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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZBJ_drummer-jarvis-hanks_Carlisle-PA.html
Promised by a sergeant that he would only play a drum during recruiting duty. Jarvis Hanks of the 11th U.S. Infantry, who at 14 years of age, would beat his drum at one of the most formative moments of Army history. Combining communication and ins…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZBI_the-carlisle-forge_Carlisle-PA.html
This building is a representation of the forge that stood at Washingtonburg, site of present day Carlisle Barracks, during the American Revolution. Our working forge features a replica of a bellows that is purported to be the original bellows of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZBH_a-century-of-protection_Carlisle-PA.html
Captain Daniel Cushing, 2nd U.S. Artillery, noted in his diary of 16 February 1813, that the men "placed one twelve pound cannon in the lower blockhouse. Gen. [William Henry] Harrison gave notice this evening that he expected to be attacked e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z9Z_44th-bomb-group-heavy-a-war-memorial_Carlisle-PA.html
(Obverse)
44th Bomb Group (Heavy)
8th Air Force - U.S. Army Air Corps
Station 115, Shipdham, England
Sept. 1942 - May 1945
66th, 67th, 68th, 506th Squadrons
8000 personnel/344 combat missions
153 B-24s lost/330 Axis aircraft AC shot down
8…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z9Y_80th-infantry-a-war-memorial_Carlisle-PA.html
80th Infantry
Blue Ridge Division
Only Moves Forward
A.E.F.
1917-1919
Artois-Picardy
Somme
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Battle Deaths 1232
Casualties 5000
E.T.O.
1942-1946
Northern France
Ardennes
Rhineland
Central Europe
Battle Death…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z9X_88th-infantry-a-war-memorial_Carlisle-PA.html
(Obverse)
88th Infantry
Blue Devil Division
The first all-draftee unit in WWII
WW-I
1917-1919
Alsace
KIA-12
WIA-66
WW-II
1942-1945
Rome-Arno
North Appennines
Po Valley
KIA-2937
WIA-8248
MIA-510
Dedicated by Northeastern Chapter 88…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z9W_integrity_Carlisle-PA.html
Integrity
Inter-Allied Games
June-July 1919
"Run the Army Heritage Trail"
Distance: Approximately ¾ mile
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z9V_traditions-field_Carlisle-PA.html
Since the earliest days of the military, the numbers of Soldiers required dictated the need for an open area for unit formations, training, close order drill, practice, ceremonial events and interaction. As time passed, the Parade Field became an …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z8Z_the-armys-new-50-ton-killer_Carlisle-PA.html
The M60 "Patton" medium MBT was an effective redevelopment of the M48 medium tank, designed to counter the larger armament of the Soviet Union's T-54 and forthcoming T-62 tanks. Introduced in 1960, the M60 featured a larger 105mm main gu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z8Y_team-spirit_Carlisle-PA.html
The Cold War saw military clashes and standoffs throughout the world, including Asia. The first conflict involving the United States Army fought on the Asian continent was the Korean War (1950-1953). Although a treaty was signed in 1953 which ende…