In July 1970 when the 188th MP Company and B Company, 720th MP Battalion were redesignated and switched assignments in IV Corps Tactical Zone in the Mekong Delta Region, the Armored Commando Car V100 X-46 became B-46. With B Company it served as a backup vehicle for highway security and convoy escort.

     Its history after the 720th MP Battalion left Vietnam in August 1972 is unknown. Somehow it eventually made it back to the U.S. and was believed to have been used as a range target and supposedly purchased as scrap along with a sister V100 that's now in Texas. The hull was purchased from a private collector in Puyallup, Washington.

     In June 2004 the History Project was contacted and asked to assist in the identification of old bumper markings discovered on the hull during restoration.

     If anyone can provide any photographs of this V100 or any information on its crew members and history from their Vietnam tour with the 188th MP Company, 92nd MP Battalion or B Company, 720th MP Battalion, please contact the History Project Manager at the Email Link on the top of this page. The information will be valued as part of the vehicle history.

     The photographs provided above were taken during the restoration work.

     The restoration is being conducted by Derrick Baena a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Museum of Military Technology in Tacoma, Washington, and in charge of major restoration projects. Derrick is 31 years old and holds a Master's Degree in Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is employed as the Deputy Director, Olympic Flight Museum (Olympia, WA)

     Additional photographs of the before/after restoration work can be viewed at Washington Museum of Military Technology website via this link.

http://www.wammt.org/collections/vehicles/v100.htm