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The first shelling of the battery position by the enemy was from the Cavite side
on February 6, 1942, and then intermittently from this same side until the end
of the war without any casualties or serious materiel damages. The battery
position was first bombed by the enemy on April 10, 1942 without any casualties
or serious materiel damages. The first shelling of the battery positions from
the Bataan side by the enemy was on April 12, 1942. This shelling also brought
about the first war casualties within Battery "I". Sgt. Harry Fineman and
Alfonso lgnacio (Civilian Filipino Barber) were obtaining drinking water from a
lister bag and the first shell fired killed them both. These were the only men
of Battery "I" killed by enemy shell fire though the battery area was subjected
to frequent artillery fire during the war.
