Tanks of the U.S. in the Cold War M47 Patton was intended to replace the M46 Patton and M4 Sherman tanks. It had a 90 mm gun and a crew of 5. The M47 was the U.S. Army and Marine Corps primary tank, intended to replace the M46 Patton and M4 Sherman tanks. Although roughly similar (from a distance) to the later M48s and M60s, these were completely new tank designs. Many different M47 Patton models remain in service internationally. The M47 was the last US tank to have a bow-mounted machine gun in the hull. Despite it being the primary tank of the US it never saw
Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II Ethnic minorities served in the US armed forces during World War II. All citizens were equally subject to the draft. All minorities were given the same rate of pay. The 16 million men and women in the services included over 1 million African Americans, along with 33,000+ Japanese-Americans, 20,000+ Chinese Americans, more than 20,000 American Indians, and 16,000 Filipino-Americans. About 65,034 Puerto Ricans served as well as about 500,000 Mexican-Americans (both white and mestizo) and smaller numbers of other Hispanics. Group totals for European ethnic groups were not tabulated.