A Wild Discovery and a Tank’s Redemption
In an incredible turn of events, the Sherman dozer tank that was in Danville had spent 21 years buried on the grounds of the Central Islip Psychiatric Center in New York. It was originally repurposed after WWII to move coal and rail cars across the hospital grounds. When the hospital transitioned to gas heating, the tank was deemed obsolete and was buried rather than disposed of. Years later, the American Armored Foundation (AAF) uncovered and rescued this historic machine—a true tale of “buried history reclaimed.”
From New York Grave to Danville Glory
The recovered tank made its way to the American Armored Foundation (Tank) Museum in Danville, Virginia. Housed in a massive, former tool plant spanning 330,000 sq ft, the facility had became home to one of the largest privately owned tank collections in America.
The AAF Museum in Danville is now closed and this tank has moved to an owner on the west coast.
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