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Show "ALLIGATOR" COMPANIES MAN NEW TANKS -- . ' 4. . '"' "- - - f :-, '. v ' J,-. - .. ' " n " The Amphibian Tanks being used by the Marine Corps to train men in the newly formed "alligator" companies, are daily going through severe tests and have yet to be found wanting either on land or in the sea. In the southeastern part of the United States, in a daily training routine they climb steep banks, sloug'h through mud, seaweed, hyacinths and swamplands, pushing push-ing down four-inch trees like match sticks. They can spin on a dime, nose dive and stand on their tails without turning over. The tank is practically non-sink-able. Traction on both land and in the water is provided by caterpillar treads with unusually wide cleats which give extra pull no mattei where the tank is, or at what angle it is standing. The tanks are armed and equip ped with radio. They were originally original-ly designed as a mercy machine to rescue persons marooned by storm-es storm-es and similar disasters when no other means of transporation were available. The Marine Corps realized realiz-ed how the "mercy machine'' could be easily adopted to military use, and, as a consequence, more "alligators" "alli-gators" are daily being added to the armed strength of the Corps. As the new tames are delivered, more men are being needed to man them, and an opportunity is given to men enlisting in the Corps to qualify for training with these amazing mechanized wonders. Any recruiting station will be glad to point out the many advantages of enlisting with the Corps in defense of America to any applicant, age 17 to 30, single and with no depen denst |