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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZFA_the-armys-work-horse_Carlisle-PA.html
The Sherman tank received a brutal initiation to warfare when the U.S. Army first took it into combat on December 6, 1942 against the Germans in the North African country of Tunisia. They quickly found that the Germans' guns and larger tanks easil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF9_world-war-ii-core-area_Carlisle-PA.html
The massive Army buildup at the beginning of World War II brought together millions of American civilians from all walks of life. After induction, new recruits were assigned to a unit, usually a company in a regiment, and issued uniforms and equip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF8_reception-center_Carlisle-PA.html
Following their two week furloughs, new recruits reported to their designated reception centers, which were usually located inside previously existing sprawling installations. Here America's soldiers got their first taste of Army life and barracks…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF7_induction-centers_Carlisle-PA.html
During World War II millions of draftees began their military service by reporting to induction centers established throughout the country. At the induction center future soldiers had to successfully complete the following tasks:
- Undergo physic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF6_the-army-introduces-a-heavyweight_Carlisle-PA.html
Responding to the battlefield realities encountered in the North African campaign against German armor, the United States Army Ordinance Department began to develop a heavier anti-tank gun to replace the diminutive 37mm M3A1 then serving on the fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF5_pine-cottage_Carlisle-PA.html
"Pine Cottage", (reconstructed) demonstrates vertical log construction. Instead of laying logs horizontally and joining them at the corners with "custom" cut, corner notches, logs were placed upright and tied together at the to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZF3_sergeant-frederick-a-counsel_Carlisle-PA.html
Frederick A. Counsel, a native of Altoona, Pennsylvania, entered the Army Air Corps in December, 1942 and became an Army artist. He served stateside and recorded many aspects of military life. He also painted murals at Bradley Field, Connecticut a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZCY_stations-upon-the-road_Carlisle-PA.html
After the defeat of General Edward Braddock at the Battle of Monogahela in July of 1755, (the battle that launched the French and Indian War in North America,) (sic) French and Native American forces unleashed a series of raids on the Pennsylvania…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZCX_specialist-fourth-class-robert-d-law_Carlisle-PA.html
Robert D. Law was born on September 15, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas. Law joined the Army at Dallas, Texas, in 1967 at the age of 23. He served in the Tinh Phuoc Thanh province of the Republic of Vietnam as part of the Company I, 75th Infantry, 1st I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZCW_colonel-robert-w-black_Carlisle-PA.html
Colonel Robert W. Black was born on June 15, 1926 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He grew up on a farm between Carlisle and Gettysburg. He enlisted in the regular Army after High School, volunteered for the Airborne and completed Parachute and Glider t…