AMERICAN LEGION POST 75 WAR MEMORIAL CANNON

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DURING WORLD WAR II EVERYONE WAS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE METAL TO HELP THE WAR EFFORT. MANY RELIC CANNON WERE GIVEN TO ASSIST THIS EFFORT. THE ORIGINAL CANNON DONATED BY SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS WAS DONATED FOR SCRAP METAL. THE CANNON WHICH REPLACED THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR GUN IS A M5 75MM ANTI-TANK GUN. THIS PARTICULAR WEAPON WAS ISSUED TO TANK DESTROYER BATTALIONS DURING WORLD WAR II.

Location

Address: SOUTH MARKET STREET AND WEST FRANKLIN STREET
City: DELPHI
State:
Zip Code: 46923

Details

Memorial Type: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Year Dedicated: 1949
Photograph By: AL WOLF
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