70th Tank Battalion Archives, The Beginning of World War II

The following photographs are from private collections of 70th Tank Battalion Members taken at the beginning of World War II.

Captain Welborn (center in photo), the future commanding officer of the 70th, in training (John Fritz photo)

Tankers in front of mess truck (John Fritz photo)

Recon platoon members (John Fritz photo)

Waiting for orders at the barracks (John Fritz photo)

Staff cars at Fort Meade (McAtee Photo)

Recon M2 halftracks at Fort Meade (McAtee Photo)

Early model Bantam BRC 40 jeep at Fort Meade (McAtee Photo)

Mark 8 Tanks in junk yard at Fort Meade, MD (McAtee Photo)

Tank crew atop an early model M3 Stuart (McAtee Photo)

Recon platoon M2 halftrack with water cooled 30 cal. machine guns (McAtee Photo)

Early model reconnaissance car, T202 Dodge 1/2-ton 4X4 (McAtee Photo)

WW I Renault designed tanks (M-1917) in junk yard at Fort Meade, MD (McAtee Photo)

Fort Meade, MD (McAtee Photo)

Lewis C. Taynton, September 1942, in class A uniform, just after being 
promoted to Captain. 
Col. Taynton took the 70th back to the States when the war ended.

W.O. Arrington Brent Turner (Merrie Turner Photo)

W.O. Arrington Brent Turner (Merrie Turner Photo)

From left to right, Captain Barliour, Captain Lew Taynton, W.O. Arrington B. Turner (Merrie Turner Photo)

From left to right, Jim Lewis, Roger McKitrick and Bob Mayburn, at Gaviota, Santa Barbara, California on guard duty, December 10, 1941 (Larson Photo)

Copyright 1999 Charles C. Roberts, Jr

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