 Lt.
Col Mendez leads men of the 508th in physical training (PT)
exercises.
The location for this photo is unknown but
Mendez's rank and the fact that the men are bundled up makes Ireland a
likely locale. |
The note from Frank McKee
gave as much detail as he could recall about the photo at right after the passage of 50 years. |
 Company F, 508th in Ireland
This photo was sent to Pvt Glenn Ward's daughter by Frank McKee in August 1993. An enclosed note (shown at
left) identified the site as the Giants Causeway in the Portstewart area. The men were identified left to right, as follows:
Front, 1-unknown, 2- Fred Greene, 3-Cecil Angel, 4-Don Walton
Row Two: 1-Glen Ward, 2-Frank McKee, 3-John Gerard, 4-Joe Canazy, 5-Clarence Berry
Back Row: 1- Pat Bogie, 2-Frances Nemic, 3-Roy Chipman, 4-Robert Montgomery, 5-(may be Bill Giegold)
[Note: Cananazy misspelled above as Cananzy and Neimic misspelled as Nemic.) |
D Company Officers
Lts. H. W. Frasier, Loyle G. McReynolds, E. F.
King and Francis E. Flanders pose with what appears to be an Irish
cottage in the background
(photo courtesy
George Miles) |
Believed To Be In Ireland
Photo labeled by John McCall as
"[l-r] Squatting: Rankin, Kulmer, Briggs, Mack, Campbell
Standing" John, Pelmon, Lander, Smith
(Courtesy
Mary Ann McCall) |
Research Expanded Some Names As
[l-r] Squatting: James D. Rankin, James E. Kulmer, Briggs, Wilford B. Mack,
Clift J. "Jim" Campbell
Standing" John G. McCall, Thomas H. Plemon, Joel R. Lander, Donald J. Macleod, Smith
(Courtesy Mary Ann McCall) |
 Ireland
Setting?
locale of this photo is uncertain but the thatching and winter coats
make Eire a good guess.
Inscription on the back says, "Wilkinson is on left [front row],
then Jake [Arthur Jacoby]."
Ed Wheelock later id'd William Fredrick Knapp of A company as "the
tallest guy with the fur collar. Ed says, "He explained to me
[that his name] was "William" for William the Conqueror and "Fredrick"
for Fredrick the Great. He was a SSgt in A Company and later received a
field commission to 2nd Lt."
Liz Farrell recognized her uncle Martin Teahan as the 2nd from the
left, standing next to Knapp.
All others are unknown but probably are from Hq 1st or other 1st
Battalion companies.
|
Lts. Francis Flanders (l) and Loyle McReynolds (r)
pose in same
setting
(photo courtesy George Miles) |
