90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week: Camp Barkeley, Texas
June 27, 2011
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Good morning to all! Monday morning means 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. This shot comes to us from Camp Barkeley, Texas, where the 90th Infantry Division trained prior to their departure overseas. Private Lew Blakeslee, from Cuero, Texas, served with the 315th Engineers, 90th Infantry Division in World War I. Here he is at Camp Barkeley with his old unit, cleaning his rifle, getting ready for World War II. I’d love to hear more on this guy. I wonder if he ever made it overseas.
Two-war veteran, Private Lew Blakeslee - 315th Engineer Battalion, 90th Infantry Division - May 1943. (U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo, Courtesy National Archives)