gentlemen-i served in the nam in 65-66 and 68-68 .why is there little or none info on the ontos battallions or platoons. i racked up many miles in support of my grunt brothers as well as many many convoys. we took small arms fire,rpg's and rocket fire as often as anyone else. i feel bad for all the guys who served in at's and not even recognized with a patch of service. sgt h.w.woods jr 2130928 semper fi brothers

The ONTOS was a bad mofo for sure. The guys at the Patton museum here a Knox just restored one not to long ago. http://usmcshop.grunt.com/Products/Marines/PID-PG705.aspx

They've got one for 2nd AT Bn as well

i can't believe that all these years of searching resulted in nothing and one comment on the web site and its there. thank you so much for your response. semper fi to all my brothers and sisters. the marine corp a true brotherhood. bud woods

No problem. Glad I could help.

Bud and any others interested. This link is to a big web site for the Ontos and the Anti-Tank Battalions. Lots of pictures and stories.

Click here.

sc merle--thanks brother--got it semper fi to all. bud woods

Did some more searching, the link is to the guys at Ft. Knox that did a restoration to make this ontos fully functioning. Some of the videos are short, but it works.

Ontos

There's a beautiful Ontos at the Marine Corps Museum. I wish I had taken a photo, but it was quite dark and there was no flash photography. Would have been worth breaking the rules for.

My 0353 MOS says ONTOS all over it, but when I got to Vietnam all the anti-tank companies were full up...I came from 5th Anti-tanks in Okinawa...so I was assigned other duties. But you can thank my father for designing the fire control system back in the early 50's when he worked for Harvey Alum. in Long Beach...he's not only still alive but also a former Marine. I have much respect for my Tarawa Veteran Dad.