Photo by DLBarker, 2026
| Designation: | 3in Anti-Tank Gun M5 |
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| Model: | 3in Anti Tank Gun M5A1 |
| Identification No: | 1209 |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Corps |
| Built at: | not in our records |
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| Carriage |
| Model: | M6 |
| s/n: | 1209 |
| Mfr: | Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co |
| Hammond, Indiana, |
| year: | 1943 |
| Recoil Mechanism |
| Model: | M9A1 |
| s/n: | 1100 |
| Mfr: | Rock Island Arsenal |
| Arsenal Island, Illinois, |
| year: | 1943 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Towed, Anti-tank |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) |
| Document: | TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20251121 |
| Owner Reference No: | M9A1 1209 |
| Known problems with data: |
| M9A1 is the recoil mechanism |
| Current Status: | Static Display |
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| Current Custodian: | American Legion Post 150, Paxton, IL |
| Access: | Free Outdoor |
| Location: | Pells Park |
| | 763 E Pells St |
| Paxton, Illinois, USA |
| Lat/Long | 40.4588944-88.0871083 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
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In-House private documents: |
| TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20251121 |
Last update to record: 2026-08-28
