▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 1 0 . ▁B atter y ▁Wilson ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁John ▁M ould er ▁Wilson , ▁Civil ▁War ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 1 . ▁B atter y ▁Roberts ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Benjamin ▁K . ▁Roberts , ▁a ▁caval ry , ▁art illery , ▁and ▁coast ▁art illery ▁officer , ▁who ▁was ▁made ▁Chief ▁of ▁Art illery ▁for ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁B atter y ▁McC rea ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Tul ly ▁McC rea , ▁an ▁art illery ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Philippines ▁Camp aign ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁successful ▁invasion ▁of ▁Lu zon ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Imperial ▁Army ▁in ▁late ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁quickly ▁brought ▁land ▁forces ▁within ▁range ▁of ▁Fort ▁Dr um ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Man ila ▁Bay ▁for ts . ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Fort ▁Dr um ▁had ▁been ▁rest aff ed ▁with ▁men ▁and ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Coast ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁( E ▁B atter y ). ▁The ▁wooden ▁bar ra cks ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁fort ' s ▁deck ▁were ▁dis m ant led ▁to