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World War I Grenade and WW II Shell Recovered in Las Cruces Shed
A Las Cruces man turned in a World War I 37mm M-1916 high explosive projectile and a World War II Type 99 fragmentation grenade found in his father in law’s shed. No charges, DoD and Army ordnance disposed of the devices. The M-1916 was fired from a tripod 1 Pound Wonder infantry gun, later repurposed in World War II.
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Las Cruces
Ed Jacodt
Dona Ana County
Miranda
U.S
Department of Defense
Fort Bliss
U.S. Army
741St Ordnance Company
Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Sheriffs Department
W.F. Atwater
U.S. Army Ordinance Museum
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Atwater