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
Marine Corps League, Pennsylvania State Convention
Description
First Pennsylvania State Convention, Marine Corps League, at Lancaster, June 1946. Gen. Gerald Thomas, United States Marine Corps, speaker. George Spiese, Jr., is seated at the table in the center in dark suit. He won two Purple Hearts for service at Iwo Jima during World War II.
Photograph- Front row, left to right: Corp. Leon J. Landrith, Pvt. Carl A. McLucas, Pvt. Frank Medved., Sgt. Winford L. McLemore. Back row, left to right: Pvt. T. Frank Maliinchak, Pvt. Benj. M. Brubaker, Pvt. Sylvester M. Kauffroth
Photograph- Front row, left to right: Corp. Leon J. Landrith, Pvt. Carl A. McLucas, Pvt. Frank Medved., Sgt. Winford L. McLemore. Back row, left to right: Pvt. T. Frank Maliinchak, Pvt. Benj. M. Brubaker, Pvt. Sylvester M. Kauffroth
Description
Front row, left to right: Corp. Leon J. Landrith, Pvt. Carl A. McLucas, Pvt. Frank Medved., Sgt. Winford L. McLemore. Back row, left to right: Pvt. T. Frank Maliinchak, Pvt. Benj. M. Brubaker, Pvt. Sylvester M. Kauffroth