Army veteran Clarence Smoyer, the ‘Hero of Cologne’ who helped take the town of Cologne, Germany in March 1945 as tank gunner with the famous ‘Eagle 7’ M26 Pershing tank crew, finally received the ...
World War II “Hero of Cologne” tells story of brotherhood, quick action and 15 days without a shower
Clarence Smoyer, 95, of Allentown, Pa., was a 19-year-old tank gunner on one of the few American Pershing tanks to make it into the European Theater during World War II. His tank crew was like family, ...
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The Most Legendary Tank Duel of WWII
In this episode, we revisit the dramatic battle for Cologne in the final months of World War II, where the newly introduced American Pershing tank, callsign Eagle 7, faced off against a formidable ...
In the final weeks of World War II, the only Super Pershing sent to Europe entered combat near Dessau. Outfitted with improvised armor and a powerful 90mm gun, the American crew encountered a German ...
BOSTON (AP) — For heroic World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, the inside of a tank was his home and the crew was his family. In that sense, the 95-year-old veteran returned home Wednesday for the ...
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