M2A2 light tank

M2A2 light tank

Constructed at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois in the mid-1930s, the M2A2 light tank was the first production model tank both designed and built in the United States. By 1942, the pre-WWII tanks were declared obsolete and were recycled or dispersed to various bases as...
3rd Army War Maneuvers medal

3rd Army War Maneuvers medal

From August 1-14, 1938, soldiers from Mississippi and the Southeast participated in the 3rd Army War Maneuvers. Commonly referred to as the Mississippi Maneuvers, these war training exercises took place in the De Soto National Forest, between Hattiesburg and Gulfport,...