TRAINING AT CAMP MACKALL
(All photos courtesy of Gerheim family. Inscriptions
enclosed in quotation marks, all others are comments of Jumpmaster) |
|
 "Frank
Dasch"
|
 "Keating"
undoubtedly Lindale Keating, He appears to be wearing TSgt
stripes |
 "Burns"
believed to be John A., Burns but there were a number of men in the
508th with this surname |
 Unknown
Balladeer
|
 "Casey
Hiking To Ross"
Casey's full name may be Thomas F. Casey but there were too
many men named Ross to speculate on him at this time |
|
 Lt
Carl A. Smith
suited for a practice jump |
 "Karsh"
thought to be John D. Kersh (not Karsh) |
 Inspection
Fails
unknown SSgt (Tec?) looks at boardwalk with a loose board |
 Unknown
Receiver |
 Harry
Gerheim wearing his chutes and holding an M-1. |
|
 Unknown
Trooper
seems ready to go |
 Flip
Side
probably the same man but with helmet |
 Pvt
William R. Chestnut
Co F, prepares for practice jump
[courtesy of Jonnie (Chestnut) Salmi] |
Pvt James J. Caruso
has his head (and his feet?) in the clouds as he gazes skyward |
Good Stick
of jumpers stream from a C-47 |
Good Landing
two troopers are back on terra firma |
 "Lefty"
Brewer
brought his Washington Senators uniform with
him to Camp Mackall. He
gave up his major league baseball slot to serve his country and was KIA
on 6 June 1944. |
 Camp
Mackall Champions
the 508th Red Devils garnered the 1943 Camp Mackall Championship.
All are unidentified except Forrest "Lefty" Brewer, back row, 4th from
left. (courtesy of baseballinwartime.com) |
