Photo from Ray Mentzer. Please contact the editors if you can identify any of the individuals. Subject's Photo on Album Page Three.
Norris C. Arnold of Ward 55 U. Sorry, but we lost some of the images on the outside edges. The boy who is 10 was Harry's closest pal, they had been together all the time they were in the army. Some of the boys were killed in action, in fact about half of them, and the rest like myself were wounded, all but one or two. The Picture was taken at St Orey, France the afternoon before we left for the frontline.
We were about six or eight miles from the front. Their artillery could reach us there. Hoping this will be of aide to you, I remain your friend. Subject's Photo on Album Page Two. Sorry, he did not give full names and my mother did not think to ask when he was dictating his memoirs. Upper right: Thomas L. Harrison Formerly of Bat E th F. The 33rd Division spent the post-Armistice period in Luxembourg. Subject's Photo on Album Page One.
See below. Rich has contributed other photos and material for the Doughboy Center. She knows of no connection between her Grandmother and any of the doughboys, but believes there is one. Ray Menzer a frequent contributor helped with the identification of the individuals from official 91st Division documents.
Please contact us with any information you may have. What appears to have happened here is that all 54 members of the platoon stopped at a photography shop in New York City enroute to France and had their pictures taken. One of the members -- not identified -- recorded the rand and last names of each member sometimes, apparently, mispelling some of them. The photos were then all printed on the same sheet which was rearranged for display on the Photo Album. The section on "Honor Roll" is mysterious in that the names listed are not among those pictured.
