artilleryman

Robert spent 10 years in the Royal Horse Artillery after signing up in 2006, working as an artilleryman firing guns and then being promoted to bombardier.

“On arriving at our new positions in the Argonne Forest, we found out that...the fighting at this point must have been terrific,” recalled Private McGuire, an American artilleryman.

Forced to abandon their gunboats, the sailors became artillerymen manning the defenses on land at Bladensburg.

And their range is longer, which can be lifesaving for artillerymen.

The artillerymen spent the day firing at enemy targets with the M119s, which they say they have had for seven months.