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Location Category ID:
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68100
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Address: |
7884 South Carolina Avenue, Leesville, LA 71459-5434
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Telephone: |
+1 337 531 7905, 318-531-7905
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Official Website: |
Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk
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Wikipedia
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Latitude, Longitude: |
31.04146715
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-93.2122457
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Location Accuracy: |
6
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Tanks Previously Here: |
1: M103A2 Heavy Tank - Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Seen 1989-91)
2: T-72 Tank - Lewis Army Museum, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Pierce County, Washington, USA (Dates unknown)
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The Fort Polk Military Museum portrays the history of Fort Polk from World War II to the present, and of the units that have been assigned to it, particularly the 7th and 11th Armored Divisions. Its exhibits include U.S. and foreign weapons, ordnance projectiles from the Civil War to the present, flags, photographs and a collection of military vehicles.
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5th Infantry Division Memorial Park
| Location ID: | 68102 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 31.04845542, -93.21303964 | | Location Accuracy: | 7 |
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Unique ID: |
1381
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Serial Number: |
3586
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Registration: |
90-0457 reported by museum, “US ARMY 423765” painted on hull sides.
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White stars painted on turret sides and glacis.
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This M24 was acquired in April 1978 through the Mutual Defense Assistance Office from Japan, where it had been used under the Mutual Assistance Program. It was in running order.
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Unique ID: |
1380
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Serial Number: |
68419
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Registration: |
683572
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“Bad Mammia” painted on hull sides.
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“2625 1” cast into left turret side. “23” painted on turret sides. White stars painted on nose and hull sides.
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This Sherman was acquired by the museum from a crippled children’s camp in January 1973.
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Location and Status Unknown
These vehicles were listed as being part of the Fort Polk Military Museum collection in the 1980s. The current location and status of these vehicles is unknown.
| Location ID: | 68104 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 0, 0 | | Location Accuracy: | 0 |
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Unique ID: |
1382
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This M3 was acquired from a machine-gun range at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in September 1977. Its current location and status are unknown.
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Unique ID: |
1383
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Serial Number: |
2375
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Registration: |
30186351
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This M41 was acquired from a salvage yard in September 1975. It was one of three retrieved for use as targets. It was in running order. Its current location and status are unknown.
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Unique ID: |
1388
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This M52 was acquired in February 1977 from a salvage yard at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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Unique ID: |
1385
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Serial Number: |
3631
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This M48 was acquired from the Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, in June 1978 along with another M48 (unique ID 1384). Some of its parts went to the other M48.
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Unique ID: |
1384
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Serial Number: |
3748
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This M48 was acquired from the Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, in June 1978 along with another M48 (unique ID 1385). It was in running order and contained parts from the other M48.
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Unique ID: |
1386
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Serial Number: |
117
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Registration: |
233132 (USMC)
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This M103A1 was acquired from the USMC at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in November 1979.
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Unique ID: |
1387
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Registration: |
233091
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This M103A2 was acquired from the Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, in February 1982.
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Unique ID: |
1389
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Serial Number: |
20
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Registration: |
12U678
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This M108 was acquired in September 1982 from the Defense Property Disposal Office at Detroit, Michigan.
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