tank that was displayed at the Former American Legion Post 436 in Penndel, PA (Paul Hannah)

Chris Hughes, June 2013

M4A3(75)W Sherman – US Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, VA (USA)

Lorén Hannah, 2011 - http://www.vgbimages.com/

M4A3(75)W Sherman – The Citadel, Charleston, SC (USA) Serial Number 49619 or 49649, built by Fisher in May, 1944

https://www.facebook.com/NationalArmorandCavalryMuseum/

M4A3(75)W “Tiger Jack” – National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, GA (USA) SN 62113, built by Fisher in September, 1944. This tank was displayed for years at the Patton Museum, Fort Knox. This tank is stored and is not publicly visible (USA AFVs register)

Billy Nedorvich, May 2018 - https://www.facebook.com/nedorvich/photos

M4A3(75)W Sherman “Blockbuster” – National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, GA (USA) – running condition SN 49855, built by Fisher in June, 1944. This tank was displayed for years at the Patton Museum, Fort Knox. This tank is stored and is not publicly visible (USA AFVs register)

David D. Jackson, July 2017

M4A3(75)W Sherman – FLANG Armory, Ocala, FL (USA) Serial Number 62075, built by Fisher in September, 1944 (David. D Jackson)

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/baumgar/media/Fort%20Snelling/100_6388.jpg.html?sort=6&o=4

M4A3(75)W Sherman – U.S. Army CMH Storage Facility, Anniston, AL (USA) Serial Number 50068, built by Fisher in August, 1944 (USA AFVs register). Formerly displayed at the Fort Snelling Military Museum, Minneapolis, MN (USA), beifre the museum closed

Paul and Lorén Hannah, May 2008 - http://afvagabond.smugmug.com/

M4A3(75)W Sherman – U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility, Anniston, AL (USA)

Lorén Hannah, May 2012 - http://www.vgbimages.com/

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Sparta, WI (USA) Serial Number 49880, built by Fisher in June, 1944 (http://warmemorials.us/)

David D. Jackson, September 2017

M4A3(75)W Sherman – U.S. Cavalry Museum, Fort Riley, KS (USA) SN 48751, built by Fisher in March, 1944. The appliqué armor on the side was most probably applied to repair a damage, as the tank might be a WW2 combat veteran. It was formerly displayed at Ferris Barracks, Erlangen, Germany (Joe DeMarco)

Lorén Hannah, February 2014 - http://www.vgbimages.com/AFV-Photos/Fort-Bliss--Old-Ironsides-Museum/n-DqwZtm/i-CkNrtFw

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Old Ironsides Museum, Fort Bliss, TX (USA) Serial Number 48740, built by Fisher in March, 1944. Comes from the US Army base in Baumholder, Germany (USA AFVs register). One rear tow lug shows Serial Number 49047, it might be the case that the tow lug with 49047 stamped on might have been welded on to 48740 as a replacement after the original broke off (Joe DeMarco)

”sherm1945”, January 2010 - http://picasaweb.google.com/sherm1945/Arizona#5426792485458532050

M4A3(75)W Sherman Dozer – Yuma Proving Ground, AZ (USA) SN 50232, correct RN should be 3082829. Built by Fisher in August, 1944. Has battle damages (Hanno Spoelstra)

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M4A3(75)W Sherman – Battlefield Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (USA) Serial Number 49606, USA 3082203, built by Fisher in May, 1944. This is probably a former USMC tank, as it has tracks with “duck bills” and little metal nubs on the two hull hatches, which could be remains of metal spikes welded onto the tops of the hatches, which was a rather common practice in the USMC

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/baumgar/media/Tankland/100_4488.jpg.html

M4A3(75)W Sherman – American Military Museum, South El Monte, CA (USA)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/331225747568965685/

Another M4A3(75)W Sherman – Harmon Tank Farm, Yona, Guam Island (USA) This tank has the remnants of the T6 fittings on it, so it may be a combat veteran (Leife Hulbert)

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12252950?tag=Sherman%20Tank

M4A3(75)W Sherman – Harmon Tank Farm, Yona, Guam Island (USA) This tank has hull fittings (on the other side) only seen on some USMC tanks that served on Okinawa, so it might be a combat veteran (Leife Hulbert)

Michel van Loon - http://www.afvregister.org/Downloads/M7B2/Brasschaat.htm

M4A3(75)W hull – Groot Schietveld Range, Brasschaat (Belgium) The turret has been removed in 2012

Pierre-Olivier Buan, December 2009

M4A3(75)W Sherman hull – Fire range, Sundhoffen, near Colmar (France) Serial Number 62059, built by Fisher in August, 1944

David D. Jackson, May 2018

M4A3(75)W HVSS Sherman – Museum of American Armor Old Bethpage, NY (USA) Converted/restored from an M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle that was Serial Number 431. The front lifting rings are lower than usual, they were lowered on the glacis during conversion to M74. The Chrysler M4A3 Serial Number is unknown

“52willysm38a1“, August 2006 - http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2095380240042318703WzZDvQ

M4A3 Sherman hull w/ Jumbo turret – 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Museum Fort Carson, CO (USA) The hull most probably comes from an M4A3(75)W, but this has to be confirmed

I’m looking for photos of those vehicles: any vehicle that I forgot….

This document is a compilation of photos published on the web. I would like to thank the people who took these photos and put them on their websites, or sent them to me, and those who helped me doing these lists (particularly people of the AFV News Discussion Board). For any question, you can email me at [email protected] Main page : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Panzers.html