Perhaps unrelated, but probably the worst job of WWII in the US armed forces would have been handling the retrieval and repair of damaged Sherman tanks.
No the worst was being in a Sherman tank crew.
After Vietnam I joined a tank company in the National Guard. Our vehicles were M-48A2’s upgraded to M-48A5 (diesel engine, 105mm main gun, etc).
Someone who had worked in a rebuild depot (Anniston?) said damaged tanks evac’d from theater contained all kinds of surprises including human remains. Tanks didn’t do well in jungle warfare and were in RVN for only a brief period.
I used to fly daily over a knocked out M-48 near our airfield.
My father in law did just that. And you are correct.
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