 The crew of an M26 Pershing tank (named Eagle 7) of the US 3rd Armored Division. The gunner, Pennsylvania native Clarence Smoyer, in the center, no helmet, knocked out a German "Panther" tank (Pz.Kpfw. V) during the famous battle at the Cologne Cathedral. For his success and bravery, he was awarded the Bronze Star; Cologne, Germany, March, 1945.

Crew of a famous Pershing tank

Tankers inspect the combat damage of an M5A1 "Stuart" tank from the 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, US Army, in the Carentan, Normandy  area; France, July 44

Combat damage

An American amphibian GMC DUKW-353 is being unloaded from a landing craft LST at the floating pier in Mulberry Harbor. Mulberry Harbor is a British system of coastal structures, which were temporary seaports, used on the undeveloped coast of Normandy, France to offload military equipment, personnel and supplies during Operation Overlord; June 1944.
 
 