During World War Two, this Japanese thirty-seven millimeter anti-tank cannon was taken from Japanese troops in the mountains of the Solomon Islands by Tech. Sgt. “Duke” Baldwin of the 169th Regiment, 43rd Division. Baldwin dismantled the cannon and packed its parts into a crate bound for the United States through the U.S. Navy to Capt. George Elliot of Manchester, CT, company commander of the 169th Regiment, 43rd Division. In 1945, the cannon was donated to the Manchester VFW Post 2046 on East Center Street. In the spring of 2016, retired 1st Sgt. Gerry Wright of Andover located the cannon at the VFW Post as it prepared to sell its building. Working with the Department of Army Donations in Michigan and Post Commander Robert Russell, the cannon was restored and given a new home in Andover, CT, on September 17, 2016. The war trophy remains a reminder of a long, hard-fought war and a successful conquest. The cannon still belongs to the U.S. Government Department of Defense, and the town of Andover is its custodian.