The above World War Two photo is considered to depict the third In The Mood, a M4A1 76(w).  Note that the gun tube has no muzzle break.  The current restored In The Mood does.  Apparently all three In The Moods had extremely short lives.  There’s more info about the confusion over the various In The Mood M4s @ SSgt Lafayete Pool-“In The Mood”.

Despite bad luck with losing tanks, In The Mood’s tank commander, Lafayete Pool, is considered the U.S. Army’s tank ace of aces.

It took about 5-hundred hours and five volunteers, working from July to August 2019, to restore the current In The Mood.

Video of painting and decaling of restored In The Mood.  Note the use of the M60 AVLB to tow the Sherman out of the hanger. In the interview the volunteer refers to the engine as a “star engine”, another term for radial engine.  The volunteer mistakenly says the gun tube is 107.62mm, it’s actually 76.2mm (commonly stated as 76mm, known as 76w).

To see video of the moving of In The Mood from Belgium to Grafenwoehr, Germany, for its restoration, check out Vehicle I-D: M4 Sherman.

American Forces Network music video of restored In The Mood: