artilleryman

“On arriving at our new positions in the Argonne Forest, we found out that...the fighting at this point must have been terrific,” recalled Private McGuire, an American artilleryman.

Forced to abandon their gunboats, the sailors became artillerymen manning the defenses on land at Bladensburg.

And their range is longer, which can be lifesaving for artillerymen.

The artillerymen spent the day firing at enemy targets with the M119s, which they say they have had for seven months.

Their oldest brother, Rudy, was also a Vietnam War veteran, an artilleryman.