Artillery--Girard, PA
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Shimski
N 42° 00.075 W 080° 19.161
17T E 556368 N 4650138
An light 105mm towed howlitzer next to a war memorial at the American Legion in Girard, PA.
Waymark Code: WM3DY2
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2008
Views: 28
The Rock Island M101 Howlitzer was a towed light artillary pices that started service in 1929 and was produced until 1953. The howletzer utilized a crew of 8 and had a range of 7 miles. This particular piece has no placard inforamtion with its specific histories or campaigns.
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