Synopsis. John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia. Like his father, Tyler served as governor of Virginia. Representing the Whig Party, he was the first vice president to become president due the death of his predecessor (President William Henry Harrison).
In the British Army, a rifle platoon from an infantry company consists of three sections of eight men, plus a signaller (radio operator), a platoon sergeant (a Sergeant), the platoon commander (either a second lieutenant or lieutenant) and a mortar man operating a light mortar (full strength of 27 men and one officer).
Since at least 1986, a Tank Platoon is four tanks. The next unit up in size for tanks is either the Company or Troop (depending on whether they are in an armored unit, or a cavalry unit). A Tank Company has three platoons of four tanks each, with two additional tanks in the HQ platoon, for a total of 14 tanks.