M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer Photos

M36 Tank Destroyer Photos
Built on either a Fisher Body Grand Blanc Tank Arsenal or Ford Highland Park M10A1 Hull.

This page updated 11-20-2019.

The M36 is defined by having a Ford GAA V-8 500 hp engine.

To see tables of M10, M10A1, M37, M36B1 and M36B2 serial numbers and production dates, go to my M10-36 Serial Number page.

Below are three tables showing M36s that have been identified in some manner by original M10A1 serial numbers or their M36 serial numbers.

Surviving M36s with the known original M10A1 Manufacturer and Serial Number (Ford or Fisher Body) Table 1 In some cases, but not all, the M36 serial number is known. Dark gray rows indicate the author has visited the vehicle personally and photographed it.
Original M10A1 Manufacturer	M10A1Serial Number	Date Built	M10A1 Registration Number	M36 Serial Number	M36 Registration Number	Location	Rebuilder	Rebuild Date
Ford	1888	Apr 43	40406596	1498	?	Museum of American Armor, New Bethpage, LI, NY	Alco	Dec 1944
Ford	2274	May 43	4046982	?	?	Fort Riley, KS	?
Ford	2400	May 1943	4047108	?	?	Larry Monge Collection, Topeka, KS	?
Ford	2741	Aug 1943	4047449	1166	40191465	Private Owner, Gettysburg, PA	Alco	Nov 1944
Ford	2747	Aug 43	4047455	1147	40191446	Muzeum Obrněné Techniky, Smržovka (Czech Republic)	Alco	Nov 1944
Fisher	8014	Oct 43	40112410	421	40177749	Park of Military History, Pivka (Slovenia)	Massey-Harris	Aug 1944
Fisher	8351	Nov 43	40112747	1095	40191394	Fort Bliss Museum, Fort Bliss, TX	Alco	Nov 1944
Fisher	8624	Jan 44	40113020	?	?	Arpaise, Italy	?

Surviving M36s with M36 Serial Numbers but without M10A1 Serial Numbers (Ford or Fisher Body) Table 2 Dark gray rows indicate the author has visited the vehicle personally and photographed it.
The first group of M36 vehicles were 300 Fisher Body Grand Blanc built M10A1s that were built without a turret. They were then converted to the M36 configuration by Fisher Grand Blanc. We know that the M10A1 hulls were built by Fisher and originally carried Serial Numbers 7984 - 8358. Currently only the M36 Serial Numbers are known. They ran from 1-300.
Original M10A1 Manufacturer	M10A1Serial Number	Date Built	M10A1 Registration Number	M36 Serial Number	M36 registration Number	Location	Rebuilder	Rebuild date
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	34	40177360	Memorijalni centar Domovinskog rata, Vukovar (Croatia)	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	47	40177375	– Private collection, Southern Netherlands	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	68	40177396	World War II Military Vehicle Federation Museum, Florala, AL (USA)	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	76	40177404	U.S. Army Center for Military History Storage Facility Anniston, AL (USA)	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	108	40177436	Gambatesa, Italy	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	117	40177445	WW2 armor collection, FL (USA	Fisher	May 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	227	40177555	France private collection	Fisher	Jun 1944
Fisher	?	Jan 1944	?	300	40177628	UK private collection	Fisher	Jul 1944

The M36 vehicles below could either be a Ford or Fisher Body converted M10A1. Ford built 1,038 M10A1s and Fisher 375, so there should be 3 times as many Fords in the group below than Fishers.
?	?		?	394	40177722	Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville. AL	Massy-Harris	Jul 1944
?	?		?	475	40177803	National Armor and Cavalry Museum	Massy-Harris	Aug 1944
?	?		?	562	40190084	Muzejska Zbirka Naoružanja Domovinskog Rata, Kralovac (Croatia)	Massy-Harris	Nov 1944
?	?		?	578	40190100	Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic)	Massy-Harris	Nov 1944
?	?		?	804	40191108	Army Technical Museum, Lesany (Czech Republic)	Massy-Harris	Nov 1944
?			?	869	40191168,	Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles, Nokesville, VA	Massy-Harris	Dec 1944
?	?		?	1098	40191397	Royal Jordanian Tank Museum (Jordan)	Alco	Nov 1944
Ford ?	?		?	1389	40191688	UK private collection	Alco	Jun 1944

Surviving M36B1s with Serial Numbers Table 3
Date built	M36B1 Serial Number	M36B1 registration Number	Location
11-1944	657	40190956	11 Armored Cavalry Division military base, Żagań (Poland)
11-1944	690	40190989	Museum of American Armor, Old Bethpage, NY (USA)
12-1944	772	40191071	4th Infantry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX (USA)
12-1944	785	40191084	Memorijalni centar Domovinskog rata, Vukovar (Croatia)
?	?		Military base, Bubanj Potok (Serbia)
?	?		Shiraz, Fars Province (Iran) Two at this location

M36 Serial Number: 117
M36 US Registration Number: 40177445
M10A1 Serial Number:
M10A1 US Registration Number:
Date Built: October to December 1944
Location: WW2 Armor, Osteen, FL
Date of Photo: 3-15-2019
Comments: This was one of 300 M10A1s built by the Fisher Body Grand Blanc, MI Tank Arsenal that were constructed without turrets for direct build into M36 tank destroyers. Fisher Body then converted the interior of the hulls for 90mm ammunition storage and installed the new turrets.

