The American Automobile Industry in World War Two
An American Auto Industry Heritage Tribute by David D Jackson

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 Automobile and Body Manufacturers:  American Bantam Car Company   Briggs Manufacturing Company   Checker Car Company   Chrysler Corporation   Crosley Corporation   Ford Motor Car Company   General Motors Corporation   Graham-Paige Motors Corporation   Hudson Motor Car Company   Murray Corporation of America   Nash-Kelvinator   Packard Motor Car Company      Studebaker    Willys-Overland Motors

General Motors Divisions:  AC Spark Plug   Aeroproducts   Allison   Brown-Lipe-Chapin   Buick   Cadillac   Chevrolet   Cleveland Diesel   Delco Appliance   Delco Products   Delco Radio   Delco-Remy   Detroit Diesel   Detroit Transmission   Electro-Motive   Fisher Body   Frigidaire   GM Proving Grounds   GM of Canada   GMC   GMI   Guide Lamp   Harrison Radiator   Hyatt Bearings   Inland   Moraine Products   New Departure   Oldsmobile   Packard Electric   Pontiac   Saginaw Malleable Iron   Saginaw Steering Gear   Southern California Division   Rochester Products   Ternstedt Manufacturing Division   United Motors Service   Vauxhall Motors

 Indiana Companies:  Bailey Products Corporation   Chrysler Kokomo Plant   Continental Steel Corporation  Converto Manufacturing    Cummins Engine Company   Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Company   Delta Electric Company   Durham Manufacturing Company   Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation   General Electric Kokomo Plant   Haynes Stellite Company   Hercules Body Company   Horton Manufacturing Company   Howe Fire Apparatus   International Machine Tool Company   J.D. Adams Company   Kokomo Spring Company   Magnavox   Muncie Gear Works   Pierce Governor Company   Portland Forge and Foundry   Reliance Manufacturing Company-Kokomo Plant   Reliance Manufacturing Company-Washington Plant   Republic Aviation Corporation - Indiana Division   Ross Gear and Tool Company   S.F. Bowser & Co.   Sherrill Research Corporation   Tokheim Oil Tank and Pump Company   Warner Gear   Wayne Pump Company   Wayne Works

Commercial Truck and Fire Apparatus Manufacturers:  American LaFrance   Autocar   Biederman Motors Corporation   Brockway Motor Company   Detroit General   Diamond T   Duplex Truck Company   Federal Motor Truck   Four Wheel Drive Auto Company(FWD)   International Harvester   John Bean   Mack Truck   Marmon-Herrington Company   Michigan Power Shovel Company   Oshkosh Motor Truck Corporation   Pacific Car and Foundry   "Quick-Way" Truck Shovel Company  Reo Motor Car Company  Seagrave Fire Apparatus   Sterling Motor Truck Company    Ward LaFrance Truck Corporation   White Motor Company

Aviation Companies:  Abrams Instrument Corporation    Frankfort Sailplane Company   Hughes Aircraft Company   Kellett Aviation Corporation   Laister-Kauffman Aircraft Corporation   Naval Aircraft Factory   P-V Engineering Forum, Inc.    Rudolf Wurlitzer Company-DeKalb Division  Schweizer Aircraft Corporation   Sikorsky Division of United Aircraft Corporation   St. Louis Aircraft Corporation   Timm Aircraft Corporation

