 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 Northern Ireland a
likely locale. |
 Training Chuckles
Capt Graham and Lt. Col Mendez in a lighter moment.
Man at extreme left is unidentified. |
 In
The Field
(quite literally) again the absence of weapons implies a training
exercise.
(courtesy Irv Shanley) |
 Coming
At Ya!
Hq 2nd 81mm Mortar platoon members practice lobbing one in. Man
in center believed to be Bill Biagioni.
(courtesy Irv Shanley) |
 Company F, 508th in
Northern 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:
Cananzey misspelled above as Cananzy and Neimic misspelled as Nemic.) |
This note from Frank McKee
gave as much detail as he could recall about the photo at
left after 50 years. |
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
(courtesy of George Miles) |
 Believed To Be In Northern Ireland
Photo labeled by John McCall as
"[l-r] Squatting: Rankin, Kulmer, Briggs, Mack, Campbell
Standing" John, Pelmon, Lander, Smith
(courtesy
of 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 of Mary Ann McCall) |
 In
The Field (literally)
and not looking happy about i. Two unidentified 508ers in
oddly dissimilar garb |
|
 Northern
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
(courtesy of George Miles) |
