Beech Creek in Clinton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

M46 Patton

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

1. M46 Patton Marker

Inscription.
Nomenclature: M46 Patton (General Patton)
Medium Tank

Weight: 48.5 tons

Engine: Gas Continental, V-12 air cooled,
twin turbo, 810 horsepower

Transmission: Allison, 2 speeds forward
1 speed reverse

Top Speed: 30 mph

Operational Range: 80 miles

Crew: 5 man
Driver • Assistant Driver/Bow Machine Gunner
Tank Commander • Gunner • Loader

Armament:
1 - 90 mm Main Gun (70 rds)
2 - 30 caliber, 7.62mm Machine Guns (5,500 rds)
1 - Co-axial in turret
1 - Right front hull bow

History:
Arrived in Korea 08 August 1950 to U.S. Army 6th Tank
Used by both the Army and Marines
1,160 Manufactured
Formally retired: 1957

Erected by Bitner-Bechdel American Legion Post 623.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is August 8, 1950.

Location. 41° 4.433′ N, 77° 34.717′ W. Memorial is in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County. It is on Wynn Avenue 0.1 miles south of Eagle Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 150), on the right when traveling south. Marker and tank are on the Bitner-Bechdel American Legion Post 623 grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 68 Wynn Avenue, Beech Creek PA 16822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Community Service Monument (here, next to this marker); War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Beech Creek Memorial Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. half a mile away); Great Shamokin Path (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Great Shamokin Path (approx. 5 miles away); Nathan Harvey House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Daniel H. Hastings (approx. 5.3 miles away); Warriors Path (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beech Creek.

Also see . . . Tank Chats #85: M46 Patton (The Tank Museum) on YouTube. (Submitted on June 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

M46 Patton Tank and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 10, 2025

2. M46 Patton Tank and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.