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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YX6_the-ia-drang-battlefield_Carlisle-PA.html
The Ia Drang battlefield was dotted with large dirt art hills of varying sizes. They were generally very hard, baked earth and were home to ants and termites. These features made good defensive positions and LTC Moore used one as the site of his b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YU8_the-mortar-pit_Carlisle-PA.html
The American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) was introduced to modern mortars in the trenches of France during World War One. The A.E.F. adopted the British Newton-Stokes design in 3-, 4- and 6-inch calibers as well as the French 240 millimeter heav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YU6_snipers-nest_Carlisle-PA.html
Although individual marksmen had been employed during previous conflicts, World War One brought the sniper into the modern age of battle. Armed with a rifle fitted with magnifying optical scopes, snipers were used to return limited offensive opera…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQP_aid-station_Carlisle-PA.html
The Army Medical Department that served in France was the best equipped and trained Medical Department up to that time. Trained enlisted aid men were attached to each company in a division and provided immediate care and evacuated the wounded to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQM_post-of-command_Carlisle-PA.html
Underground rooms called dugouts were used for a variety of purposes from storing supplies, housing troops and communication centers near the front line. Many were built deep underground using heavy timbers and corrugated iron and were often reinf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQ1_they-called-them-hellcats_Carlisle-PA.html
Officially known as the M18 76mm Gun Motor Carriage, the M18 was hardly comparable to the horse and buggy. It was actually the jaguar of heavy armor during World War II. Nicknamed the "Hellcat" by the men who served in them, the M18 coul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQ0_the-trenches_Carlisle-PA.html
The machine gun and mass artillery of World War One combat dictated an extensive development on both side of below ground fortifications that were simply known as the 'Trenches". Ranging from concrete structures to simple ditches, these syste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPZ_meet-private-donald-d-kyler_Carlisle-PA.html
Donald Kyler was sixteen years of age when he enlisted in the Regular Army in April of 1917. A native of Whitley County, Indiana, he grew up on a farm and in the small town of Collamer. With the consent of one of his family, he enlisted at Fort Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPO_kady-brownell_Carlisle-PA.html
Of the women who accompanied Civil War armies, many disguised themselves as men. Born and reared in British Army camps in Africa, where women were commonplace, Kady chose to retain her identity. She followed her husband, Robert Brownwell, into the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPG_sergeant-michael-a-mira_Carlisle-PA.html
Operation Iraqi Freedom I & IV
Served: 2003-2006
The September 11, 2001 attacks changed every American. For Sergeant Michael Mira it was the catalyst that influenced his decision to change his life by becoming an active defender of the United …