Officers of the First Battalion, 109th Infantry Division, 28th Infantry Division, the "Swimmando Battalion", taken at Pfenning Downs, Wiltshire, England). Bottom row: Capt. John F. Ritter CO Co. C; Chaplain John Stevens; Captain Richard F. Leach, CO Co. D; Capt Howard E. Morgan, CO Hqrs. Co.; Lt. Col. Daniel B. Strickler, CO 1st Bn.; Major Harold Martin, Executive Officer 1st Bn.; Capt. Charles R. Thomas CO Co. B; Capt. John Sharbaugh, S-3, 1st Bn.; Capt. John Moran, CO Co. A; 1st Lieut. Charles W. Scott, S-2, 1st Bn.
Second row: 1st. Lieut. Frank V. West, CO Co. B (killed); 1st Lieut. L. G. Armstrong, Ex. Officer Hqrs Co. (killed); 1st Lieut. Ralph N. Dane, Communications Officer 1st Bn.; 1st Lieut. James F. Mellon, Co. A; 1st M. R. Whitetree, Co. A; Capt. Henry A. Dollear, Surgeon; 1st Lt. Wilford A. Dulac, Co. C.; 1st Lt. Howard S. Hauff, S-4 1st Bn.; 1st Lt. Hobart L. Heartsill, Co. D.
Top row: 1st Lt. Paul E. Mitchell, Co. C; 2nd Lieut. Charles E. Rhodes, Comm. Officer, 1st Bn.; 2nd Lt. Clarence West, Co. D; 1st Lt. Arthur W. Maxham, Co. D (killed); 2nd Wm. Huchko, Co. A; 1st Lt. Clarence E. Browning, Co. B (killed); 1st Lt. Robert M. O'Dea, Co. D; 2nd Lt. Wm. H. Purdy, Co. B (killed); 1st Lt. E. B. Noll, Co. D; 2nd Lt. Don. J. Bowen, Co. A; 1st Lt. Charles E. Potter, Co. C; 1st Edw. A. Hitchen, Co. D.
Provenance
From MG-29 The General Daniel B. Strickler Collection