The money will be used to restore its M47 tank to running order. The museum announced in November 2024 that it was more than halfway to its goal to fix up the M47 Patton, a US-built Cold War era tank.

FORT KNOX, Kentucky — A Cold-War-era tank that has served as a monument for both the Third Army and US Army Central has received a bright and shiny new paint job just in time for Christmas.

One of my boyhood heroes was General George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885-December 21, 1945). Patton was an early proponent of tank warfare ... rightfully be in a museum not only because ...