Other World War Two Manufacturers:  Air King Products   Allis-Chalmers   American Car and Foundry   American Locomotive   American Stove Company   Annapolis Yacht Yard   Andover Motors Company   B.F. Goodrich   Baker War Industries   Baldwin Locomotive Works   Blood Brothers Machine Company   Boyertown Auto Body Works   Briggs & Stratton   Burke Electric Company   Caterpillar   Cheney Bigelow Wire Works   Centrifugal Fusing   Chris-Craft   Clark Equipment Company   Cleaver-Brooks Company   Cleveland Tractor Company   Continental Motors   Cushman Motor Works   Crocker-Wheeler   Dail Steel Products   Detroit Wax Paper Company   Detrola   Engineering & Research Corporation   Farrand Optical Company   Federal Telephone and Radio Corp.   Firestone Tire and Rubber Company   Fruehauf Trailer Company   Fuller Manufacturing   Galvin Manufacturing   Gemmer Manufacturing Company   General Railway Signal Company   Gerstenslager Company   Gibson Guitar   Gibson Refrigerator Company   Goodyear   Hall-Scott   Hanson Clutch and Machinery Company   Harley-Davidson   Harris-Seybold-Potter   Herreshoff Manufacturing Company   Higgins Industries    Highway Traile    Hill Diesel Company   Holland Hitch Company   Homelite Company   Horace E. Dodge Boat and Plane Corporation   Huffman Manufacturing   Indian Motorcycle   Ingersoll Steel and Disk   Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company   John Deere   Johnson Automatics Manufacturing Company   Kimberly-Clark   Kohler Company   Kold-Hold Company   Landers, Frary & Clark  Lima Locomotive Works   Lundberg Screw Products   MacKenzie Muffler Company   Massey-Harris   Matthews Company   McCord Radiator & Mfg. Company   Metal Mouldings Corporation   Miller Printing Machinery Company   Morse Instrument Company   Motor Products Corporation   Motor Wheel Corporation   National Cash Resgister Company   Novo Engine Company   O'Keefe & Merritt Company   Olofsson Tool and Die Company   Oneida Ltd   Otis Elevator   Owens Yacht   Pressed Steel Car Company   Pressed Steel Tank Company   Queen City Manufacturing Company   R.G. LeTourneau   Richardson Boat Company   R.L. Drake Company   St. Clair Rubber Company   Samson United Corporation   Shakespeare Company   Sight Feed Generator Company   Simplex Manufacturing Company   Steel Products Engineering Company   St. Louis Car Company   Twin Disc Company   Victor Adding Machine Company   Vilter Manufacturing Company   Wells-Gardner   W.L. Maxson Corporation   W.W. Boes Company   Westfield Manufacturing Company   York-Hoover Body Company   York-Shipley, Inc.   Youngstown Steel Door Company  
   

 The Armed Forces of ACF
American Car and Foundry in World War Two
Berwick, PA, Buffalo, NY, Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI, Huntington, WV, Madison, IL, Milton, PA, St. Charles, MO, St. Louis, MO, and Wilmington, DE
1917-1993

This page updated 4-20-2022.

An American Auto Industry in World War Two Special Edition
American Car and Foundry is best known among historians and enthusiasts as the sole World War producer of the M3 light tank series.  However, the company produced a considerable volume of a variety of equipment that was used to help win the war.

World War One:  American Car and Foundry built several vehicles for use in the First World War.  It manufactured 75mm and 4.7 inch caissons and U.S. battery stores limbers for the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918.


This American Car and Foundry-built 1918 75mm caisson was on display at the 2017 MVPA national convention in Cleveland, OH.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


This is Serial Number 9148.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


This 1902 battery limber store was also on display at the 2017 MVPA convention.  It carried such items as telephones, telescopes, and other equipment for operation of the 75mm field gun.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


This is Serial Number 1858.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


This American Car and Foundry 4.7 inch caisson is on display at the Motts Military Museum in Groveport, OH.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


Author's photo added 12-25-2019.


This caisson is Serial Number 469.  Author's photo added 12-25-2019.

 
The Berwick, PA plant won the Army-Navy "E" flag on August 19, 1943.
The Chicago, IL plant won the Army-Navy "E" flag one time.
The Wilmington, DE plant won the Army-Navy "E" flag six times.

American Car and Foundry World War Two Products:  15,224 M2A4, M3 and M5 series light tanks, 150 M37 105mm Howitzer gun carriages, 1,050 suspension sets for British-built tanks, 105,000 tons of armor plate, 200,000 9.2-inch and 300,000 7.2-inch shells for the British, 2 million 155mm shell forgings, 250,000 240mm shells, 85,000 eight-inch shells, 6,000 14-inch shells, 102,000 bronze valves for U.S. Navy ships, 458,000 semi-steel valves for U.S. Army and Navy bases, valves for the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN, at least 10,000 Caterpillar D-7 tractors,  M44 1,000 pound bombs, Marston mat, 6 million artillery shell fuzes for the British, millions of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy artillery shell fuzes, carburetors for various military vehicles, 304 LCMs, 114 other various ships and boats, LST ramps and doors, hull plates for dry-docks, LST boat sections, hundreds of ship masts and kingposts, aircraft carrier and storage bins, wrought iron for anchor chains, ship and boat repair for the U.S. Navy, several hundred 10-ton capacity pontoons, less than 100 25-ton capacity aluminum pontoons, at least 200 hospital rail cars, 800 kitchen rail cars, 60 10-railcar power trains for Russia, 23 three-car 1,000 kilowatt power plant cars, 1,200,000 railroad car wheels, 26,000 box cars, 5,600 railroad tank cars, 10,000 mine cars, and 480 caboose cars.

