Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun

M48

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 8, 2010

1. M48 Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun and Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The M48 Tank was designed in 1954. The tank weight is 45 tons. It has an aircooled 810 hp engine and carries a crew of four. Armament consists of two machine guns in addition to the 90mm gun which has a maximum effective range of 2.7 miles.

Presented by the US Army School/ Training Center and Fort Gordon in honor of veterans of the 10th Armored Division who trained at Camp Gordon 1942 - 1944

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 33° 27.584′ N, 82° 0.796′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Marker is on Pendleton King Park. Park located at Kissingbower Rd / Troupe Road at Woodland Ave, Augusta. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shiloh Orphanage (approx. 0.9 miles away); Home of Richard Henry Wilde (approx. one mile away); Great Indian Trading Path (approx. one mile away); Augusta Arsenal (approx. 1.2 miles away); Village of Summerville

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Augusta Arsenal 1941 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Paine College (approx. 1.2 miles away); Montrose (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Regarding Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun. M48 Tank Service history:
In service 1950s - 1990s (USA)
Wars :Vietnam War, Six Day War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965,
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Iran–Iraq War,
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)

Also see . . . M48 Patton. ... was the third and final US medium gun tank of the Patton series, named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle. (Submitted on August 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 8, 2010

2. Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun Marker

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 8, 2010

3. Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun Marker

M48 Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 8, 2010

4. M48 Tank, Combat, 90MM Gun

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,601 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.