On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M109 served in the Vietnam War with both the U.S Army and U.S. Marine Corps units. Armed with a powerful 155mm howitzer, the M109 was a highly mobile combat support weapon. After the development, a request was established for a 155mm howitzer . . . — — Map (db m216509) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M109A2 and A3 were the Army's standard self-propelled howitzers during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Both the M109A2 and A3 were virtually identical with the A2 being a newly manufactured vehicle while the A3 was an upgraded, older vehicle. . . . — — Map (db m216947) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
This powerful howitzer served the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in three models for over thirty years. It originated with the requirement for air-transportable vehicles with interchangeable weapons in the late 1950s. First produced in August 1961, . . . — — Map (db m216945) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling east on Corral Road.
The M119 has served as the howitzer of U.S. Army airborne, mountain and light infantry units since 1989. The howitzer originated as the British L118 designed by the Royal Ordnance Factory. It entered service with the British Army in 1975 and first . . . — — Map (db m182395) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Introduced in 1978, the M198 replaced the World War II vintage M1/M114A2 155mm Howitzer for the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps. The howitzer has a split trail carriage and the wheels could be rotated up to allow the howitzer to rest on its firing . . . — — Map (db m217058) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The 240mm Howitzer, M1 and the 8-inch Gun, M1, were the heaviest American artillery weapons fielded in WWII. A new 240mm/8-inch transport wagon was designed suitable for high-speed towing, but took longer than anticipated to field. The first . . . — — Map (db m206509) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling east on Corral Road.
Introduced in July 1954, the Corporal was the first U.S. guided nuclear missile. The surface to surface, 46 foot long Corporal Missile was one of the a first liquid-fueled, rocket powered, ballistic weapon. The first Corporal was tested in 1947, but . . . — — Map (db m182392) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Introduced in 1953, the M21 was the Army's first new multiple rocket launcher since the end of World War II. It was also the last multiple rocket launcher in the Army until the introduction of the Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MLRS) in 1983. . . . — — Map (db m206531) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Developed as the T-10 Heavy Artillery Transporter by Kenworth Truck Company, this pair of trucks was standardized as the M249 for the front and M250 for the rear trucks in 1952. A total of sixty-six pairs were built in 1952-53, although only twenty . . . — — Map (db m217104) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M2A1 was the standard U.S. divisional artillery piece of World War II and served in large numbers in both the Korean War and in the Vietnam War. It was the most commonly used American artillery piece of World War II. It equipped 264 field . . . — — Map (db m216911) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M37 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) arrived too late for service in World War II, but the M37 did see considerable combat in the Korean War in the early 1950s. The M37 replaced the heavier and slower M7 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, known . . . — — Map (db m206526) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The Lacrosse was a short-range ballistic missile of the Cold War, which proved to be less than successful. Development began in 1947, but the missile did not enter service until July 1959. The M4 Lacrosse Missile System was designed to provide . . . — — Map (db m216440) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe, by 1944 the Army was convinced that a new self-propelled gun was needed as the supply of old 155m guns used on the M12 had been exhausted. The new vehicle used the . . . — — Map (db m206496) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe and the supply of the old World War I era 155mm guns used on the M12 was being exhausted, the Army was convinced by 1944 that a new self-propelled gun was needed. . . . — — Map (db m193501) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
During the Korean War, the United States Army accepted the M44 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage to replace the World War II, M41 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. The M44 was developed to provide fire support for fast-moving armored forces. It was . . . — — Map (db m216445) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Introduced in 1965, the M548 is the unarmored cargo carrier version of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. The M548 was used for carrying cargo, especially artillery ammunition to forward areas. Capable of carring up to 5.45 tons through rugged or . . . — — Map (db m217061) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M56 Scorpion was developed to provide American Airborne forces with a mobile, self-propelled, anti-tank gun that could be transported by helicopter or dropped by parachute. A total of 325 Scorpions were manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the . . . — — Map (db m216516) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
This massive artillery piece was developed during the Cold War for use against the Soviet forces to fire atomic rounds if the Soviets attacked West Germany. The 280mm gun, an 11-inch caliber, was determined in 1949 as being the smallest gun capable . . . — — Map (db m217105) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The M981, known as the FIST-V, was the first U.S. Army specialized vehicle for the Fire Support Team or Forward Observer in the U.S. Army. Introduced in 1978, the FIST-V used a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis and was identical in appearance . . . — — Map (db m217063) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The Sergeant Missile System, the first large U.S. solid-propellant missile, was designed to succeed the Corporal Missile. The first Sergeant Missile flew in 1956 and was fielded in 1962. Seven U.S. Army battalions and three West German battalions . . . — — Map (db m216518) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the left when traveling east on Corral Road.
The Pershing I was the first of a family of powerful long-range nuclear missiles in service during the Cold War. The MGM-31A Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile entered service with the United States Army in 1964, replacing the aging Redstone . . . — — Map (db m182456) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
In 1969, the Pershing IA Missile System was fielded as an upgrade of the existing Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile. The improved version utilized the existing missile; however, it was transported in an improved semi-trailer that carried . . . — — Map (db m216536) HM
On Carol Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Carol Road.
