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The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum is located in Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center and serves as the military history museum for the State of Mississippi. The museum’s aim is to honour the service and sacrifices of Mississippi’s servicemen and women of all branches and those from other parts of the country that trained in Mississippi during times of war. The museum holds over 17,000 artefacts in its collection ranging from large military vehicles, weapons and equipment to archival materials relating to the history of Mississippi’s veterans and training facilities. It features over 16,000 square feet of exhibit space, a theatre, gift shop, Medal of Honor tower, a central courtyard, a library and archive and a row of monuments dedicated to units that trained at Camp Shelby and Mississippi veterans groups. Exhibited on the grounds are several examples of US and captured equipment, including artillery, tanks, and helicopters. The museum is free to the public.
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Primary Storage Area
This area is close to the intersection of 1st Street and Avenue C.
| Location ID: | 74120 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 31.194525, -89.23546 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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1348
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“US ARMY” and white stars painted on turret sides.
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This M41 was previously in the Louisiana Museum of Military History, after which it went into storage at Lafayette Asphalt Co. (source: Tanklord). It is in a poor and rusted condition.
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1350
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380 (source: Tanklord).
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“U S ARMY 40227677” painted on glacis and side stowage boxes.
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White stars painted on glacis, hull rear and side stowage boxes.
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This M42 was previously in the Louisiana Museum of Military History, after which it went into storage at Lafayette Asphalt Co. (source: Tanklord). According to its data plate it was manufactured by the American Car and Foundry Company. It is in a poor and rusted condition.
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3) M47 Patton Tank
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American / Italian
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1364
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White stars painted on turret sides.
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This M47 was previously in the Louisiana Museum of Military History, after which it went into storage at Lafayette Asphalt Co. It is an Italian rebuild with an ORMeC data plate welded on the hull rear. (Source: Tanklord).
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1368
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Painted in a three colour camouflage scheme.
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This M103 was originally a gate guard at Fort Polk while the 5th Infantry Division was stationed there, and it retains the three colour CARC camouflage scheme that 5th ID painted it. Later it was displayed in the Louisiana Museum of Military History, after which it went into storage at Lafayette Asphalt Co. (source: Tanklord). At Fort Polk in 1989-91 it displayed was beside the entrance road at Highway 71 (source: D. Moriarty).
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Secondary Storage Area
This area is close to Transportation Avenue.
| Location ID: | 74125 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 31.190895, -89.22411 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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1379
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167: consistent with registration number (source: J. Daneri).
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9B3211: “9B3211” stamped into glacis (source: Tanklord).
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“6 6 7 7” stamped vertically into front towing lug (source: Tanklord). White stars painted on glacis and turret sides.
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This M60 was previously in the Louisiana Museum of Military History (when it took part in local parades), after which it went into storage at Lafayette Asphalt Co. It was in running order when parked at Lafayette Asphalt, though the hydraulic system for main gun elevation was not working. (Source: Tanklord). This tank has gone through a rebuild as indicated by the later armoured air cleaner units, and also the removal of the M2 .50 calibre stowage bracket from the rear of the turret bustle, an unusual modification (source: J. Daneri).
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