| Original WWI large snapshot photo of knocked out British Mark I Tank on the Western Front, France, circa 1917. RARE view of British Mark I with wheels. Most of the time you just see later British Mark IV's without the wheels.
Photo was taken by Private Guy Shoener of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. He was an ambulance driver in Section 639 (SSU 639) of the US Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) in France during WWI. His section's service was as follows: November 1917 to March 1918 attached to the French 132nd Infantry Division in the Champagne Sector. March 1918 to May 1918 Gournay-sur-Arronde. May 1918 to July 1918 Montigny in the Montdidier Sector. July 1918 Rested at Bresles. July 1918 to August 1918 attached to the French 18th Infantry Division in the Chateau-Thierry Secort (Dormas). August 1918 to September 1918 in the Verdun Sector (Beveaux). September 1918 to November attached to various American Divisions in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign (Sechaut & Monthois).
SOURCE: From the archives of the World War History & Art Museum (WWHAM) in Alliance, Ohio. |
