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Fallen … but not forgotten – US Marines Who Fought In WWI

forgotten

Traveling on High Street in downtown Jefferson City, Mo., you pass by the Cole County Courthouse where a slender memorial topped by a bronze eagle…

A Final Tribute – Former U.S. Navy Vessel Named in Honor of Missouri WWII Veteran

Tribute

Former U.S. Navy Vessel Named in Honor of Missouri WWII Veteran: USS Amick DE-168 By Jeremy P. Amick As a young man coming to age…

War in the skies – Veteran shares story of service as bombardier during World War II

War

By Jeremy P. Amick With a recollection of events as lucid as if they occurred yesterday, Jefferson City, Mo., resident John Sullivan, 89, enjoys sharing…

Together as one – Tuskegee Airman demonstrates benefit of working together as a nation

Together

By Jeremy P. Amick At only 19 years of age, James Shipley had little life experience to his credit when he made the decision to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 13: Finishing off

Jack Beckett

The finishing touches are of course all the stowage, markings and such. I enjoy making the vehicle as complete as possible and the challenge of…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 12: The Turret

Jack Beckett

Next thing to do is the turret. As with most restorations, the first thing to do is dismantle it. As previously mentioned, the breech ring…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior

Jack Beckett

Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 10: Tracks

Jack Beckett

The tracks were nos but were a motley selection of bits and pieces. One side was in ten link sections so I just had to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 9: The transmission

Jack Beckett

Anyway, having got as much of the interior fitted as I needed, I started on the transmission. Again a lack of pictures but essentially all…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 8: Blasting the hull

Jack Beckett

This is the hull after blasting. It seemed a pity to remove all of the original paint and markings but I did record everything I…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 7: The Hull

Jack Beckett

As I mentioned, I spent several years getting bits together, the single most expensive was new track and roadwheels. However, the wheels turned out to…

Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 6: Putting all the blocks together = one multibank

Jack Beckett

Having finished the blocks, I concentrated on the centre casing which joins everything together. Again, having two sets of everything helped but both sets of…