You see them in cemeteries, outside courthouses, even at the city park — but where did they come from?
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A Sherman tank displayed on the lawns of the Burt County courthouse in Tekamah.
War memorials of remembrance
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This torpedo is displayed in front of the courthouse in Wahoo, Neb., honoring U.S. Navy submarine sailors who perished while onboard the USS Wahoo SS 238 when it was sank by enemy combatants on Oct. 11, 1943 during World War II. The USS Wahoo destroyed 20 Japanese ships before its demise.
The military cannon resides at Park Hill Cemetery in Syracuse, Neb.
A U.S. Air Force TR-880 aircraft is on display at the Beatrice Municipal Airport in Beatrice, Neb.
A cannon is housed near Syracuse in the Rosewood Cemetery of Palmyra, Neb.
The Soldiers Monument at the city park in Milligan, Neb. features a howitzer. The monument was erected by the Union Soldiers Monument and Memorial Association of Sutton in 1909, in honor of the nearly 450 veterans that resided in Clay County at the time.
In Sutton, Neb., a veterans memorial at the city park is home to several pieces of decommissioned military equipment: Surrounding a Civil War memorial statue are two 24-pounder flank howitzers ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, and brought to Sutton in 1900; a tank; and a howitzer deck gun from a Liberty cargo ship used in World War II. The deck gun was formerly stationed in front of the Naval Administration Building in Hastings, Neb., and brought to Sutton in 1960.
In Sutton, Neb., a veterans memorial at the city park is home to several pieces of decommissioned military equipment: Surrounding a Civil War memorial statue are two 24-pounder flank howitzers ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, and brought to Sutton in 1900; a tank; and a howitzer deck gun from a Liberty cargo ship used in World War II. The deck gun was formerly stationed in front of the Naval Administration Building in Hastings, Neb., and brought to Sutton in 1960.
In Sutton, Neb., a veterans memorial at the city park is home to several pieces of decommissioned military equipment: Surrounding a Civil War memorial statue are two 24-pounder flank howitzers ordered by President Abraham Lincoln, and brought to Sutton in 1900; a tank; and a howitzer deck gun from a Liberty cargo ship used in World War II. The deck gun was formerly stationed in front of the Naval Administration Building in Hastings, Neb., and brought to Sutton in 1960.
Beatrice, Neb. is home for this cannon, which has been displayed on a tall monument directly in front of the Gage County Courthouse since Nov. 11, 1995.
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