Photo by Jason Myers, 2016

Designation: 105mm Howitzer M2/M101
Model: 105mm Light Field Howitzer M101A1
Identification No: 11487


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Corps
Built at: Parish Pressed Steel
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Built as: 105mm Howitzer M2
Carriage
Model: M2A2
s/n:11487
Mfr: Parish Pressed Steel
Reading, Pennsylvania,
year: 1954
Gun
Model: M2A2
s/n:19970
Mfr: Watervliet Arsenal
Watervliet, New York,
year: 1954
Recoil Mechanism
Model: M2A3
s/n:3569
Mfr: R Hoe and Co, Inc
New York, New York,
year: 1954
Item Category: Artillery, Towed, Howitzer

Memorial Information
Owner: US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
Document: TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918
Owner Reference No: 11487



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: City of Parsons, WV
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: All Veterans Memorial Wall
Water Plant Rd at 1st St
Parsons, West Virginia, USA
Lat/Long39.0964667-79.6812639 Click here to see location in Google Maps

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TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918

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Last update to record: 2025-03-27

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