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			Blue lettering was for tactical purposes and lasted well into the war. All US vehicles built to US Govt. contracts had a USA serial applied.
 My Sherman, built in Sept. 42, had its number written in blue as follows:-
 
 U.S.A. W-3.057.081
 
 It also had its WD number, T-146309 in blue.
 
				__________________Adrian Barrell
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