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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