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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CTJ_world-war-ii-memorial_Florence-AL.html
Side 1 A-DDedicated to the memory of the 129 men from Lauderdale County (listed on these four panels) who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II:Robert F. Adams · Aubrey H. Alexander · Lee Eddy Andert…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C89_fort-willingham_Florence-AL.html
(side 1)The United States flag that flies at the base of this hill stands as a sentry over the site that was the home of Fort Willingham Armory from 1937-1979. The Armory was named after Dr. Henry J. Willingham, president of Florence State Normal …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJA_75mm-field-gun_Florence-AL.html
This 75mm field gun is a modification of a French gun that was designed in 1917. The 75mm was the most effective light field gun in W.W. I. It was also usedagainst infantry, tanks, and other armored targets in W.W.II. This gun is 17'-3" long, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ9_anti-tank-gun_Florence-AL.html
This is a T-3 (T-78) Experimental anti-tank gun. It fired a 76mm round of ammunition. Being a towed weaponlimited it to being used defensively, and its lack of mobility meant it could be easily outflanked. Towed anti-tank artillery disappeared fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ8_16-projectile_Florence-AL.html
The 1,900 lb. HC (High Capacity) Mark 13 shore-bombardment projectile is fired from the Mark 7, 16" .50-caliber gun. The HC round can create a crater 50' wide and 20' deep. The 16" gun turret weights 1,708 tons. The barrel weighs 267,904 lbs. Iowa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ7_gooney-bird-propeller_Florence-AL.html
This Hamilton-Standard 23E50-505 hydromatic propeller is from Douglas Aircraft C-47 transport plane known as the Gooney Bird. The C-47s operated in both the European and Pacific theaters of W.W. II as troop and cargo transports, and initiated t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ6_w-w-ii-anchor_Florence-AL.html
This anchor was used on the fleet Submarine U.S.S. Balao (SS-285). The Balao was commissioned in February 1943. She received 9 battle stars for sinking 7 Japanese ships during her W.W. II service. The Balao was decommissioned in June 1963. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ4_the-honest-john-rocket_Florence-AL.html
The M50 Honest John was the U.S. Army's first nuclear-armed surface-to-surface rocket. It was an unguided 762mm artillery rocket, powered by an M6 solid-fuel rocket engine. The Honest John was developed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ3_agm-28-hound-dog-missile_Florence-AL.html
The AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile was the United States' first Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). It was made to deliver W28, 4-megaton nuclear warheads. NorthAmerican Aviation was contracted in 1956 to build the protoype. The AGM-28 was put into serv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ0_the-hawk-missile_Florence-AL.html
The Hawk Missile was the first mobile medium-range, guided, anti-aircraft missile deployed by the U.S. Army in August 1959. The Hawk is a surface-to-air missile powered by a solid-propellant rocket motor and controlled in flight by its large tail …
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