Parris Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Japanese 75mm Field Gun

Model 95 (1935)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 26, 2009

1. Japanese 75mm Field Gun Marker

Inscription. Designated for use with the Japanese Cavalry, the Model 95 Field Gun is a horse-drawn gun with split trails, hydropneumatic recoil mechanism and horizontal sliding wedge type breech mechanism. The 75mm gun weighs 2440 pounds and fires a fourteen pound projectile at a maximum range of 12,000 yards.

Erected by U.S. Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 32° 20.874′ N, 80° 40.642′ W. Memorial is on Parris Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It is on Panama Street, on the right when traveling east. Located between Samoa Street and Santo Domingo Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Parris Island SC 29905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Lowcountry

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barrow Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peatross Parade Deck (approx. 0.3 miles away); Uncommon Valor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Capt. Brodstrom Marker U.S.M.C. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plane Crash Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); To Purple Heart Recipients (approx. half a mile away); The Historic Union Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Blue Channel Corporation (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parris Island.

Also see . . . Type 95 75 mm Field Gun From Wikipedia. only a total of 261 units were produced; It was primarily assigned to units in mainland China. (Submitted on April 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Japanese 75mm Field Gun and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 26, 2009

2. Japanese 75mm Field Gun and Marker

Japanese 75mm Field Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 26, 2009

3. Japanese 75mm Field Gun

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,377 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on April 17, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.