Waco, Texas Camp MacArthur, named for Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur (father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur), was established in July 1917 to become the training camp of the 32nd Infantry Division which was made up of federalized National Guard units from Michigan and Wisconsin. The National Guard units arrived in September 1917 […]
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Ellery Joseph Lynn is featured in today’s Veteran Snapshots post. The photographs shown below only contained his name and a few handwritten notes. However, the information was enough to begin to piece together his story. Ellery Joseph Lynn was born 27 August 1914 in Pennsylvania, the son of Ellery Thomas Lynn and Anna Marie Quinn. He […]