Table 1 - Plants
Location Products Comments
Berwick, PA 13,728 M2A4, M3 and M5 series light tanks, 150 M37 105mm howitzer gun carriages, 1,050 suspension sets for British-built tanks, 105,000 tons of armor plate, 10,000 Caterpillar D-7 tractors, finish work on 1,000 pound bombs, wrought iron for anchor chains, 400 kitchen rail cars, 63 power trains, 3,000 gondolas, tenders and hoppers, 480 caboose cars American Car and Foundry representatives met with U.S. Army and Caterpillar officials on July 12, 1943, to discuss the building of the D-7.  American Car and Foundry received an initial order of 8,400 tractors as the result of the meeting.  7,800 of the original order were bulldozer-equipped.  Production began on January 1, 1944.  By November 1944 American Car and Foundry was producing 40 D-7s per day.  American Car and Foundry built one-third of all D-7s built during World War Two.
Buffalo, NY 200,000 9.2-inch and 300,000 7.2-inch shells for the British, 2 million 155mm shell forgings, 250,000 240mm shells, 85,000 eight-inch shells forgings, 110,000 eight-inch shells, 6,000 14-inch shells The Buffalo Plant was the only plant making 240mm shells until 1945.  The 14-inch shells were for the U.S. Navy.
Chicago, IL Forty kitchen rail cars to be used with hospital cars, railroad car wheels  
Detroit, MI 102,000 bronze valves for U.S. Navy ships, 458,000 semi-steel valves for U.S. Army and Navy bases, valves for the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN The valves varied in size from 3/8-inch to 24 inches.
Huntington, WV LST ramps and doors, railroad wheels, 10,000 mine cars  
Madison, IL Nine million square feet of Marston Mat. This was officially identified as pierced steel planking or PSP. 
Milton, PA Milton sheared and rolled purchased steel into cylinders for 1,000 pound bombs.  The plant also produced ship masts and kingposts for transport ships and 5,600 railroad tank cars.  
St. Charles, MO  1,496 M3 series light tanks, hull plates for drydocks, LST boat sections, aircraft carrier and storage bins, railroad car wheels,     
St. Louis, MO This plant turned out one million fuzes per month for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.  It was also producing 8,000 carburetors per day.  The plant ran 24 hours per day, seven days a week. This was the Carter Carburetor plant, which was a subsidiary of American Car and Foundry.
Wilmington, DE Several hundred 10-ton capacity pontoons, 100 25-ton capacity aluminum pontoons  


American Car and Foundry is best known for being the exclusive manufacturer of the M3 series light tank.  However, its Wilmington, DE ship yard built 304 LCM landing craft similar to the one shown above.  The company was one of twelve ship yards that built this craft during World War Two.  This photo was taken in England during preparations for the D-Day landings.  There are several products built by American companies in this photo.  The Jeeps were built by both Ford Motor Company and Willys-Overland.  The LST was American built.

  • American Car and Foundry had 19,000 employees during World War Two.

  • In October 1941 American Car and Foundry was producing an M3 series tank every 30 minutes, or 36 per day.  In 1939, when American Car and Foundry officials stated they could build three tanks a day, the U.S. Army was dubious it could do this. 

  • American Car and Foundry was the only tank manufacturer to produce its own armor plate for the armored vehicles it built.  It produced over 105,000 tons of armor plate, not only for its own use, but for other armored vehicle manufacturers.

  • It also produced 14,000 sets of armor plate for use on half-tracks.  Each set of half-track armor weighed one ton.  The American Car and Foundry Berwick, PA, plant supplied 12,421 sets of armor plate to Diamond T in Chicago for the half-tracks it built.

