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Springfield Armory National Historic SiteStars and Stripes fly atop the Main Arsenal
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Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Bronze Bust of John C. Garand
 
Bronze memorial bust of John C. Garand

Springfield Armory NHS, US NPS

John C. Garand

1888-1974

A quiet genius who gave

To his adopted country

“The Greatest Battle Implement ever Devised”

The M1 Rifle

 

Donated by the Membership

Of the Garand Collectors Association

June 6, 1994
Franklin and Eleanor  

Did You Know?
Eleanor Roosevelt's birth name is Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the fifth cousin of Franklin and the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.

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