WWI tank fight between towns in West Virginia, Indiana
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- World War I has been over 88 years but a tank from that era is at the center of a looming battle between opposing forces in West Virginia and Indiana.
The Renault FT-17 tank was displayed in Nitro, W.Va., from 1987 when Jack Moody acquired it from a VFW post in Virginia until his death in 2005, The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette reported Monday. But his family apparently sold it to the Ropkey Armor Museum near Crawfordsville, Ind., the newspaper said.
Nitro Mayor Rusty Casto says he's spent months tracking down what happened to the tank and wants it back..."I hope the Moody family has a good lawyer because the federal government gave that tank to the city of Nitro."
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The Renault FT-17 tank was displayed in Nitro, W.Va., from 1987 when Jack Moody acquired it from a VFW post in Virginia until his death in 2005, The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette reported Monday. But his family apparently sold it to the Ropkey Armor Museum near Crawfordsville, Ind., the newspaper said.
Nitro Mayor Rusty Casto says he's spent months tracking down what happened to the tank and wants it back..."I hope the Moody family has a good lawyer because the federal government gave that tank to the city of Nitro."