The USA Historical AFV Register

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The USA Historical
AFV Register

Armored Fighting Vehicles Preserved
in the United States of America

V4.1 February 2017

Michel van Loon
Neil Baumgardner

For the AFV Association

Picture by Paul Hannah
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 3
ALABAMA.......................................................................................................... 5
ALASKA............................................................................................................ 18
ARIZONA.......................................................................................................... 19
ARKANSAS....................................................................................................... 22
CALIFORNIA..................................................................................................... 26
COLORADO........................................................................................................ 47
CONNECTICUT................................................................................................... 50
DELAWARE........................................................................................................ 52
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA................................................................................... 53
FLORIDA........................................................................................................... 54
GEORGIA........................................................................................................... 60
HAWAII............................................................................................................. 79
IDAHO............................................................................................................... 81
ILLINOIS........................................................................................................... 84
INDIANA........................................................................................................... 96
IOWA................................................................................................................ 106
KANSAS............................................................................................................. 110
KENTUCKY......................................................................................................... 119
LOUISIANA....................................................................................................... 129
MAINE............................................................................................................... 134
MARYLAND........................................................................................................ 136
MASSACHUSETTS.............................................................................................. 140
MICHIGAN......................................................................................................... 143
MINNESOTA...................................................................................................... 156
MISSISSIPPI..................................................................................................... 162
MISSOURI......................................................................................................... 170
MONTANA......................................................................................................... 176
NEBRASKA........................................................................................................ 178
NEVADA............................................................................................................ 185
NEW HAMPSHIRE.............................................................................................. 188
NEW JERSEY...................................................................................................... 189
NEW MEXICO..................................................................................................... 199
NEW YORK........................................................................................................ 200
NORTH CAROLINA............................................................................................. 211
NORTH DAKOTA................................................................................................ 215
OHIO................................................................................................................. 218
OKLAHOMA....................................................................................................... 228
OREGON............................................................................................................ 238
PENNSYLVANIA................................................................................................. 241
RHODE ISLAND................................................................................................. 256
SOUTH CAROLINA............................................................................................. 257
SOUTH DAKOTA................................................................................................. 261
TENNESSEE....................................................................................................... 262
TEXAS............................................................................................................... 267
UTAH................................................................................................................. 282
VERMONT.......................................................................................................... 285
VIRGINIA.......................................................................................................... 287
WASHINGTON................................................................................................... 299
WEST VIRGINIA................................................................................................ 303
WISCONSIN...................................................................................................... 305
WYOMING....................................................................................................... .. 321

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INTRODUCTION

Introduction & Purpose

The USA Historical AFV Register is intended to provide a cataloging of all of the historical Armored
Fighting Vehicles (AFV), including tanks, APCs and self-propelled artillery, etc that are on preserved
or otherwise displayed in museums or as monuments in the United States. As such the registry
ranges from the World War I-era Skeleton Tank to modern M1 Abrams tanks. However, the registry
is not intended to include modern AFVs that are still in service.

Format

The USA Historical AFV Register is organized by state and city or town as follows.

STATE

CITY OR TOWN
Location (GPS Coordinates)
AFV Model Man./User status Notes and/or location

Man./User denotes the original manufacturer (country) and various users, using three letter
country codes.

Status is denoted by one of the following codes.

ind = indoor display
out = outdoor display
std = stored (this can be either indoor our outdoor storage, but clearly not on display)
wre = wreck (typically vehicles recovered from a target range or simply in very bad condition)

Often, if there are a large number of AFVs on display in a particular town or military post, sub
listings are also provided, organized by location - museum, building, road, etc.

Many of the vehicles listed as “Unconfirmed” are from the “Central Registry” of donated vehicles
maintained by the U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). Many of
these vehicles donated to American Legion and VFW Posts may actually be located in local parks.
Additionally, many of the “Unconfirmed” World War II era vehicles – such as Sherman and Stuart
tanks – have since been moved or may no longer exist.

