Stuart Tank Memorial Association

06/19/2026

Want to gear up for Berwick World War II Weekend 2026?

Curt's Gun Shop Inc. has you covered at their warehouse sale at 205 West 5th St, Mifflinville, PA 18631 tomorrow, June 20th from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in conjunction with the Mifflinville town yard sales.

Here is a taste of what they have to offer at their warehouse sales.

Militaria, vintage collectibles, arcade/pinball machines and MUCH more!

If you can’t make it tomorrow, don’t worry! They will be set up at Berwick World War II Weekend again this year and hold other warehouse sales throughout the year.

Curt’s Gun Shop is a proud sponsor and vendor of STMA’s 9th Annual Berwick World War II Weekend, which will take place from July 17th through 19th next month at Test Track Park, on South Eaton Street in Berwick, PA.

They have been a sponsor and vendor at every World War II Weekend since our first event in 2016! We thank them for their continued support.

06/19/2026

Get ready for Berwick World War II Weekend 2026 with Curt's Gun Shop!

Today and tomorrow, our friends and long time supporters at Curt's Gun Shop Inc. are having a Militaria sale at their warehouse, located at 205 W. 5th St., Mifflinville, PA 18631.

Sale hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day as part of Mifflinville's annual town-wide yard sales.

06/18/2026

This Saturday, June 20th, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, we will have a display at the Hunlock Creek Historical Society’s 250th Celebration of America Event.

Location is:
12 Sunset Lake Road
Shickshinny, PA 18655

We hope to see you there!

✨Presenters/Demonstrators/Vendors Highlight✨

Next weekend! Here's the schedule of presenters/demonstrators:

10-11 - Chip Sorber presents on American history
11-12 - Bill Lewis from the Luzerne County Historical Society presents on local history
2-3 - Sherry Emershaw presents/demonstrates American history

The Stuart Tank Memorial Association and Hunlock Creek Apiary will also have tables set up with information. The historical society will have a table set up with some local history, brick order forms, and order forms for the Veteran's Honor Roll if you'd like to have a veteran's name added.

We hope you stop by even if it's to grab something to eat and listen to a presenter or musician for an hour. We are hoping for no rain and a beautiful day to celebrate 🇺🇸

06/13/2026

Hey NASCAR fans!

We are set up at Pocono Raceway for Race Weekend! We will be in the Veterans’ Village through the end of Sunday’s Cup Series race.

Stop by and see us and our M3A1 Light Tank!

06/12/2026

On Wednesday, June 10th, “Lady Lois”, our M3A1 Light Tank, made a special visit to Cheetah Chassis Corporation in the BIDA - Berwick Industrial Development Association complex.

This was a part of a special “Tank you” to Cheetah and all of their employees who recently completed some much needed upgrades to our Tank Trailer, first built by them and donated to STMA 10 years ago!

Cheetah Chassis has been long term supporter of STMA’s endeavors in countless aspects, from being an annual Berwick WWII Weekend Sponsor, to providing this beautiful construction trailer to us, and even sandblasting and painting numerous parts of our M3A1 Light Tank during its restoration.

Thank you very much to Cheetah Chassis President, Garry Hartman, Cheetah Employees, and Don E. Bower Inc. for providing the truck for Tank loading and transport to Pocono Raceway for NASCAR’s annual Race Weekend, where Lady Lois will be on static display through Sunday, June 14th in the Veterans’ Village.

06/10/2026

✨Presenters/Demonstrators/Vendors Highlight✨

Next weekend! Here's the schedule of presenters/demonstrators:

10-11 - Chip Sorber presents on American history
11-12 - Bill Lewis from the Luzerne County Historical Society presents on local history
2-3 - Sherry Emershaw presents/demonstrates American history

The Stuart Tank Memorial Association and Hunlock Creek Apiary will also have tables set up with information. The historical society will have a table set up with some local history, brick order forms, and order forms for the Veteran's Honor Roll if you'd like to have a veteran's name added.

We hope you stop by even if it's to grab something to eat and listen to a presenter or musician for an hour. We are hoping for no rain and a beautiful day to celebrate 🇺🇸

06/10/2026

We are excited to announce that the Stuart Tank Memorial Association has again made it to the voting round of the annual Best of the Best contest conducted by The Press Enterprise!

This year we made it to the voting round in FOUR categories:

- Best Art Gallery - Thank you to John Liszewski and Vincent Wood
- Best Museum
- Best Summer Attraction (Berwick WWII Weekend by Stuart Tank Memorial Association)
- Best Tourist Attraction

Voting is online through the Press Enterprise Website at this link: https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/contests/best-best-2026-voting-round

You can vote for one choice in each category/subcategory. You can skip categories in the drop down list. You can vote in as many categories/subcategories as you like, but may only vote once in each per day. You can however cast a vote every day!

*Note: Berwick World War II Weekend was nominated in the "Best Summer Attraction" category, though "Stuart Tank Memorial Museum" is the option listed in the category.

Please help us become the "Best of the Best" in 2026!

The voting round runs from June 7th to June 28. Results will be announced in late July.

06/09/2026

Today, we are commemorating the recent 82nd Anniversary of "DDay", on June 6th, 1944.

Did you know that American Car & Foundry Company had TEN different locations across the United States during World War II? AC&F Berwick is the most well known of those factories, for their production of 13,728 M2A4, M3 and M5 series light tanks, which is the main reason that STMA exists!

We would like to highlight AC&F's role in one of the most significant days in American History. AC&F's Wilmington, Delaware site produced 418 boats and ships for the US Military during World War II, including 304 LCM landing crafts, like the craft in the 2nd photo of this post. Both the Army and Navy received some of these LCM(3)s.

The Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) was the third major Allied Landing Craft type, mixing troops, tanks and vehicles or payloads depending on the need. The type was developed by the British and became the basis for modern Landing Crafts, and in particular to the LCU.

Some of these AC&F built LCM (3)s would have been utilized by American troops landing in France on June 6th, 1944 as well as during many other sea-born landings across the world during the Second World War. The LCM(3) in the first photo of this post is an example of the boats that were built at AC&F's Wilmington, Delaware facility. That particular boat was photographed in England prior to the Normandy landings.

Source: https://usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/americancarfoundry.htm

06/08/2026

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to use the turret mounted Anti-Aircraft M1919A4 on an M3A1 Stuart Light Tank?

STMA Tank Driver Adam Hartzell demonstrates the firepower of an M1919A4 on Berwick AC&F built M3A1 Light Tank, S/N 7073 during the 2026 Reading Airshow at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum this past weekend. This M1919A4 has been adapted to fire blanks. This tank will also be attending Berwick World War II Weekend 2026.

Take note of the short bursts he uses, as they were commonly employed by infantry Machine Gunners and tank crews during WWII to maintain accurate fire.

Special “Tank you” to “Fire in the Hole” for this opportunity at the Reading Airshow! You can also visit their range at our event in July for some very unique premium experiences like this one.

06/04/2026

“It’s the only town in America where you can see a Tank drive down the street, and it’s normal.”

Recently, we were visited by Don Jacobs of DiscoverNEPA. As part of the newest episode of “Go Wild”, Don toured our Museum with Curator Tom McLaughlin and even got the experience of a lifetime - a ride in our M3A1 “Stuart” Light Tank, in the town in which it was built!

A big “TANK YOU!” goes out to Don for being a wonderful guest and DiscoverNEPA for their story on our Tank and Museum.

If YOU would like to take a ride on a restored M3A1 Light Tank for a donation, your next opportunity will be at Berwick World War II Weekend 2026!

On this episode of 𝗚𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔: We visit the Stuart T...