Restored machine gun returned to Andrew Johnson Cemetery
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A machine gun captured during World War I is back on display at the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville after being restored in West Virginia.
The Greeneville Sun reports that the gun captured from Germans during the war was placed at the cemetery’s entrance by the American Legion in 1936. But after 80 years, the weapon was showing extensive signs of weathering.
So the gun was sent to the National Park Service’s conservation center in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, to be refurbished by conservator David Arnold.
Kendra Hinkle is the museum curator for the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. She says that with a new paint job and improved UV protection, the gun should be able to stand at the cemetery for another 40 to 50 years.