Additional information about a particular vehicle is often included in footnotes.

Serial Numbers (SN) and Registration Numbers, aka “USA” numbers (RN) are given when available.
Note that many M60 tanks have two SNs, the original one as built and an Anniston Army Depot
(AAD) rebuild SN (which ends in an A) or a Mainz Army Depot (MAD) SN (which ends in an M). For
British and Canadian WWII era vehicles, War Department (WD) Numbers are given when known, as
are post-war Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRN) for British vehicles.

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Sources

The USA Historical AFV Register is compiled from a number of sources. Firstly, the register is an
expansion of Leslie Delsing’s Wrecks and Relics in the USA tank registry, posted to the AFV News
Discussion Board on 22 May 2006. The register has also been greatly expanded thanks to
armyjunk2 and his copy of the TACOM Central Registry. Some of the other notable online sources
include the Waymarking Military Ground Equipment Displays site, the former Tanks for the
Memories geocaching site, The Sherman Register, Toadman’s Tank Pictures, Trevor Larkum's
Preserved Tanks, Robert Buettner’s War Memorials of Wisconsin, and Don Moriarty's The History of
the Ontos as well as forums and message groups such as the AFV News Discussion Board, G104
(the Sherman Register mailing list), G103 (dedicated to Stuart tanks), and G136 (dedicated to M8
Greyhound and M20 armored cars). Where possible, the origin of information on a particular
vehicle is denoted in footnotes. A large number of individual contributors, many of which are
credited throughout the registry, have provided invaluable information.

Note

All Serial Numbers, Registration Numbers, War Department Numbers, Vehicle Registration
Numbers, etc come from the public domain or directly from the owner with permission. Public
domain includes publicly visible areas of the vehicle (commonly stamped or marked on the
exterior) when on display, data plates if visible/open to display, or other public domain forums and
sources (such as reference works, the AFV News Discussion Board, G104, Sherman Register, etc).

Special thanks

Special thanks goes to Pierre-Olivier Buan and Silvio Iacuone, who took the time to check this
version for errors and added both valuable information.

Contact

If you have any comments or corrections, please send them to Michel van Loon at
[email protected], or simply post to the AFV News Discussion Board.

Copyright © Michel van Loon and Neil Baumgardner, 2006-2017

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ALABAMA

ABBEVILLE
Alabama ARNG Armory, armory st: N31 34.328 W085 14.645
M60A3 USA out SN 3828A, RN 9B72301

ALEXANDER CITY
Charles E. Bailey, Sr. Sportsplex, Elkahatchee State Park: N32 55.587 W085 58.619
M42A1 Duster USA out SN 2532
M47 Patton USA out SN 7002
M60A0 USA out SN 195

ANNISTON
Army Depot: N33 37.369 W085 58.253
M1 Abrams USA out
M42B1E9 Sherman USA out 2
M48 Patton USA out
M48A1 Patton USA out
M48A3 Patton USA/VNM out ex-ARVN
M4A3(76)HVSS Sherman USA out RN 9A0001
M60 USA out
M60A1 USA out
M60A2 USA out

Former Fort McClellan, 4th St & 3rd Ave: N33 44.037 W085 47.339
M103 USA out SN 773 3

Headquarters Building, 7 Frankford Ave: N33 37.441 W085 58.075
M1917 USA out 4

U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility: N33 37.369 W085 58.253
BRDM-2 SOV/IRQ std
BTR-50 SOV out
M103 USA std
M103A2 USA out SN 796 5
M110 USA std
M110 USA std
M110 USA std 6

