Navasota in Grimes County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

M-60 Tank Memorial

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2023

1. M-60 Tank Memorial

Inscription. United States Department of the Army delivered a model M-60ATTS tank Serial Number 3757-A to this site. The M 60 combat tank equipped with 105 mm cannon was deployed in Vietnam and Desert Storm wars. This tank is dedicated to all members of VFW Post 4006.

This marker is dedicated in memory of Chief Bos'n Mate Sam Corolla - Ret. USN who was instrumental in acquiring this tank.

Erected 1999 by VFW Post 4006.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam.

Location. 30° 22.751′ N, 96° 6.459′ W. Memorial is in Navasota, Texas, in Grimes County. It is at the intersection of West Washington Avenue (Farm to Market Road 105) and Veteran's Memorial Drive (County Highway 422), on the left when traveling west on West Washington Avenue. The marker is located in front of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building by the street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1575 West Washington Avenue, Navasota TX 77868, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies

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& Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flags over Texas Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old First National Bank of Navasota (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Lewis J. Wilson Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Giesel House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mickelborough Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Washington Avenue (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Leake Building (approx. 1.3 miles away); La Bahia Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Navasota.

The view of the M-60 Tank and Memorial from the entrance to the VFW Post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2023

2. The view of the M-60 Tank and Memorial from the entrance to the VFW Post

The view of the M-60 Tank and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2023

3. The view of the M-60 Tank and marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.