Author's note: For me, as a former Fisher Body employee, this is the "holy grail" of tank destroyers, as it is a known Fisher Body built M36. It is one of only nine surviving worldwide, and one of three in the United States.

Author's photo.

M36 Serial Number: 1498 This was converted from the original Ford built M10A1 with SN 1888 by Alco in December 1944 and given M36 Serial Number 1498.
M36 US Registration Number: Unknown
M10A1 Serial Number: 1888
M10A1 US Registration Number: 40406596
Date Built: February 1943
Location: Museum of American Armor, New Bethpage, LI, NY
Date of Photo: 5-30-2018
This M36 was previously located at the Southern New England Military Museum, Danbury, CT The museum went out of business in 2017, and the Museum of American Armor purchased the vehicle This M36 formerly served with the Yugoslav Army. The Ford GAA V-8 engine has been replaced with a V-12 diesel engine from a T-55 tank.

There are two sets of photos for this M36. Those directly below were taken at the Museum of American Armor in May 2018. A second set below is from August 2018 when I was at the Southern New England Military Museum, and had to take photos of the vehicle from outside the locked fence of the bankrupt museum.

Author's photo.

The photos below are the same M36 taken a year earlier in Danbury, CT.

M36 Serial Number: 1498
M36 US Registration Number: Unknown
M10A1 Serial Number: 1888
M10A1 US Registration Number: 40406596
Date Built: February 1943
Location: Southern New England Military Museum, Danbury, CT
Date of Photo: 8-12-2017
I was unaware of the financial situation of the museum until I arrived at its location on Saturday, September 12, 2017, and found the museum locked and closed. It was supposed to be open on Saturdays according to its website. It was obvious from all of the shipping notices left on the museum's door that something wasn't right. I commenced to take photos from outside the fence. This was the first M36 I was able to visit, and was one of the main reason for stopping at the museum.

Author's photo.

M36 Serial Number: Unknown
M36 US Registration Number:
M10A1 Serial Number: 2274 This was built by Ford as an M10A1.
M10A1 US Registration Number: 4046980
Date Built: April 1943
Location: U.S. Cavalry Museum, Fort Riley, KS
Date of Photo: 9-18-2017

Author's photo.

This four digit number is most likely the original Ford M10A1Serial Number. The font is similar to the fonts on FordM4A3(75) Sherman tanks. Author's photo.

M36 Serial Number: 869 This was converted by Massey-Harris December1944.
M36 US Registration Number: 40191168
M10A1 Serial Number: Unknown
M10A1 US Registration Number: Unknown
Date Built: Unknown
Location: Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles, Nokesville, VA
Date of Photo: 9-24-2016
This M36 formerly served with the Yugoslav Army. The Ford GAA V-8 engine has been replaced with a V-12 diesel engine from a T-55 tank.

The M36 can be identified from the Fisher Body M10 and Ford M10A1 by the 90mm main gun and the larger turret with the distinctive counterweight on the rear. The chassis is an M10A1, built either by Fisher Body or Ford. Author's photo.

The Ford built M10A1 Wolverine stayed in the United States for training purposes. When the need for a tank destroyer with a more powerful 90mm main gun was needed, the Ford Wolverines were pulled in from training and converted to the M36 with a new turret and main gun. Author's photo.

Fisher Body Division of General Motors fabricated 713 turrets for the M36 Jacksons. Massey Harris, American Locomotive, and Montreal Locomotive Works did the conversions. Author's photo.

Author's photo.

The two filler caps associated with a Ford M10A1 chassis are on the side deck next to the tow cable are. Author's photo.

This is the view from the other side. Author's photo.

The rear has been modified due to the installation of the V-12 diesel engine. A news larger single exhaust port had been added in the lower left and an extension in the center. Author's photo.

Author's photo.

M36 Serial Number: 394 This was converted by Massey-Harris in July 1944.
M36 US Registration Number: 40177722
M10A1 Serial Number: Unknown
M10A1 US Registration Number: Unknown
Date Built: Unknown
Location: Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, AL
Date of Photo: 3-13-2018

Author's photo.

M36 Serial Number: 475 This was converted by Massey-Harris in August 1944.
M36 US Registration Number: 40177803
M10A1 Serial Number: Unknown
M10A1 US Registration Number: Unknown
Date Built: Unknown
Location: U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning, GA
Date of Photo: 9-18-2018
Comments: This is Massey-Harris SN 175.

Author's photo.

Massey-Harris Serial Number 175 and M36 Serial Number 475. Author's photo.

40177803 is the M36 USA registration number given to this vehicle when it was converted from an M10A1 to M36. Author's photo.

Also located on the vehicle were these numbers that have been rotated 180 degrees. The A3252 number is similar to Axxxx numbers that Fisher Body applied to the driver side armor on its M4A3 series Sherman tanks. Author's photo.