~~46B Special Edition ~ June 22, 1943 ~ 15TH FAB, Company B~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Photo at Camp McCoy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

15th FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION

COMPANY  B

 2nd INFANTRY DIVISION 

JUNE 22, 1943, CAMP McCOY, WI

LEFT

 CENTER ~ CHARLES D KNIGHT ~ RED CIRCLE

RIGHT

BACK OF PICTURE

LEFT

 CENTER

RIGHT

 Above is the official picture of Company B of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp McCoy on June 22, 1943. 

Taken on the Parade Ground in front of the Service Club. They had done a 25 mile march the night before.

Service Club

On the back of the picture Uncle Charlie had many members of Co. B sign their names and addresses. For many years after the war, he would send Christmas cards to many of them. 

Below is the picture with numbers that coincides with names of those who wrote on back of the picture their name and usually address. Commander of Co. B through out the war, Capt. Emil F Meis, Jr. signed it also. {* = KIA}

1 CPL FLORENCIO Q DE LaVEGA – DOUGLAS, AZ 1^st row #1

*2 SGT CORNELIUS GAMMILL, SULPHER SPRINGS,TX 1^strow #2

3 B E COOK – YOAKUM, TX 1^st row #5

4 SGT. EDELL DUNN – CENTERVILLE, TX 1^st row #6

5 S/SGT WILLIAM S BRYAN – REGAN, TX 1^st row #7

6 CPL JOHN H CLARK – CARLISLE, TX 1^st row #8

15 JOHN BARKER -LOUISVILLE, IL 2^nd row #1

16 LUCKY LEE MERRIMAN – VIRGINIA, IL 2^nd row #2

17 BEN F SHAW – LONG ISLAND, TN 2^nd row #3

18 RAYMOND R TALLOWAY – LOWELL, MA 2^nd row #4

19 TILLMAN E JOHNSON - McALIESTER, OK 2^nd row #6

20 GEORGE W JAMISON JR. - PACETATAR, MS 2^nd row #7

35 HAROLD WATISKIE -PLANTERSVILLE, TX 3^rd row #1

36 RAYMOND T CARLE – McKINNEY, TX 3^rd row #2

37 FRED ISGITT – SAN ANTONIO, TX 3^rd row #4

38 TONY O PATE – WAXAHACHIE, TX 3^rd row #5

39 HENRY McLAUGHLIN – WALDEN, NC 3^rd row #6

40 JOHN MURPHY – MONTERREY. TN 3^rd row #8

41 HOMER L WICKER – NEW BERRY, SC 3^rd row #9

42 HARRY A WALKER – FLAGSTAFF, AZ 3^rd row #10

56 OMER M CHAPMAN – ROBINSON, IL 4^th row #1

57 SGT. C L JOHNSON – HARTFORD, AL 4^th row #2

*58 ANTHONY W MARLOWE – TEXAS 4^th row #3

7 DANIEL M GIBSON – GAINESVILLE, TX 1^st row #9

8 CPL LEONARD LAYANGHER – CANTON, TX 1^st row #10

9 1ST SGT F J RUSSELL – S. SAN ANTONIO, TX 1^st row #11

10 LT. J W ELLIOT – SYRACUSE, NY 1^st row #13

21 C R NASH – KILTSBERRY, IL 2^nd row #11

22 RICHARD H CHRISTENSEN – LOS ANGELES, CA 2^nd row #12

23 CHARLES D KNIGHT – GORHAM, ME (UNCLE) 2^nd row #13 

24 DEMPSEY HICKMAN – HORTENSE, TX 2^nd row #14

25 CHARLIE HOFFMEYER - HOUSTON, TX 2^nd row #15

26 GEORGE N BERRY – JACKSON, MS 2^nd row #16

27 RICHARD L JONES – ANGLEWOOD, CA 2^nd row #17

28 CPL JUSTIN A MICKLAW – LONG BEACH, CA 2^nd row #18

29 ELWOOD CAMPBELL – ROGERS, TX 2^nd row #19

42 HARRY A WALKER – FLAGSTAFF, AZ 3^rd row #10

43 BAFEUT L DUNEARN – SOUTH CAROLINA 3^rd row 11#

*44 ELMER CURLEY – WINSLOW, AZ 3^rd row #12

45 JAMES D GIVEN JR. - PATERSON, NJ 3^rd row #15

46 LINDON R TRIMBLE – FARMERSVILLE, TX 3^rd row #16

47 DANIEL A BRIOTTA – SPRINGFIELD, MA 3^rd row #18

48 JOSEPH P HICKEY – WINTINSVILLE, MA 3^rd row #19

49 LASHER HARVEY – FLEETWOOD, PA 3^rd row #21

59 JOSEPH BAY – BROOKLYN, NY 4^th row #7

60 JESUS GODINES – ALICE, TX 4^th row #8

61 EDWARD FLINBACK – OAK PARK, IL 4^th row #9

62 B D WIGINTON – LAWRENCEVILLE, IL 4^th row #10

63 CURTIS B YOUNG – SOUTH CAROLINA 4^th row #12

11 MILTON GLICK – ALBUQUERQUE, NM 1^st row #18

12 ANTONIO DAVILA– KINGSVILLE, TX 1^st row #21

13 CPL. GARCIA HUBERT R.- SAN ANTONIO, TX 1^st row #22

14 SGT GEORGE H SHIVELE – SWEDESBORO, NJ 1^st row #23

30 LOUIS MATTIA – NEWARK, NJ 2^nd row #21

31 PRESTON HAWK – RIO GRANDE, NJ 2^nd row #22

32 WILLIAM A BURGESS – DORCHESTER, MA 2^nd row #24

33 JOHNNY J MANIS – COLLINSVILLE, TX 2^nd row #26

50 LEE D HOLLEMAN – BRUSH CREEK, TN 3^rd row #22

51 JAMES M ENDER – EAW CLAIRE, WI 3^rd row #23

52 A C CLENDENMEN – AUSTIN, TX 3^rd row #24

53 CHARLES S JONES – HAMILTON, IL 3^rd row #25

54 RICHARD J HUYS-BABY – OAK PARK, IL 3^rd row #26

55 CPL AARON J DIAMOND – N.Y.C., NY 3^rd row #28

64 HERSCHELL W AUTREY – WACO, TX (no location info.)

65 OTIS R HEWITT – CARIBOU, ME (no location information)

66 CAPT EMIL F MEIS JR, Battery Commander for the complete

war (signed his name but no address or location given)

Photo is 30 inches long  by 8 inches high
copyright Peter Lagasse July 23, 2020