The Pershing II was a powerful long-range strategic nuclear missile of the last decade of the Cold War. With a range of 1,100 miles, it was the longest range weapon in U.S. Army Field Artillery history. In 1983, the new Pershing II Missile System . . . — — Map (db m216916) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road when traveling west on Corral Road.
The Lance was a U.S. Army tactical surface to surface nuclear missile of the Cold War. The Lance entered service in June of 1972, replacing the Honest John artillery rocket that entered service in 1954 and the Sergeant Battlefield Support Missile of . . . — — Map (db m216915) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Development began in 1950 with testing of prototypes in 1951 and production in 1953. It was intended to replace super heavy field artillery pieces which were difficult and time-consuming to emplace. Honest John was a spin-stabilized, one stage . . . — — Map (db m216439) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The Little John was a small, highly mobile nuclear capable rocket of the Cold War. The MGR-3 Little John Rocket system was a smaller version of the Honest John Rocket System. It entered service in November 1961. It was designed as a light, very . . . — — Map (db m216441) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling east on Corral Road.
The Redstone was America's first large ballistic missile during the Cold War. Introduced in 1958, the Programmed Guided Missile-11 Redstone was the American version of the famous German V-2 Rocket used in World War II. In the early 1950s, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m182391) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
The T-162 was one of a number of American heavy, self-propelled artillery prototypes in the early Cold War. This artillery piece was envisioned to combine mobility with a high-powered, long-range gun. In 1950, the Army Equipment Development . . . — — Map (db m216446) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
Development of the Crusader began in the 1980s as a replacement self-propelled artillery system to the M109 series, 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The program requirements drove significant enhancements in the areas of mobility, lethality and . . . — — Map (db m216960) HM
The Americal (23rd) Infantry Division is unique in the annuals U.S. Army history. It was the only modern Army division that began with a name and no number assigned to it. Each time it was activated in war it grew out of a Task Force first. All . . . — — Map (db m106243) HM WM
On Harry Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling east on Harry Road.
The US Army standardized the M1 90mm anti aircraft gun in 1940 and steadily improved its design in the first two years of the US involvement in WWII. By 1943, however it was determined that a more versatile weapon was needed. The M1 was a . . . — — Map (db m182454) HM
On Corral Road at Randolph Road, on the right when traveling west on Corral Road.
In 1955 the U.S. Army established a requirement for a direct support, self-propelled artillery piece that would combine the best features of a light howitzer and a heavy mortar. This new light self-propelled howitzer would also be small and light . . . — — Map (db m216447) HM
On Cache Meers Road (State Highway 49/115) 1.5 miles south of State Highway 49, on the left when traveling north.
For millennia, the rugged and ancient range of the Wichita Mountains has stood guard over a natural prairie.
The granite walls and canyons of the Wichita Mountains offered refuge to waves of people over many centuries, beginning with . . . — — Map (db m180346) HM
On State Highway 58, 0.7 miles north of NW Wolf Road, on the right when traveling north.
Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867, founded the first permanent settlement on Canyon Creek, southwest of here. First Government-built houses for Indians were erected in the settlement, 1877. — — Map (db m108856) HM
An advocate of peace and known for his eloquent words, Chief Ten Bears worked to negotiate harmony between the United States Government and his Comanche people. Tribal members held him in high regard and often chose him as their representative at . . . — — Map (db m98711) HM
Near Indian Trail Road north of NW Mission Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
This bell was especially cast for the Comanche Reformed Church when the church was completed in 1905. The bell was used during the ministries of Reverend L.L. Legters, first missionary, and his successors, Reverends H. Sluyter, J. Dykema, R.H. . . . — — Map (db m60885) HM
On Cache Meers Road (State Highway 115) east of State Highway 49, on the left when traveling north.
The Ferguson family built this beautiful cobblestone home in 1927. Ben and Margaret Ferguson, along with their 10 children, grew hay and garden vegetables, raised cattle, and planted a small fruit orchard with the help of his oldest sons. Ben . . . — — Map (db m180339) HM
On Cache Meers Road (State Highway 115) 1 mile east of State Highway 49, on the left when traveling east.
This home and the Earl Ingram Homestead east of here were both built out of the round granite core stones that cover the hillsides of the refuge, and both were acquired during the 1901 land lottery held at Fort Sill. They reflect the hard work, . . . — — Map (db m180403) HM
On Cache Meers Road (State Highway 115) 1 mile east of U.S. 115, on the left when traveling east.
As unemployment reached 25% in 1933, President Roosevelt launched a series of work programs called the New Deal.
Two of these programs were the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Over ten . . . — — Map (db m180408) HM
"The Queen of the Frisco Railroad rolled into Lawton, Oklahoma on Friday, July 7, 1961 on her last journey."
Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most successful builders of locomotives in the world. The . . . — — Map (db m204481) HM
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