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[Portrait of Lt. Merchant William Colgin Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Merchant William Colgin Jr. of Waco, Texas posing for a portrait in a military uniform. A handwritten message describes the journey of the photograph's subject: "Mert's part of embarkation. Sent from here on to Galveston, Texas to sail for England- Ship was sunk after torpedoed. Rescued & Taken to Bermuda. Back to states. Married. Shipped out again to England."
Date: 1942
Creator: Willis, David Pond
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division in Fort Dix, New Jersey]

Description: Photograph of a group of soldiers standing in rows in an open field, with several buildings in the distance behind them. They are identified as the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division Officers Call, Fort Dix, New Jersey. The troops had been trained at Camp Bowie before eventually being transferred to Fort Dix. The sixth man from the right on the front row is identified as "Grady Leach, Capt. Motor officer, Service Company, 142 Infantry Regiment." The twelfth man from the right on the front r… more
Date: 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Brown County Museum of History
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