D Battery, 5th Battalion, 16th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division
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Theses photos are from Dom DiDonna, who was on the
Diablo Gun from May 14,1968 to June 16,1969 with no R & R. During that period he
went from ammo loader to gunner. The gun crew chose the name Diablo, but Dom was
the one who painted it on the tube. In the first photo they were at FB12
and all four guns went off at the same time, raising the red dust up a few feet
around the entire hill. By the way, there is a vinyl record album by country
western singer
Cristy Lane, who came
to visit D battery and she sent everyone an autographed copy of the album. One
of the photos on the front cover was taken of Diablo gun. She has recently
advertized her albums and songs using that very cover. Enjoy these
memories and send any suggestions for additional captions and identifications of
persons and places.
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