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'''Battery 127''' (1942-1948) - A [[World War II]] era reinforced concrete coastal artillery battery built in 1942-1943 on [[White Point Military Reservation]], a sub-post of [[Fort MacArthur]], California. On 10 Jun 1946 War Department General Order 51 officially changed the name of Battery 127 to [[Battery Paul D. Bunker]] in honor of Colonel [[Paul D. Bunker]], Coast Artillery Corps. Guns were scrapped and removed about 1948 but the concrete Battery support structure remains.
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File:FortMacArthurBatteryBunker.jpg|Caretaker Crew for Battery Bunker 1946, {{FtMacArthurCredit}}
File:White Point MR Battery 127 - Casemate 2 Interior.jpg|Battery 127, Casemate 2 Interior
File:Battery 127 Casemate 2 Front View.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 2 Front View
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== History ==
Part of the [[Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles]].

Battery 127 was a battery of two, 16", [[:Category:16" Rifle MarkII-M1|MarkII-M1]], Long Range naval guns on M4-1942 Barbette carriages. Each gun position was in a reinforced concrete casemate. The casemates were 500' apart at either end of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. Construction began Apr 1942 and was completed Dec 1943. The Battery was turned over for service 11 Sep 1944 at a cost of $1,256,410.

The 16" guns could fire one-ton projectiles nearly 28 miles and covered most of the northern approach to the Los Angeles Harbor.
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[[File:FortMacArthurBattery127 Plan.jpg|left|thumb|792px|Battery 127 Plan]]
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== Current Status ==
Part of the White Point Nature Preserve. No guns or carriages in place. Casemates are open to the public but all of the interior Battery rooms are sealed off. No interpretive signage.
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33.719954,-118.313227~ {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1942-1948);
33.72044,-118.313752~ Gun emplacement #1;
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{{Location|White Point Military Reservation just North of [[Fort MacArthur]], California|33.719954|-118.313227|306}}

'''Sources:''' 
* [http://www.ftmac.org/BatteryBunker127.htm Fort MacArthur Museum]
* [http://www.cdsg.org/pacific.htm Coast Defense Study Group]

'''Links: '''
* [http://www.cdsg.org/pacific.htm Coast Defense Study Group]

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Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 1 Front.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 1 Front
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 - Casemate 1 Interior.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 1 Interior
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 1 Corridor.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 1 Main Corridor Door
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 1 Gen Rm.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 1 Generator Room Door
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 1 Wall.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 1 North Wall
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Center Entrance.jpg|Battery 127 Center Entrance
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Back Road.jpg|Battery 127 Back Road
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 2 Front.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 2 Front View
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 2 Front 2.jpg|Battery 127, Casemate 2
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 2 Corridor.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 2 Main Corridor Door
Image:White Point MR Battery 127 Casemate 2 Gen Rm.jpg|Battery 127 Casemate 2 Generator Room Door
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