  • American Car and Foundry supplied all the armor plate to the other tank manufacturers.

  • 500,000 large caliber artillery shells were produced for the British in 1940-41.

  • The Buffalo plant produced over 2.34 million heavy caliber shells for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy during World War Two.

  • The Detroit plant supplied the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and Manhattan Project with over 560,000 valves during the war.

  • The Berwick plant built at least 10,000 Caterpillar D-7 tractors between January 1, 1944 and the end of the war.

  • The Madison, IL plant produced nine million square feet of Marston Mat.

  • The Carter Carburetor plant ran around the clock, seven days a week, to produce millions of fuzes and carburetors.

  • Wilmington, DE produced 418 boats and ships.  See Table 3 below.

  • American Car and Foundry produced over 48,000 rail cars of various types.

Table 2 - American Car and Foundry Armored Vehicles Accepted by Detroit Ordnance, US Army
The information below comes from "Summary Report of Acceptances, Tank-Automotive Material, 1940-1945."
Published by Army Services Forces, Office, Chief of Ordnance-Detroit, Production Division, Requirements and Progress Branch
January 21, 1946.

Type 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total
Tank, Light, M2A4 325 40         365
Tank, Light, M3, Gas   2,072 2,454       4,526
Tank, Light, M3, Diesel   479 802 4     1,285
Tank, Light, M3A1, Gas     4,370 40     4,410
Tank, Light, M3A1, Diesel     211       211
Tank, Light, M3A3, Gas     2 3,425     3,427
Tank, Light, M5A1        415 585   1,000
Total Tanks 325 2,591 7,839 3,884 585   15,224
Carriage, Motor, 105mm Howitzer, M37           150 150
Total Armored Vehicles             15,374

 

Table 3 - Ships and boats built by American Car and Foundry at Wilmington, DE
Type Designation Customer Number Date Comments
Subchaser PC450 U.S. Navy 1 May 1940 Prototype, 110 foot, later SC450
Tank Lighters TKL 1-8 U.S. Army 8 Jun 1941  
Minesweeper BYMS 1-4 U.S. Navy 4 May -August 1942 To Great Britain
LCM(3) BTL 398-437 U.S. Army 40 June 1943  
LCM(3) BTL 873-912 U.S. Army 40 July 1943  
LCM(3) ? U.S. Navy 304    
Freighter C-24479   1 1943 The Richard Brenner
Launch J801-804 U.S. Navy 4 1943  
Launch J831-834 U.S. Navy 4 1943  
Minesweeper BYMS 31-36 U.S. Navy 6 March 1943-September 1943 To Great Britain
Rescue Ship ARS 35-36 U.S. Navy 2 August 1943, June 1943 Originally intended for Great Britain, but went to US Navy as ARS 35-36
Net Layer YN87-90   4 March 1944 -September 1944 YN 88-90 to Great Britain
Total    

418

    

Armor Plate:


In April 1943, American Car and Foundry was issued an emergency order to produce 50 sets of jeep armor for the 82nd Airborne Division.  Upon completion, the jeep armor was flown to Europe.  Author's photo added 10-2-2020.


The steel was 1/4-inch case carburized armored plate.  Author's photo added 10-2-2020.

Caterpillar D-7:  This is one of the untold stories of industrial production of World War Two.  Much of the following information in this section is from "The D7 Tractor - A Visual History of the D7 Tractor in U.S. Army Service 1941-1953" by David Doyle published 2021 by Emfour Publishing Company.  Military historian David Doyle's excellent research has unearthed new information that had not been published or known until early 2022.  I will refer to it as 'David Doyle's D7 Book.'   

Caterpillar could not meet the increased demand for D7 tractor in 1943 due to other military commitments, including but not limited to road graders, other construction equipment, marine engines, generator sets, M4 Sherman tank transmissions, and other sizes of tractors.  Therefore, in July 1943 the Army Corps of Engineers brought American Car and Foundry in to also build D7 tractors as a subcontractor to Caterpillar which supplied the engines and several key components.  This is one of the reasons that it was not until David Doyle's D7 Book that there was a better understanding of the number of D7s American Car and Foundry built and when they were built.  The other reason is that Caterpillar did not want it known that another company had to build the tractors it could not produce, so the whole program did not have a lot of publicity. 

