An outing at Old Poggy Creek, southeast Lancaster in the 1940's. Far right may be Richard Simms, later policeman. Center row in white trunks may be Mel Stewart of Green Street.
Back row: Jake Bedsole (Fayetteville, NC), Paul White (Ft. Worth, TX), Sephus Adams (Varnado, LA), Abe Friesen (Blue Earth, MN), Roy Knowles (Meadows of Dan, VA), Leslie Grubb (Haydenville, OH), Willie Shaw (Jackson, MS), Ralph Freels (Knoxville, TN), Melvin Horton (OK) and Harold Morrin. Front row: George Canter (Portland, OR), Vince Muntzinger (Fort Wayne, IN), Charles McDonald (Boston, MA), Tom Riley (Holyoke, MA), and Baby the company cat (Birmingham, England!). Christmas 1944, Ord. Depot, Paris, France.