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692nd TD Battalion Photos 3
1st Lt. John Findley, C Company's 2nd Platoon leader, is shown at the back end of one of the unit's towed guns. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
A group shot of C Company's, 1st platoon while training at Camp Phillips, Kansas. The unit had moved there in November of 1943. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
One of 1st platoon's crews, including l to r, Arthur D. Van Tuyl, Raymond L. Mitchell, Donald B. Shank and Edward Ritchie, while stationed at Camp Phillips, KS. The 692nd trained on self-propelled TDs but would convert to towed guns prior to shipping overseas. In February of 1945, the unit converted to the self-propelled M36 tank destroyer. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
Shown is C Company's 2nd Lt. William R. Scheffer. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
Shown is some men from 3rd platoon with camouflage uniforms and Infantry rifles. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
11 men from C Company that served in the same platoon as Benjamin J. Ptasznik. Courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
Benjamin J. Ptasznik is shown in back row, far right with the other four members of his crew. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
Benjamin J. Ptasznik is shown holding a 3" round, used in the towed guns, they were training on at the time. Photo courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
A photo from early 1944, of an M10 tank destroyer during training at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. As you can see this TD has been named "Canopener" by its crew, which consisted of Sgt. Benjamin J. Ptasznik, Cpl. Leo J. Zyskowski, Cpl. James J. Loria, Pvt. Rufus A. Mullins and SSgt Walter A. Sustek. All the men were part of C Company of the 692nd, which converted to using towed 3" guns in March of 1944. This conversion was just a few months prior to them shipping overseas. Provided courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
A photo taken after March of 1944 when the 692nd was converted to using the 3" towed guns as their tank destroyers. The crew size had to be changed from a five-man crew for a self-propelled unit to a crew of up to ten men for the towed gun. Here seven men of the crew are shown including Benjamin J. Ptasznik holding the shell. Provided courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
A photo of Benjamin J. Ptasznik, standing on far left with the rest of his crew, during their training in 1944. At the time, they were stationed at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Others shown in the photo are kneeling left to right, Cpl. Leo J. Zyskowski and Cpl. James J. Loria. Standing left to right is Pvt. Rufus A. Mullins, SSgt Walter A. Sustek and as mentioned earlier, Sgt. Ptasznik. All the men were part of C Company of the 692nd with another photo showing the crew's TD, which they named "canopener". The 692nd would convert to using towed 3" guns in March of 1944. Sustek later received a field promotion to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Provided courtesy of Mary Grabowski.
