that mentions the Japanese cannon located in downtown Alba Park as being an Eagle Scout project. It reads:
Japanese Gun
The Japanese Type 41 (1908) 75mm Mountain Gun was identified as such in May 2004 by the West
Point Museum. In 2008 correspondence from L. Jensen of the museum the gun history was described in
excerpt below:
“The gun in the park is a Japanese type 41 (1908) 75mm Mountain Gun. It is described in a U.S. Army
technical manual, TM-E 30-480, Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Oct 1944-Sept 1945 pp. 393-394
as follows:
This weapon was originally the standard pack artillery gun, but is now largely superceded in mountain
artillery regiments by the Type 94 (1934) 75mm mountain gun. The Type 41 is now issued to infantry
regiments, on a basis of four guns per regiment, and is thus often referred to as the “regimental gun.”
Though light and easily handled, the weapon is very steady in action.
Virtually all of these captured Japanese guns were brought into the United States after World War II for
distribution to states and communities. Federal records of transfers are scattered. These guns are no
longer plentiful as they once were. Most that were never issued to communities were scrapped in the
1950’s and 1960’s; local political decisions have relegated many to storage or scrap metal dealers.”
The gun was refurbished by Eagle Scout Jeffrey Adams, Jacksonville and completed May 2009.