Number 1 Gun
I Spoke For Your Freedom
I represent all the 105-Millimeter Howitzers
that between 1941 and 1945 bombarded the
enemy and defended U.S. forces in
North Africa, Italy, France, Germany,
and on the Pacific Islands;
I also commemorate the thousands of
men and women who served in World War II.
As the Number One Gun, I represent the
Officers and Men of "B" Battery,
310th Field Artillery Battalion,
79th Infantry Division.
Captain W. Fred Thomas • Battery Commander
Lt. Justin J. Spence • Battery Executive Officer
Lt. W. Fred Quillin • Forward Observer
Lt. Woodrow W. Wiltse • Forward Observer
Lt. William M. Frick • Forward Observer
Lt. Robert J. Baker • Forward Observer
Staff Sergeant Roy A. Ehinger • Chief of Section
who established me here to remind present
generations, and those to come, that in
those years (1941-1945) I and they
"Spoke For Your Freedom"
Your Number One Gun
A Salute To All Veterans
July 29, 2000
Marker is on Ball Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard (U.S. 71), on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
