Photograph
Sad Shack Group
G. Robert Mowerson (left), Red Cross Director and Robert Doyle (third from left), War Correspondent, posing with Captain O.S. Allen of Columbus, Georgia, and Captain Elmer G. Boyer of Lansing, Michigan, at Camp Cable, near Brisbane, Australia. The sign behind them reads, "American Red Cross in Australia." In his notes, Doyle calls the four of them, the "Sad Shack Group." |
Image ID: | 99512 |
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Creation Date: | 07 31 1943 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
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Collection Name: | Robert Doyle papers, 1935-1974, 1995 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | M99-114, box 8, roll 3, neg 305 |
Original Dimensions: | 2.375 x 2.375 inches |
Robert Doyle was a civilian war correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal during World War II, covering the experiences of Wisconsin troops in the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division, an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard. The "Red Arrow" Division consisted mainly of soldiers from Wisconsin and Michigan. |
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