The Fort Miles Historical Association greatly appreciates the Cape Gazette’s coverage of our V-J Day commemoration ceremony in the Sept. 4 issue. It is one of two ceremonies we conduct each year at Fort Miles to commemorate Delaware’s World War II fallen heroes – the other being on D-Day.
The commemoration is the primary purpose of the ceremony. This year being the 10th anniversary of the Missouri gun display dedication, we also chose to recognize the members of our Missouri Gun Campaign Committee for their tireless efforts to bring the gun to Delaware. Besides raising funds to pay the substantial costs to transport the gun, perform site preparation and assemble the various components, the committee facilitated and coordinated all the logistics associated with the project. Of course, none of this could have happened without the cooperation and assistance of our partners at Fort Miles, DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation.
FMHA’s Bunker Busters also played an important role in preparing the gun’s components for assembly and readying the site for its permanent placement. However, it was the Lockwood Brothers Inc. of Hampton, Va., that did the heavy lifting of the gun’s components at both ends of its journey to Fort Miles and assembled them at its final resting place. We are very grateful for all that they did.
Finally, it should be noted that the late, great Ron MacArthur chronicled the gun’s journey with several fine articles in the Cape Gazette. He was an avid advocate of Fort Miles, and we miss him terribly.
So, as you can see, it was a massive team effort that brought this historic artifact to Fort Miles for permanent display as the crown jewel of its artillery park.
Will Short
Vice president
Fort Miles Historical Association
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