| M4A3 Sherman of the 706th Tank Battalion attached to the United States Army‘s 77th Infantry Division, Tenth Army, stuck crossing a 5-foot stream. Other Shermans are behind it. Both the Americans and the Japanese could not maneuver in a constant torrential downpour known locally as the “Plum Rains.“ The tank commander looks on as the driver bales the tank out. Note “Pop“ written on the driver‘s helmet. The tank would have to wait until a tractor could be available to pull it out. The 706th fought at Guam, Leyte, Ie Shima, Okinawa, and was back at Luzon in the Phillipines at the end of the war. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1055.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.97 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2379 x 2928 |
| Photographer | Roberts, Alexander |
| Photographer Title | |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | May 21, 1945 |
| Location | Wana Draw |
| City | Wana Draw |
| State or Province | Okinawa |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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