This is a series of color photographs attributed to Eiiot Elisofon for LIFE Magazine. They show several M4A1 Shermans of the 1st Armored Division maneuvering through the Tunisian desert during the Battle of El Guettar in April, 1943. One source breaks down the assignment to the 2nd Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
The tanks are all seen kicking up a considerable amount of dust which covers them liberally and serves as an expedient camouflage. Some crews have further taken advantage of this by smearing mud on the white stars. Despite the dust (or possibly because of it) hatches are open and heads are out. Always of interest to modelers, several variations of external stowage can be seen.
Part III here: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/north-africa-color-photographs-part-iii-more-american-equipment/
Inch High Guy 
I see George Patton.
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“Dammit Rommel! I read your book!” 😉 😉 😉
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A great line!
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You do!
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What??!! No chipping??? No rust??!! No rust-colored tracks??!! 🙂 🙂
Thanks for these Jeff, it’s a great series of images, so much to be gleaned from it.
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Unfortunately you usually only see one or two of these at a time, you can get so much more out of them if they are all in one place.
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I agree, seeing them in context or the grouping is so much better.
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Even I thought “That looks like General Patton”! It’s very dusty! Interesting to see at least one tank crewman wearing a steel helmet.
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Some of the photos look like the turrets are relatively free of dust, maybe from the crew entering and leaving, but it would be hard to over do the dust effect.
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Something I noticed when I was a DAT (dumbass tanker) was that the chalked up, *flat* paint on the turrets would get “polished” to a satin sheen from our dirty, greasy, sweaty BDU’s rubbing against it as we entered and exited the turret, crawled around, etc.
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Great shots Jeff, cheers mate🤓
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