Satsuma in Livingston in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
M-41 Walker Bull Dog Light Tank
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2023
1. M-41 Walker Bull Dog Light Tank Marker
The M41 Walker Bulldog Tank began life in the late 1940s as the T41. It was the lightweight member of a family of three tanks: T42 which became M47 (medium) and T43 which became M103 (heavy). The maneuverable tank had speed for modern battleground. The M41 was named the Walker Bulldog in honor of General W.H. Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea in 1950. He was promoted to a four star general (posthumous): January 2, 1951.
This tank was built by Cadillac and was one of five tanks which saw action in the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. It also served extensively in Vietnam. Cadillac ceased production of the M41 in 1954. Its armament was one 76mm M32 and one.50cal MG and one .30cal MG. Service of Livingston Louisiana citizens David McCreary and Rodney Lewis are honored by their names on this Army tank as a mobile infantry support weapon. However, Troy David McCreary served as a tank driver in the earlier WW2 Sherman Tank, during the U.S. invasion of Italy, and Rodney Lewis served as a Bradley Fighting Vehicle operator in the Desert Storm conflict. Above is a photograph of an M-41 tank in action in Vietnam. The City of Livingston appreciates the loan of this tank from the U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood museum, located in Missouri.
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Location. 30° 28.36′ N, 90° 48.352′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is in Satsuma. It is on Spring Ranch Road 0.8 miles west of South Satsuma Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17199 Spring Ranch Rd, Livingston LA 70754, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, in Greater Baton Rouge, and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Military Jeep (a few steps from this marker); McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker, Louisiana (approx. 3.6 miles away); Livingston Parish (approx. 3.8 miles away); Hebron Baptist Church (approx. 7.6 miles away); Centerville, Louisiana (approx. 7.7 miles away); Historic Denham Springs (approx. 9 miles away); Denham Springs (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 22, 2023
2. M-41 Walker Bull Dog Light Tank Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
