164th Infantry Baseball Player, 1941

Creator

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Date of Work

1941

Identification #

OGL1278-164_774

Description

An unidentified member of the 164th Infantry Regiment baseball team holding a ball and a glove. Many of the army units training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, during 1941 formed their own sports teams.

(Information taken from: They Were Ready: the 164th Infantry in the Pacific War, 1942-1945 by Terry L. Shoptaugh, 2010. pages 60-61).

Places Depicted

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana

Organizations Depicted

164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Rights

Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota