Co. G 102nd U.S.A. New Haven CT in 1917

[30-06_mike]

I was checking out the Library of Congress web site and found some neat images of everyones favorite rifle and thought I would share.

Co. G 102nd U.S.A. New Haven CT in 1917



This is a very cropped image.
If you would like to see the full picture here is the link:
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...sf=6a32631:@@@

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[Rick the Librarian]

It must have been taken shortly before they shipped out to France with the 26th Division, which was made up of mostly New England National Guard. The 26th was one of the first units overseas and fought throughout the conflict. I wonder how many of those young men made it back in one piece?