Military Museum of Butte County
  Location in California | |
| Location | Oroville, California, |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°47′40″N 121°57′9″W / 39.79444°N 121.95250°W |
| Type | History museum |
| Website | surpluscity |
The Military Museum of Butte County collects, preserves, and displays the military history of California. The museum is located at 4514 Pacific Heights Road in Oroville, California.
Displays
[edit]The museum displays weapons, uniforms, supply wagons, acc. as well as includes exhibits,[1][2] such as the one that describes a U.S. 7th Cavalry pursuit of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution (early 1910s). Notably there is a 1917 Browning machine gun, as well as a World War I infantry uniform. World War II items include a 1940 M1 carbine, an English air raid siren, a 22mm Laudi antitank gun, a 1943 Swiss ammunition wagon, a British paratrooper cart, and a 1942 M16 halftrack. The Vietnam War era artifacts include a jungle penetrator used to rescue downed pilots.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b William Pencak (2009). Encyclopedia of the Veteran in America. ABC-CLIO. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-313-34008-6.
- ^ a b Steve Rajtar; Frances Elizabeth Franks (19 August 2010). War Monuments, Museums and Library Collections of 20th Century Conflicts: A Directory of United States Sites. McFarland. pp. 322–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1237-9.
