Nose plug for 280mm cannon

Author

Bringing War Home

Files

Description

Mass-produced nose plug used to lift an "Atomic" cannon, artillery piece by crane, in good condition and made by the US military in the 1950's. Issued to the participant in 1956 in Germany and brought to Utah. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00115.

Keywords

Combatant, Military

Collection Site

Logan

Object Story

Participant is reminded of his time, and his highly classified mission to defend West Germany. He was responsible for nuclear weapons at the age of 21, with ~150 men under him.

Copyright

CC-BY-NC

Collection Date

10-27-2022

War Era

Cold War

Recommended Citation

Bringing War Home, "Nose plug for 280mm cannon" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 96.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/96