M-60 Patton Tank - Wheaton, IL
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M60 Patton Tank at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL
Waymark Code: WM4KD1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2008
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According to information provided by Cantigny Park: this is the M60 Patton Tank used by the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor, 1st Infantry Division in West Germany. It is armed with a 105 mm main gun.
From Wikipedia..
"The M60 Patton was the fourth and last of the Patton series medium tanks of the U.S Army. The M60 served as the primary main battle tank of the Cold War, with models in service beginning in 1960 up through the 1990s."
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