Sergeants of Company "F", 2nd Engrs. |
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The 2nd Engineers were combat engineers and regarded as honorary Marines by the Marine brigade they supported.
Rarely do you get details on top of basic IDs that provide insight into the faces in this photo.
On the back, someone wrote their names and something about each. The 2nd Engrs were at the major battles of the war. Taken Sunday January 19, 1919 in front of Sgt's. mess.
Image courtesy of eBay seller. |
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A better quality copy of a second photograph contributed by Jeanie McCallister, daughter of
McCallister, Austin; (13. circled) Meridian, Ida.; F; Sgt.; Prepn.; Chateau Thierry; Soissons; St. Mihiel; Blanc Mont; Attigny; Argonne; Rhine.
Sgt. McCallister had a brother named Ross who was in Company D, 2nd Engineers. Corporal Ross McCallister was evacuated wounded from Belleau Wood and did not join the 2nd Engineers again during the war. The McCallisters almost certainly arrived in France with the 116th Engineers. |
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Back side of upper photograph. |
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Bishop |
My room mate |
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Bohnart [sic Bohnert] |
Speaks German fluently |
| 20 |
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Burrel |
Wounded at Soissons |
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Clark |
Forgot to number him, wounded at Belleau Woods |
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Condon |
Top Sgt., received the Croix de Guerre |
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Couch |
"Pops" is a Master Engineer |
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Cullar |
Our Mess Sgt. for Sgt's mess, wounded at Belleau Woods |
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Czeszynski |
He hails from Milwaukee |
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Davis |
Our stable Sgt. and the tallest man in the regiment |
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Downs |
My friend Charlie |
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Fowler |
The only one of us that didn't come across with this outfit |
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Goddard |
Our Supply Sgt. |
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Halterman |
Company Mess Sgt, |
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Knoll |
Pennsylvania |
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Leahy |
Duty Dodger |
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Matheisen |
Our officer's man |
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McAllister |
Room mate of the wild Irishman |
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McNally |
Also from Wisconsin, Ladysmith |
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Newland |
Slightly wounded at Belleau Woods |
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O'Brien |
Our wild Irishman |
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Panichella |
Our Cook |
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Reitz |
Billeting Sgt. |
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Rymer |
Been wounded at Belleau Woodsand received the Croix de Guerre |
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Summers |
Our Frankie |
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Swank |
Same town Charlie is from |
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Waterfill |
Our Sally |
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Whitcomb |
Our chow hound |
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| Each of these men have more detailed information in the roster. |
| Images and text were kindly contributed by Bruce |
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