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.
Cabinet card. Major Edward Bates Eckman in military uniform with fancy mustache. He was born August 7, 1856, died January 13, 1925. He married Mary Elizabeth Richards on November 30, 1881. He was superintendent of the St. Charles Furnace and served in the Spanish-American War.
Provenance
Gift of Edward B. Casson in memory of Celest Eckman Casson
Carte de visite of Admiral William Reynolds, U. S. Navy, affixed to backing board with text labels "an illustrious brother" and "Admiral William Reynolds U. S. Navy". William Reynolds was a brother of General John Fulton Reynolds.