RE: Looking for reference material for Pershiong
Pershings did NOT use tiger face decor. Any Pershing with those colors is historically incorrect. The decor was used only for Operations Ripper and Killer April-May 1951 and included the "new" M-46, Easy 8 Shermans and M-24 Chaffees. Shermans from the 3d Inf Div also had a large division patch painted on the tanks as well as tiger face. Pershings from the 1 & 2nd Marine Divisions who took part, used only authorized Marine markings. The Pershing at Ft Knox wears the tiger markings as that M-26 is a stand-in for the unavailable M-46s used by the unit who donated the tank.