1 Former M60A1 SN 3637, identified by Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 09/2010
2 Flamethrower tank; former M4A2A1
3 Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 11/2009
4 Recovered from Pelham Range c1980, Fake gun.
5 Formerly at the VFW Post 924, 100 U. S. Highway 431, which has closed.
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M15 Half-Track GMC USA std
M24 Chaffee USA std
M42 Duster USA out SN 1253 7
M47 Patton USA std
M47 Patton USA out SN 499 8
M55 USA std 9
M551 Sheridan USA std
M551 Sheridan USA std
M551 Sheridan USA std
M59 USA std
M59 USA out 10
M60A0 USA std
M60A0 USA std
M60A0 USA std
M60A0 USA std
M60A0 USA std
M60A0 USA std
M60A2 USA std
M60A3 USA out SN 849, RN JJ03QS11
MBT-70 USA std 12
MT-LB SOV std
MT-LB SOV out 13
T-54 USA std
T43 Heavy Tank USA std 14
T95 Medium Tank USA std RN 9B2030
Type 69 CHN/IRQ std
XM247 Sergeant York USA std
XM800W ARSV? USA std 15

U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility. Former Fort Snelling Military Museum
collection: N33 37.369 W085 58.25316
M106 USA out
M108 USA out
M109A3 USA out
M110A2 USA out SN BMY363

6 Formerly at Detroit Arsenal Warren, MI
7 Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 11/2009. Formerly at Fort McClellan, Al
8 Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 11/2009. Formerly at Fort McClellan, Al
9 Formerly at TACOM Warren, MI
10 Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 11/2009. Formerly at Fort McClellan, Al
11 SN and RN by Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 09/2009. Formerly at Fort McClellan, Al
12 Formerly at TACOM Warren, MI
13 Identified by Joe_D, Afv Discussion Board, 09/2009. Formerly at Fort McClellan, AL
14 Formerly at TACOM Warren, MI
15 Formerly at TACOM Warren, MI
16 Vehicles transferred from Fort Snelling museum, exact whereabouts need to be confirmed
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M110A2 USA out SN BMY498
M114 USA out
M114 USA out
M26 Pershing USA/FRA out SN 370
M29 Weasel USA wre
M3 Half-Track USA wre
M3 Half-Track USA wre
M32 USA out
M3A1 Half-Track USA wre
M41 Walker Bulldog USA out
M44 USA out
M47 Patton USA out
M48A1 Patton USA out
M4A3(75) Sherman USA out RN 3038691
M4A3(75)W Sherman USA out SN 50068
M548 USA out
M548A1 USA out
M551A1 Sheridan USA out
M578 USA out
M59A1 USA out
M60A0 USA out
M60A1 USA out
M60A3 USA out
M60A3 USA out
M728 USA out
M74 USA out SN 232
M75 USA out
M7B2 Priest USA out SN 4350, RN 40152813
M84A1 USA out
XM247 Sergeant York USA out

U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility. Former US Army Ordnance Museum collection
at Aberdeen Proving Ground(Confirmed): N33 37.369 W085 58.253
2S1 Gvozdika SOV out
BMP-2 SOV out
BRDM-2 SOV out
BTR-60 PB SOV out
Chieftain Mk 1 GBR/DEU out 17
Churchill Mk III GBR out 18
HSTV-L USA std
JgPz IV L/70 DEU out

17 Gift of the German BWB, along with the Leopard 1 prototype. Formerly located at Cologne, Germany.
18 Shipped to U.S. for tests at Yuma, and then to APG for retention by museum. Gift of British Ministry of Supply
in Washington, 1944,” according to Tank Data (Old Greenwhich, Conn.: WE, Inc: c1969), 17, as well as the
Ordnance Museum Guide CD.
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JPK DEU out
Leopard 1 Type IIA DEU out SN 10586/T36 19
LVT7 hull USA std 20
M3A5 Lee USA std SN 1355, RN 305425 21
M4A1(76) HVSS Sherman USA std SN 68827, RN 3012680622
M4A2(76)HVSS DD Sherman USA std SN 69278, RN 3012975723
M4A3(76)HVSS Sherman USA std SN 61438, RN 30114460
M5 Stuart USA std
M5A1 Stuart USA std SN 6490, RN 304960224
M7 Medium Tank USA std RN 309506625
M.13/40 ITA out
M16 Half-Track GMC USA out RN 405095426
M26 Pershing USA std RN 30103269
M26 Pershing USA std SN 1602 RN 3012934827
M32A1B3 USA std
M41 Walker Bulldog USA std
M47 Patton USA std SN 8089
M75 USA std
M60A0 USA std SN 7, RN 9B310228
M60A2 USA std SN 4430
M60A3 USA std SN 299
M108 USA std
M109A3 USA std
M110 USA std 29
M992 CP USA out
M992 FAASV USA std SN 129
M1922 Medium A USA std 30
Matilda II GBR out 31

