Holy Roller (tank)
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Holy Roller is a Canadian Army M4A2 Sherman tank of the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) which landed at D-Day and fought across northwest Europe until the end of the Second World War in Europe, one of two Canadian tanks that fought from D-Day to VE Day,[1] the other being Bomb. Holy Roller is on display as a memorial in Victoria Park, London, Ontario.
Holy Roller was built at General Motors' Fisher Tank Arsenal in Flint, Michigan, in the last week of September 1942. It is an M4A2(75) model with serial number 7606 and U.S. registration number 3062855. It was shipped to England, where it was issued with the War Department number CT-152655.[2] It was not until late May/early June 1944, that it was issued to the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars), just before D-Day.
Battle service
Holy Roller landed with the 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) at Juno Beach, crewed by William Reed, George LeGrand, Frank White, Frank Fowler (who coined the name "Holy Roller"), Terry Doherty and Everett Smith.[3] It served throughout the North-West Europe Campaign in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and into Germany.
