M2 75mm gun (multiple)

I photographed these M2 75mm gun examples at Fort Lewis, Fort Lee and Alabama.

These are based on the WWI-era M1897 75mm Gun “French 75” without the tell-tale muzzle rollers at the end of the barrel. Versions of the M2 are named based on the mount, with the later M2A3 identifiable by the spoked crescent-shaped jacks near the wheels. On the page for the French 75, there is an example at Fort Lee of the early gun installed on a M2A3 mount.


M2A1 75mm gun

Fort Lewis 2015


M2A1 75mm gun

USS Alabama Memorial 2024


M2A3 75mm gun

Fort Lewis 2015

Fort Lewis 2026


M1897A5 75mm gun on the M2A3

Ordnance Facility; Fort Lee 2026