19 Prototype.
20 Missing tracks.
21 Joe DeMarco (G104, 4/2004).
22 Used by the French army, carried the name “Niederbronn” (probably in honor of a WWII Sherman of the
same name). Was later used as a monument in Bad Kissingen by the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 1st
Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Arrived at APG c1/2006. SN from Joe DeMarco (G104, 3/2006).
23 This tank has an HVSS suspension and a 76mm gun. It was built by Fisher and is SN 69278, accepted in May
1945, the final month of production (Joe DeMarco). It is one of two pilot models that were built on British
request.
24 Kurt Laughlin (G103, 6/2003). See also Hunnicutt, Stuart (San Francisco: Presidio Press, 1992), 364.
25 Only survivor.
26 Without guns.
27 Used to be on the mile of tanks in Aberdeen Proving Ground MD, date of acquisition 20/06/1950 (Rick
Eshleman, Afv Discussion Board, 07/2015)
28 Has 3 shocks per side. Training and test vehicle used at Yuma Proving Ground, according to the Ordnance
Museum Guide CD. Earliest known existing M60. Unique shock configuration identified by Joe D (12/2006).
29 Hull only, barrel is lying near the vehicle.
30 Only one build.
31 Captured at El Alamein. Lost to the Germans in a battle at Sidi Rezag-Halfaya Pass in November 1941, re-
marked by the Germans and used as a pill box at the same pass until recaptured by the British after the battle
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MBT-70 USA out SN 3, RN 09A0056732
Mk A Whippet GBR out 33
Mk IV Female GBR out 34
PT-76 SOV out
PT-76B SOV out
PzJg 38(t) Marder III Ausf M DEU out 35
PzJg Nashorn DEU out
PzJg V Jagdpanther DEU out SN 303018
PzKpfw III Ausf L DEU out 36
PzKpfw IV Ausf FG DEU out 37
StuG III Ausf G DEU out 38
StuH 42 DEU out 39
SU-100 EGY/ISR std 40
SU-100 SOV out
SU-76M SOV out 41
T-34/85 SOV out 42
T-34/85 SOV out 43
T-54 SOV out SN 5204E019
T2 Medium Tank USA std 44
T18E2 APC USA std 45
T25E1 Medium Tank USA std SN 40, RN 30103269
T30 Heavy Tank USA std SN 1, RN 3016284246
T37 Phase II Light Tank USA std
T42 Medium Tank USA std
T54E1 Medium Tank USA std 47
T59 APC USA out
T71 GMC USA std SN 76, RN 4017740448

