U.S. Medium Tank Marker 4A3E8
Located on the Tropic Lighting Museum grounds on Wheeler Army Airfield, this marker commemorates the Korean War, which lasted from June 25,1950 to July 27, 1953, and the liberation of Seoul by the U.S. 25th infantry division. The division, which was stationed at the airfield, used Sherman tanks during the spring of 1951 to cross the Han River and liberate the city of Seoul. Operation C company of the 89th tank Battalion painted the tanks with a "devils" face to scare enemy fighters. They were named "Rice's Red Devils" after the commanding officer Captain Clifford Rice.
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