New Kensington in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
1. US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun Marker
Built in 1943-45, the M5 3" anti-tank gun combined the barrel of the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun T9 with the breech, recoil system and carriage from the 105 mm howitzer M2. Though heavy to manhandle, it gave US crews significantly better anti-tank capabilities than previous guns. Usually towed by M3 half-tracks, the M5 was mainly assigned to Tank Destroyer battalions, seeing action in North-West Europe and the Italian campaign.
Completed 7-25-2017
Erected 2017 by Antonio F. Capone and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II.
Location. 40° 34.502′ N, 79° 44.899′ W. Memorial is in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Stevenson Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Pennsylvania Route 56/266, on the left when traveling east. Marker and gun are in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1500 Stevenson Boulevard, New Kensington PA 15068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rotary Decision Garden
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
2. US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
3. US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun Eagle Scout Project Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
4. US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun Manufacture Mark
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 10, 2025
5. US Army M5 Anti-Tank Gun
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 12, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
