#12.01-03 National Guard Summer Camp, 1962
Dates
- Creation: 1962
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Full Extent
38 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
#12 National Guard - CCapt. Harold Stephens, veteran of 15 summer camps, is shown here with his first sergeant, Veryl Mitchell, also of Washington, as he talks over the two way radio in a jeep.; #12 A tank is operated by the Washington National Guard with Sp 5 Dick Gent of Wellman at the controls (his helmet barely visible below and to right of the big gun). Manning the machine gun at the top are Sp 5 Dick, Stalder of Washington while P.F.C. Harold Bohr of Wellman takes care of the radio communications work.; Sp. 5 Dick Stalder of Washington (left) is ready to man the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on their tank. On right is radio man, P.F.C. Harold Bohr of Wellman.; Sp 4 Kenneth Weber of Harper, troop clerk for the Washington National Guard unit.; Sitting on the ground listening to an instructor are PF.C. Leo J. Sueppel Jr. (right with sun glasses), Sgt. Jim Wood of Ainsworth (center), and Sp 3 Dave Henderson of Crawfordsville (lower left).Master Sergeant Veryl Mitchell of Washington, first sergeant of the local unit, "takes five" as he leans against the side of a jeep to smoke a cigarette.
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