BERWICK, Pa. — Many history buffs know how significant Berwick was to our nation's success in World War II. More than 15,000 Stuart Tanks were built in this community at the American Car and Foundry ...

BERWICK, Pa. — It was the manufacturing of tanks that landed Berwick a spot on Hitler's American bombing target list during World War II. The industrial plant housed in this small borough cranked out ...

The M2 and M3 Stuarts were the backbone of American light armor in World War II, combining mobility, reliability, and firepower to support infantry and reconnaissance missions. From the early M2 “Mae ...

From Berwick to Battlefields: Exploring the Legendary Stuart Tank's History One of the fastest tanks of World War ll, the Stuart tank, was able to do 35 mph and was manufactured locally in Berwick PA.

At the onset of World War II, the U.S. had no modern tanks equal to those used by the German military. Therefore, as an upgrade of the M2 Light Tank, the U.S. built the M3 Stuart in 1941, forming part ...

The M3/5 Stuart was a Second World War American tank that perenially saw its spotlight whittled away by the Sherman, and even the more well-known but considerably less adored M3 Lee. The Stuart was a ...

Northwest Area High School student Alan Lane gets the driver’s seat of a restored 1942 U.S. Army Jeep owned by Bill Hartzell, a World War II re-enactor and member of the board of the Stuart Tank ...

Having served in all three theaters of operations during World War II, including North Africa, the Pacific, and Continental Europe, the Stuart M5 tank has seen its fair share of action during what we ...

Spectators watch Stuart tanks in action during a previous World War II Weekend in Berwick. The Stuart Tank Memorial Association will host the eighth annual World War II Weekend July 18-20 at Test ...

BERWICK – Dave Kovach’s decadeslong pursuit to honor the pride of Berwick – the World War II fighting machine, the Stuart tank – reached a pinnacle recently with the opening of a permanent museum in ...

A rare piece of World War II history is up for sale—a 1943 Stuart M5A1 light tank that still runs using its original twin Cadillac V8 engines. The tank, which has been part of a private Alabama ...