Smoyer would make offhand comments to Makos about how he'd like to get aboard his old Sherman tank one last time. In 1945, he defeated a German Panther tank near the cathedral in Cologne, Germany - a dramatic duel filmed by an Army cameraman that was seen all over the world.Īuthor Adam Makos tells Smoyer's story in the book "Spearhead," which was released Tuesday. Army's 3rd Armored Division, nicknamed the Spearhead Division. One of the last surviving WWII tank gunners, Smoyer was surprised with a ride through the streets of Boston in a Sherman tank. In that sense, the 95-year-old veteran returned home Wednesday for the first time since World War II. BOSTON (AP) - The inside of a tank was Clarence Smoyer's home, and the crew was his family.
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