GMC M3 TD at Omaha Beach

[RichTO90]

The M3 75mm GMC on Omaha Beach were from the Cannon Platoon of the 2nd Rangers HQ Company. There were four of these, and at least one was lost on the beach. They were landed from LCT and later took part in the relief column to Pointe-du-Hoc. There was an interview with one of the crewmen on a TV documentary on Omaha Beach. The half-tracks can also be seen in one of the aerial views of the Les Moulins area (though rather tiny!) The Cannon Platoon was a late addition to the Provisional Ranger Group, sometime in early 1944, and it was patterned on the similar Ranger use of GMC in the assault gun role in Italy.

Thanks for confirming my suspicion Searay.

V/r,

[Manuferey]

Thank you searay ! Another mystery solved.

Emmanuel