Chosin Fires presented to I Corps Artillery.Brigadier General (Retired) Bill Bilo (right), US Field Artillery artillery, originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as opposed to small arms. Association, presents a framed print of Chosin Fires to Brigadier General Patrick Wilson, I Corps Artillery Commander. He accepted the print on behalf of I Corps at the 22d Annual I Corps Conference at Camp Williams, Utah, on 9 January. The James Dietz print depicts a scene from the battle at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. . It is the latest addition to the USFAA USFAA United States Federal Aviation Administration Military Art Collection. Limited edition, signed and numbered prints are available through the Association. Proceeds from print sales fund Association college and vocational scholarships for members and their families. This painting and others in the USFAA Military Art Collection are displayed in Snow Hall at Fort Sill Fort Sill, U.S. military reservation, Comanche co., SW Okla., 4 mi (6.4 km) N of Lawton; est. 1869 by Gen. Philip Sheridan. A 95,000-acre (38,445-hectare) field artillery and missile base, it is the home of the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center. , Oklahoma. While you are at Fort Sill, stop by our office just east of Snow Hall at 758 McNair Avenue, or call our office at (580) 355-4677. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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