From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:44:23 PST
Mr Charles Floyd...a famous name. Wasn't he (Sgt. Charles Floyd) the
first man to die on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Reckon the doc gave
him too much of that Rush's Thunderbolt. Fred Martin
Jasper Welsch wrote:
> Sometimes tanks are found in the United States. In 1979 a tank was found
> outside of Flora, MS. The story I heard was that some kids had written a
> model magazine asking what kind of tank had two turrets. This generated
> some interest, and some members of the Nat'l Guard investigated. Sure
> enough, an M2A4 two-headed tank in the weeds on the property of Mr. Charles
> Floyd.
> It seems that the U.S. Gov't siezed a bunch of land in what is now Kearney
> Park to build some ammunition plants and training areas. Some of the land
> belonged to Mr. Floyd's family. He was allowed to buy it back in about
> 1950. Mr. Floyd was not thrilled at having to pay money for his own land,
> as he saw it. I looked up the deed while I was at the Courthouse a couple
> of years ago. The documents clearly stated that the government transferred
> ALL surplus property, except for roads, utilities, and any uranium or other
> nuclear materials that might be discovered or mined at any point in the
> future.
> Mr. Floyd agreed to donate the tank to the State of Mississippi with the
> stipulation that it never, ever become property of the United States
> Government. The tank was taken to Camp Shelby where it was restored by the
> Armed Forces Museum. It is now a prized part of their (rather large)
> collection and it is the only tank that is owned by the State of
> Mississippi.
> As an aside, I am told that there was a minor controversy (on the scale of
> the War of Spanish Succession) between the Camp Shelby Museum and the Patton
> Museum at Fort Knox. The Patton folks wanted to come and get "their" tank.
> They usually get away with that. It didn't work in this case.
> The moral of the story is that not all tanks that you may find in the U.S.
> are still Gov't Property. If they are now on private land, they may belong
> to the land owner. A simple check of the County land records should tell.
> If you are wondering why that particular tank ended up in the weeds after
> the war, you'll have to go to the museum. A link is below. There is a
> (poor) picture of the tank on the "Exhibits" page.
>
> http://www.ngms.state.ms.us/campshelby/Museum/index.htm
>
> Jasper Welsch at Home
> 1984 M1009 CUCV
>
>
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