Between March 1944 and the end of the war, the American Car and Foundry Berwick, PA plant built between 11,045 to 11,959 Caterpillar D-7 tractors.  This compares very favorably with the 14,609 (Table 5.) Caterpillar built.  Most contracts for military equipment were cancelled starting September 15, 1945.  Half of the tractors had already been built with many in process that could be built out and completed.  Also, as the tractors were under subcontract, the Berwick plant had to wait until it received the stop order from Caterpillar.

There is additional information on the number built.  According to David Doyle's D7 Book, the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers reported at the end of June 1945 that as of the end of May 1945 the Berwick, PA plant had produced 9,215 D7 tractors.  These are confirmed as being built.  The rest of the quantities were planned, so I will assume the actual production reflected the schedule.  This information is in Table 4 below.

The D7s built by American Car and Foundry were given 4Txxxx serial numbers.  However, both the David Doyle D7 Book and "U.S. WWII Caterpillar D7 Track-Type Tractor" published by Tankograd Publishing 2011 indicate that the last serial number for the American Car and Foundry 4T serial numbers was 4T9999.  The Army Corps of Engineers was not going to let production stop at Berwick, PA because Caterpillar had arbitrarily capped the number of serial numbers.  One of two things happened, either Caterpillar added more serial numbers to the 4T series, or the D7s built at Berwick were given 3T serial numbers, which was the serial number sequence for the D7s built by Caterpillar.  I don't see the later as being the case, as Caterpillar wanted to keep the build location of the tractors identified in an easy manner.

The D7 Tankograd book indicates that Caterpillar would start a new series when the production run extended beyond 9999.  This is not true.  There is a 1951 D7 on display at Fort Leonard Wood, MO with serial number 3T19549.  Therefore, I believe Caterpillar extended the 4T series beyond 9999 and the production line at Berwick, PA continued to crank out D7s until the war ended.


The 1951 D7 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.


This D7 has a serial number of 3T19549, indicating Caterpillar did not necessarily start a new letter series when the number built reached 9999.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.

Table 4 - American Car and Foundry Berwick, PA Plant Caterpillar D7 Production  Data from "The D7 Tractor - A Visual History of the D7 Tractor in U.S. Army Service 1941-1953" by David Doyle published 2021 by Emfour Publishing Company.  This table added 4-20-2022.
Date Quantity
3-1944 16
4-1944 59
5-1944 88
6-1944 213
7-1944 426
8-1944 606
9-1944 617
10-1944 801
11-1944 875
12-1944 1,100
1944 Total Built 4,801
1-1945 1,026
2-1945 982
3-1945 926
4-1945 904
5-1945 576
6-1945 915
7-1945 915
8-1945 914
1945 Total 7,158
1944 and 1945 Total Built 11,959
   
9-1945 830
10-1945 640
11-1945 506
12-1945 448
Total Late 1945 Planned but not Built 2,424
Total built or planned to be built 14,383

 

 Table 5 - D7 Production During World War Two 1940-1945
From "U.S. WWII Caterpillar D7 Track-Type Tractor" published by Tankograd Publishing 2011.
Added 3-12-2022.
Model/Series Year Number Built Serial Numbers Comments
D7/7M 1940-1944 9,999 7M1 - 7M999  
D7(Armored)/1T 1943 138 1T1001 - 1T1138 For British Army.
D7/3T 1944-1945 3,418 3T1 - 3T3418  
D7(Military)/4T 1944-1945 11,959 4T1 - 4T11959 These were built by American Car and Foundry in Berwick, PA.
D7/6T 1945 1,054 6T1 - 6T1054 For U.S. Navy.
Total   26,568    

According to Table 5, American Car and Foundry produced 45% of all D7s in a year and a half production time.  My calculation of 11,959 replaced Tankograd's number of 9999 for the last 4T serial number and the number produced.

According to Table 5, Caterpillar built 14,609 D7s.

