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APPENDIX B:
OFFICERS OF THE U.S. ARMY, AND OTHERS, IN HONOR OF WHOM COAST RTILLERY FORTS AND BATTERIES IN THE HARBOR DEFENSES OF SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN NAMED

ASHBURN, Maj. Gen. Thomas Quinn, U.S. Army, who died May 2,1941.

GO 69, 1942

*CABRILLO, Juan Rodriguez, Portuguese navigator in the Spanish service who discovered San Diego Bay, and who died Jan 3, 1543.

RCW, 1944

CALEF, Lt. Col. John Haskell, 3rd U.S. Artillery, who died Jan 4, 1912

GO 36, 1915

*CORTEZ, Hernando, Spanish soldier and explorer, conqueror of Mexico, who died December 2, 1547.

RCW, 1944

EMORY, Brig. Gen. William Hemsley, U.S. Army, who died Dec 1, 1887

GO 67, 1942

FETTERMAN, 2d Lt. George, 3rd U.S. Artillery, who died June 27, 1844. (2 batteries including*)

GO 16, 1902

*GILLESPIE, Maj. Archibald H., U.S. Marine Corps, who participated in the first occupation of southern California in 1846, and who died Aug 16, 1873

*

GRANT, Col. Homer Blackie, CAC, U.S. Army, who died 19 Nov 1939

GO 69, 1942

HUMPHREYS, Capt. Charles, Artillery U.S. Army, the first commanding officer of Fort Rosecrans Feb, 1898 to Jul, 1900

GO 28, 1942

MCGRATH, Maj. Hugh J., 4th U.S. Cavalry, who died Nov 7, 1899 of wounds received in action at Novaleta, Luzon, Philippine Islands on Oct 8, 1899.

GO 16, 1902

MEED, Capt. James, 17th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in action at Frenchtown, Michigan, Jan 22, 1813

GO 20, 1906

PICO, Pio, last Governor of California under Mexican rule who died Sep 11, 1884.

GO 20, 1906

ROSECRANS, Maj. Gen. William Starke, U.S. Volunteers, Brig. Gen., U.S. Army who died Mar 11, 1898.

GO 134, 1899

STRONG, Maj. Gen. Frederick S., U.S. Army, who organized the 40th Division at Camp Kearny, California in 1917 and commanded it in France in World War I, died Mar 9, 1935

GO (unknown)

WHISTLER, Col. Garland N., CAC, U.S. Army, who died Jun 25, 1914

GO 15, 1916

WHITE, Col. John V., CAC, U.S. Army, who died Aug 25, 1915

GO 15, 1916

WILKESON, 1st Lt. Bayard, 4th U.S. Artillery, who was killed in the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1, 1863

GO 16, 1902

WOODWARD, Col. Charles G., U.S. Army, who died Nov 23, 1939, a former commanding officer of Fort Rosecrans Mar, 1906 to May, 1907

GO (Unknown)

*ZEILIN, Brig. Gen. Jacob, U.S. Marine Corps, who took part in the conquest of California, and who died Nov 18, 1880

*

GO - Army General Order - the authority for naming the fort or battery.

RCW - Report of Completed Works - Seacoast Fortifications

* - Unofficial name given to interim/ temporary battery in WW II.

Compiled by Alvin H. Grobmeier


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