Killed in Gun Drill
— Fort Pickens —
In 1922 Hugo W. Papp looked on as the gun crew practiced firing one of Battery Payne's rapid-fire rifles. The recoil tore the gun from its mount and hurled it down the steps at Papp. In an instant he was dead. This was the only time that a life was taken by any of the guns at Fort Pickens' batteries, which never saw combat. The two 3-inch rifles here, like those at Battery Trueman, had a 360-degree sweep of fire, making them excellent protectors of the inner harbor and the Pensacola Navy Yard.HM Number | HM1INK |
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Placed By | The National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, January 2nd, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 471561 N 3355161 |
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Decimal Degrees | 30.32793333, -87.29583333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 19.676', W 87° 17.75' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 19' 40.56" N, 87° 17' 45" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 850 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1402-1404 Fort Pickens Rd, Pensacola Beach FL 32561, US |
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