Near Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gun, 40MM, M42, "Duster"

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park

Gun, 40MM, Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

1. Gun, 40MM, Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Gun, 40MM
M42, “Duster”
Twin-Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Crew: 6
Armament: Twin 40MM Automatic Guns
(M2A1, Also Known As BOFORS)
Manufacturer: Cadillac & ACF Industries
Note: 3,700 Produced 1952-1957

Erected by Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Roads & Vehicles • War, Cold • War, Korean. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.

Location. 29° 58.79′ N, 81° 59.002′ W. Marker is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. Memorial can be reached from Minden Street, 0.1 miles east of Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5629 State Route 16 West, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. UH-1 “Huey” (a few steps from this marker); Howitzer, 105 MM (within shouting distance of this marker); Truck, Utility, 4x4 (within shouting

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distance of this marker); OH-58A “Kiowa” (within shouting distance of this marker); M60 "Patton" (within shouting distance of this marker); A-7 “Corsair II” (within shouting distance of this marker); A-6A “Intruder” (within shouting distance of this marker); Firebase Florida (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.

Also see . . .
1. M42 “Duster”. (Submitted on July 26, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park. (Submitted on July 26, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

2. Gun, 40MM, Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.