Post by batteryboy on Apr 30, 2015 23:23:05 GMT 8
Ok, just got back late tonight and did a quick on my notes:
Battery North (at Infantry Pt)renamed Battery Kysor during wartime. 36 Map shows two semi fixed emplacements. Engineer Report mentions the construction of one (1) Panama Mount between in 1940. The Moore Report on Armament Tabulations shows Kysor with two PMs. Wartime and after action reports mentions that two of the 155mm GPFs were in "half" Panama Mounts while a 3rd gun was on limber as mentioned by the battery Ex-O, Robert Augur and verified by one of its Philippine Scout gunner Pedro Matanug thru a sketch showing three guns in the battery. One of the guns was hit by direct artillery fire and was damaged beyond repair. One gun was transferred to Battery Ordnance Point wherein it fired up to the 3rd of May 42. The fate of the 3rd gun may have been used in one of the 155mm batteries of may have been damaged elsewhere.
Battery Ordnance Point: On the 36 Maps, it shows six (6) semi fixed emplacements for 155mm (mislabeled as 7) Moore Report labels it as having three (3) Panama Mounts. However, C-92nd, who were assigned at Battery Ordnance Point said that there were no such mounts (PMs) in the area and the guns were simply un-limbered when it was used for drills as mentioned Sgt. Flor Fernandez, C-92nd PS. The guns were said to have been transferred to other batteries. The lack of Panama Mounts was also mentioned in the Homer Case Report stating that Ordnance Point had two (possibly four) 155mm on their trails. The Engineer Report states that in 1940, construction of a Panama Mount was started but was never finished. The site was converted into a Japanese Cemetery in 1945.
Battery Monja: Gun No. 1 on concrete casemate. Gun No. 2 was in a Panama Mount constructed in 1940. Carl Mydans of LIFE took photos of both emplacements. Below is Gun No. 2 showing it mounted on a Panama Mount:
Battery Stockade: Moore Report mentions one (1) gun only but Col Joseph Kohn, CO of the 92nd PS mentions that there are two guns on "spades" (trails) and one was destroyed by shell fire in April 1942.
Rock Point - Moore Report mentions two guns but Engineer Report mentions the construction of only one (1) Panama Mount. On my personal exploration I was able to locate one panama mount and the two cut and cover magazines in the area. I never found the alleged 2nd PM and possibly the other gun was on limber. Fots, let me know if you have stumbled upon a 2nd Panama Mount in the area during your exploration.
...more later...
Battery North (at Infantry Pt)renamed Battery Kysor during wartime. 36 Map shows two semi fixed emplacements. Engineer Report mentions the construction of one (1) Panama Mount between in 1940. The Moore Report on Armament Tabulations shows Kysor with two PMs. Wartime and after action reports mentions that two of the 155mm GPFs were in "half" Panama Mounts while a 3rd gun was on limber as mentioned by the battery Ex-O, Robert Augur and verified by one of its Philippine Scout gunner Pedro Matanug thru a sketch showing three guns in the battery. One of the guns was hit by direct artillery fire and was damaged beyond repair. One gun was transferred to Battery Ordnance Point wherein it fired up to the 3rd of May 42. The fate of the 3rd gun may have been used in one of the 155mm batteries of may have been damaged elsewhere.
Battery Ordnance Point: On the 36 Maps, it shows six (6) semi fixed emplacements for 155mm (mislabeled as 7) Moore Report labels it as having three (3) Panama Mounts. However, C-92nd, who were assigned at Battery Ordnance Point said that there were no such mounts (PMs) in the area and the guns were simply un-limbered when it was used for drills as mentioned Sgt. Flor Fernandez, C-92nd PS. The guns were said to have been transferred to other batteries. The lack of Panama Mounts was also mentioned in the Homer Case Report stating that Ordnance Point had two (possibly four) 155mm on their trails. The Engineer Report states that in 1940, construction of a Panama Mount was started but was never finished. The site was converted into a Japanese Cemetery in 1945.
Battery Monja: Gun No. 1 on concrete casemate. Gun No. 2 was in a Panama Mount constructed in 1940. Carl Mydans of LIFE took photos of both emplacements. Below is Gun No. 2 showing it mounted on a Panama Mount:
Battery Stockade: Moore Report mentions one (1) gun only but Col Joseph Kohn, CO of the 92nd PS mentions that there are two guns on "spades" (trails) and one was destroyed by shell fire in April 1942.
Rock Point - Moore Report mentions two guns but Engineer Report mentions the construction of only one (1) Panama Mount. On my personal exploration I was able to locate one panama mount and the two cut and cover magazines in the area. I never found the alleged 2nd PM and possibly the other gun was on limber. Fots, let me know if you have stumbled upon a 2nd Panama Mount in the area during your exploration.
...more later...