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Man holding a sign at the Kent section house, possibly on his way to enlist (World War I). The sign reads: "This much is solid: O. R. T. Divn 4" [Ordnance Removal Training]
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The First Battery O.T.C. sits for a photograph in their uniforms during World War I. Stanley McHatton in seated in the front row, second from the right.
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Bert Johnson, on left, and George Da Lee, in uniform, at the Wolcott depot, 1919.
4) Bill Flynn
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Billy Flynn on his way to join the Army in 1918. Taken on the Iron Bridge.
5) Bill Flynn
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Studio portrait Bill [William R., Jr.] Flynn [photo postcard], wearing World War I Army uniform.
6) Bill Long
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Potrait of Bill Long on French photo postcard. Dressed in World War I Army uniform for studio portrait.
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Group photo in 1917. Bill Luby is standing back left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bill McHatton, in uniform, at Glenwood Springs in 1918. He was on furlough.
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Military marker for: "Carl H. Schrupp, Colorado, S1, US Navy, World War I, Feb. 10, 1895--Oct. 18, 1962," in the McCoy Cemetery. A cross is engraved at the top of the marker.
10) Charles Crawford
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Photo postcard of Charles Crawford, in Army uniform, training South Carolina, for World War I.
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1st Lt. Charles Hemberger, 107th Engineers, U.S. Army 32nd Division "Red Arrow Division," deployed to France February 1918, World War I. Hemberger served as Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, 1916-1917; Eagle County State Representative, 1926-1930.
Hemberger acquired multiple parcels of land at Fulford by paying back taxes for them. He wintered on Cooley Mesa, between Gypsum and Eagle, naming his ranch the Red Arrow Ranch.
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Military marker for: "Cornelio Fresquez, PVT US Army, World War I, Aug. 17, 1894--Nov. 9, 1982," in Riverview Cemetery. A cross is embossed at the bottom of the marker.
14) David Irons
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Military marker for: "David Irons, CO. G, 11 Minn. Inf.," Riverview Cemetery.
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Attendees at a District meeting in Glenwood Springs of the 40 & 8, circa 1941.
Back row, l to r: Jack Samuelson, Mike Bosco, Jack Huntley, Pete Thome, Nels Benson, Frank Doll, Herman Stein, James Walsh, Joe Allen.
Bottom row: John Adriance, Ray Angel, Ivan Al Reider, Earl Faulkhabe, Joe F. Walsh (seated on floor), Thomas Fitzgerald, Doc Franklin McDonald, William H. Luby, W. W. "Mickey" Walsh, George Gillian and Wilt N. Thelin.
"The Forty...
16) Dock Roberson
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"Dock Roberson" in Army uniform, standing on a rock in the Eagle River at Minturn.
17) Earnest A. Cook
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Photo postcard of Earnest A. Cook, in Army uniform, training at Camp Dix, New Jersey, for World War I.
On the back, he writes: "Dear Sweetheart, This picture isn't very good as there is too much light on my face and it blurred across my eyes. Will have some better ones taken before I go across. Be good, Dearie. Yours lovingly, Earnest. That stern look is necessary when we stand at attention."
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Earnest [Cook] in uniform and Billy [Flynn] standing at the section house at Kent.
19) Ed Bratton
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Ed Bratton, on the right, with an unidentified friend, standing in front of barracks, 1917-1919.
"They went into the Army from Eagle County. The Bratton Family lived at Taponas in Routt County, but Ed and Frank Bratton were working in Eagle County when they enlisted. As a result, they were not listed in the published book of Routt County WWI veterans." [According to Gertrude Bratton Wilson]
20) Ed. A. Schrupp
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Marker for: "Ed. A. Schrupp, CO. L 13 INF., 1896--1918," in the McCoy Cemetery. An American flag is engraved at left on the marker; an encased photo is at right. The inscription at bottom reads: "He gave his all for his country."
