Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The M 102 105 Howitzer

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

1. The M 102 105 Howitzer Marker

Inscription. The M102 105 mm howitzer is used in air mobile (helicopter), attack plane, and light infantry operations. The weapon carried is lightweight welded aluminum, mounted on a variable recoil mechanism. The weapon is manually loaded and positioned, and can be towed by a 2-ton truck or High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), can be transported by UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, or can be dropped by parachute with airbone units. When emplaced, the howitzer's high volume of fire compensates in large measure for the lower explosive weight of the projectile compared to the Army's 155 mm and 203 mm howitzers. Since 1964, the Army aquired 1,150 M102 towed howitzers. The weapon is being replaced by the M119-series 105 mm howitzer. The M102 is a light, towable 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War.

In Service: 1964 - Present

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, 2nd Iraq • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 33° 29.833′ N, 84° 20.592′ W. Marker is in Jonesboro,

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Georgia, in Clayton County. It is at the intersection of American Legion Way and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on American Legion Way. Location of the marker and Howitzer is at the American Legion Post 258. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1480 American Legion Way, Jonesboro GA 30236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Stately Oaks (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain (approx. 1.8 miles away); Clayton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Battle Of Jonesborough (approx.

The M 102 105 Howitzer and Marker in front of American Legion Post 258 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

2. The M 102 105 Howitzer and Marker in front of American Legion Post 258

1.8 miles away); Clayton County (approx. 1.9 miles away); Heritage Place (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn (approx. 2 miles away); The Johnson-Blalock House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesboro.

Side view of the Howitzer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 4, 2025

3. Side view of the Howitzer

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.