Lets compare the 14,609 from Table 5 with Table 6.  David Doyle obtained the yearly D7 production numbers from the Caterpillar records.  Table 6 gives a value of 17,444 and this does not include 1940 or 1941 production.   

 Table 6 - Caterpillar D7 Production During World War Two 1942-1945
Data from "The D7 Tractor - A Visual History of the D7 Tractor in U.S. Army Service 1941-1953" by David Doyle published 2021 by Emfour Publishing Company.  This table added 4-20-2022.
Year D7s Built
1942 1,150
1943 1,961
1944 7,094
1945 7,239
Total 17,444

Based on the information in Table 6, American Car and Foundry built 41% of the D7s.

Caterpillar's production of the D7 increased dramatically due to the Decatur, IL plant coming online, which was dedicated to building D7s. 


This  D7 is owned by Paul Rea in New Oxford, PA and is in running condition.  It is serial number 4T4896 and was built in the Berwick, PA plant in January 1945.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.


 Until David Doyle's D7 Book revealed that the 4T series was built by American Car and Foundry, I thought this was a Caterpillar-built D7.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.


The original shipping information data plate is still on the D7.  The bare metal, the red primer, and the original OD military paint can be seen in this photo.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.


Here is the owner's information on the D7 indicating the serial number.  Author's photo added 4-20-2022.

Marston Mat:


The Madison, IL plant produced over nine million square feet of Marston Mat.  This was primarily used for temporary runways during the war.  It was also used during invasions to assist wheeled vehicles crossing sand beaches after departing landing craft.  Author's photo added 10-2-2020.

Half-Track Armor Plate:  The American Car and Foundry Berwick, PA, plant supplied 12,421 sets of armor plate to Diamond T in Chicago for the half-tracks it built. 


This is one of 8,573 M3 half-tracks that Diamond T built for the war effort with American Car and Foundry armored plate.  American Car and Foundry also supplied armored plate for another three types of half-tracks that Diamond T built.  Author's photo added 12-12-2021.


Author's photo added 12-12-2021.

M3 Series Photos:


M3 Serial Number 156 is on display at the U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum in Huntsville, AL.  It has an early riveted turret that was installed when it was built in May 1941 at the Berwick plant.  There were 2,000 rivets in each M3.  Author's photo.


During my visit in 2018, the engine cover was off the rear of the tank, allowing a look at the Continental seven-cylinder engine.  Author's photo.


Author's photo.


This is M3 Serial Number 1343 which is part of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning, GA.  It was built in August 1941 at the Berwick Plant with a welded turret.  Author's photo.


Author's photo.


This photo has an example of the Continental seven-cylinder engine on display behind the tank.  Author's photo.


Serial Number 2564 is also part of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning, GA.  It was built in January 1942 at Berwick, PA.  Author's photo.


This M3 is on display at the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, GA.  It is serial number 4161 and was built at Berwick in April 1942.  Author's photo.

M3A1 Series Photos:


M3A1 Serial Number 10127 is also part of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning, GA.  It was built in December 1942 at Berwick, PA.  Author's photo.


M3A1 Serial Number 10183 is on display in front of the American Legion in Rome, NY.  It was built December 1942 in Berwick, PA.   Author's photo.


Author's photo.


 M3A1 Serial Number 10316 is on display at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, IN.  It was built in December 1942 at Berwick, PA.  Author's photo.


An M3A1 is part of a diorama at the Wright Museum of World War Two in Wolfeboro, NH.  Author's photo.


Author's photo.


This M3A1 is on outside display at the Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele, GA  Author's photo.

M3A3 Series Photos:


M3A3 Serial Number 12562 is on display at the Warsaw, IN courthouse.  It was built at Berwick in June 1943.   Author's photo.
There are two M3A3s at the Veteran's Park in downtown, Richmond, IN.  Author's photo.

M37 Photos:  American Car and Foundry built 150 M37 105mm self-propelled howitzers on Chaffee frames. 


This M37 is on display at the Russell Military Museum in Zion, IL.  Author's photo added 4-2-2020.


This M37 is on display at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA.   Author's Photo.

Below is a link to a 93 page book that American Car and Foundry published after World War Two on its contribution to the war effort.  This is one of the best of its type that I have found.  It is PDF format.

The Armed Forces of ACF

 

 

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