The first Amphibious tank to swim ashore at Courseulles and make its way inland.  After the war its Canadian commander, Sergeant Leo Gariepy, came back to Courseulles to stay.  He was employed as public works superintendent untill his retirement

Canadian Amphibious Tank

Canadian soldiers of the South Saskatchewan Regiment take cover from German Sniper in a French farmyard.

The South Saskatchewan Regiment

Then and Now.  Sergeant Leo Gariepy standing with his wife 20 years after the previous photo of his tank.  They are standing in the same location as his tank in the previous photo.