of El Alamein in October 1942. Sent to the US as part of reverse Lend-Lease scrap shipments in 1943 and
diverted from Brooklyn, N.Y. to the museum in 1944” (Ordnance Museum Guide CD and Tank Data, 9).
32 Pilot No. 3 ex-Patton Mus. acquired from the Fort Knox Patton Museum in 1971, in exchange for the King
Tiger. Painted RN is from a picture of Pilot No. 5.
33 Arrived at APG 1917. One of five surviving examples in the world.
34 One of six surv. examples.
35 Recovered from Tunisia. Ordnance Museum Guide CD and Tank Data, 69.
36 Recovered from Tunisia, Ordnance Museum Guide CD and Tank Data, 41.
37 Hydrostatic drive prot. PzKpfw IV Ausf FG mit hydrostatischen Antrieb, only one built. “It was discovered
placed as a pill box near the factory,” according to the Ordnance Museum Guide CD, as well as Tank Data, 55.
See also Achtung Panzer!
38 Recovered from Italy, Tank Data, 77.
39 Recovered from France.
40 Captured by Israel in Sinai in 1956. Ordnance Museum Guide CD.
41 Captured in Korea, Ordnance Museum Guide CD.
42 Model 1945.
43 Model 1945.
44 Only one built.
45 M75 pilot
46 One of four surviving T30 heavy tank pilots.
47 Only surviving pilot?
48 Slugger M36 pilot, Has RN 40177404 (Joe DeMarco, G104, 4/2004).
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T92 Light Tank USA out SN 3? 49
T165E2 Ontos USA std SN 19
Type 89B I-Go Otsu JPN out
Type 95 Ha-Go JPN out 50
Type 653 CHN/IRQ out
Vickers Medium Tank Mk II GBR out 51
XM247 Sergeant York USA std SN AID251
XM 577 USA std 52
XM800W ARSV? USA std

U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility. Former US Army Ordnance Museum collection
at Aberdeen Proving Ground(Unconfirmed): N33 37.369 W085 58.253
ASU-57 SOV std
FT-17 with M1917 turret FRA/USA std 53
IS-3M SOV/ISR out SN 11306 54
JgPz 38(t) Hetzer DEU out SN 323814 55
Light Tank Mk VI USA ind 56
M16B GMC USA std SN 28910, RN 406217157
M1917 USA std 58
M1918 Ford 3-man Tank USA std 59
M1920 GMC USA std 60
M20 USA out
M3 Bradley USA out

49 Records indicate that only these two models were ever constructed but here we have a mystery - the
museum's tank is 'number 3'(Ordnance Museum Guide CD).
50 The museum specimen was captured on Attu, Alaska and, in 1943, was the first Japanese tank to be brought
to Aberdeen” (Ordnance Museum Guide CD and Tank Data, 127).
51 Captured by the Germans and used until lost in the North African campaign, then shipped to the U.S. via
reverse lend-lease scrap shipments in 1943 and diverted for the Ordnance Museum from Brooklyn, N.Y.”
(Ordnance Museum Guide CD, as well as Tank Data, 5). Formerly at the US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD
52 Formerly at Fort Monmouth, N.J., July 14.
53 “K-K-K-Katy” . The first FT-17 sent by France to the United States to serve as the basis for M1917 licensed
production, according to Hayes Otoupalik (2/2007). The tank is named after the popular World War I era song
by Geoffrey O'Hara.
54 Sold to the Egyptians about 1960 and captured by the Israelis during the 1967 Six-Day War. The Israelis
removed the engine from the damaged vehicle and made some modifications prior to installing it as a fixed
emplacement on the Bar Lev Line. A T-54 engine deck was installed and other repairs were made, like
installation of a dummy rear left sprocket, before it was given to the US as a gift (Ordnance Museum Guide CD).
55 Fahrgestell number 323814 (Rene Martinez), it has been captured at a Skoda Factory in Plzen, Czech Republic
(USA AFVs register). The tank has been restored and repainted recently in a "particular" (experimental?)
camouflage scheme. This paint is said to fit to the original factory layer of paint done in 1945 at the Skoda
factory. Original remains of these scheme and colors have been found during the restoration when the paint
was stripped away.(http://www.twenot.nl/ forum, AFV News forum)
56 Named "Agrippa"
57 RN from Joe DeMarco (2/2007).
58 First M1917. First US Sample Tank, made from mild steel, and is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution to
the National Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps at Quantico, according to Hayes Otoupalik (2/2007).
59 One of two surviving examples
60 Only one built
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