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1st Lt. Charles Hemberger, 107th Engineers, U.S. Army 32nd Division "Red Arrow Division," deployed to France February 1918, World War I. Hemberger served as Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, 1916-1917; Eagle County State Representative, 1926-1930.
Hemberger acquired multiple parcels of land at Fulford by paying back taxes for them. He wintered on Cooley Mesa, between Gypsum and Eagle, naming his ranch the Red Arrow Ranch.
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Stanley McHatton poses in uniform, 1917. The McHattons lived in Gypsum and Stanley graduated from Eagle High School.
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Stanley McHatton, World War I.
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A few soldiers at the same camp as George Frey during World War I: "Witherspoon, ?, and Hyjack as friends October 6, '19" (from photo verso).
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A photograph in possession of George Frey after his service in World War I. Written in pencil at the bottom of the photograph identifies this as "Pvt. Victor Sjoros, Batt. A. 9th Co.".
6. George Frey
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George Frey served in World War I. Here he is standing with a piece of machinery or artillery near barracks at his station. George would come home to Red Cliff, Colorado after the war.
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"B. Co. S.N.G. BAT'N" - caption on verso. The photograph appears to show George Frey, arm in a sling, with an army nurse. There is a barrack in the background; photo does have pen smudges from album.
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A mess of men outside the mess hall at Camp Vail. George Frey wrote on the verso, "Mess Call 13th Service Camp Vail".
Despite its namesake, the Camp Vail in this photograph is unrelated to the Vail that would become a booming ski town near George Frey's hometown. Camp Vail was a training center commissioned in 1917 located in east-central New Jersey. Its namesake is Alfred Vail, who worked with Samuel Morse to develop the commercial telegraph....
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"Guard detail at Camp Vail, May 9, 1920" - caption on photo verso. This photograph is in a collection of the army photographs of George Frey, Red Cliff resident, and he is presumed to be in the photograph.
Despite the namesake, Camp Alfred Vail was at United States Army base Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and was a training center for the signal corps. The United States Signal Corps was founded in 1860 and has played integral roles in military communication,...
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"June '19, carrying a heavy pack ready for the trail trip" -- caption from verso of photograph. This is presumed to be George Frey.
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An unknown World War I soldier in a collection from George Frey, who served during World War I. The photograph reads "Transferred to Supply Co. Private Abbate Batt A 9th F.A." Other photographs in this collection including George Frey note that they were stationed at Fort Sill, OK in Battery A.
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"Lester L. Martain, George Hiloby, Battery A 9th Fort Sill, OK April 7, 1920" - caption from verso.
13. Stanley McHatton
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A photo postcard ("Carte Postale") of Stanley McHatton with a note on the back: "This was taken a long time ago & isn't a very good picture of me either - Stanley McHatton Overseas". Dated 1916.
14. Stanley McHatton
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Stanley McHatton poses as he would if writing a letter at a decorated desk. He is in full uniform.
15. Soldier Strohm
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George Strohm poses for a photograph in his World War I uniform. A flag is hung behind him and his arm is resting on the back of a chair. Strohm would come home from the war and would be influential in local government as the Mayor of Gypsum.
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George Strohm in his World War I uniform dated 1916. George would return to the valley and later become mayor of Gypsum (1940-1952). Printed on a postcard with a wide frame.
17. Stanley McHatton
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Stanley McHatton, pictured here in 1918, served in the US Army during World War I in France. He is holding a firearm over his shoulder. A thumbprint is visible in the top left corner. McHatton Reservoir, named for these McHattons, is located south of the Eagle County Airport.
18. William Long
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Portrait of William Long in his World War I uniform.
19. Stanley McHatton
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Stanley McHatton stands near a wagon and shed in Gypsum. Taken around 1916-7. He is wearing a military uniform and is holding a shovel.
"I thot [thought] a great deal of him, a real clean fellow, studied to be a lawyer back east. Went to Calif. and died there about 1969." -- Alda Borah
20. Stanley & Frey
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"William R. Stanley and myself November 14, 1919" - caption from photo verso.
Appears to located at the barracks at Camp Vail in New Jersey. William Stanley is at right.