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Inside barracks, 33rd Engineers, Nevers, France
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| Title | Inside barracks, 33rd Engineers, Nevers, France |
| Date of Original | 1919-02-25 |
| Description | Members of the 33rd Engineers sit relax inside the non-commission officers barracks. Front row: Sergeant Pompo, Sergeant Clayman, Corporal Miller; back row: Sergeant Harris, Sergeant Eno, Corporal Lindegren, Corporal Rendahl, Sergeant Livingstone. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Military
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Barracks
Soldiers
Military uniforms
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1914-1918
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| Personal Name | Lindegren, August W., 1894-1982
Harris, Spencer
Rendahl, Severin
Miller, R. E.
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| Organization Name | United States. Army
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| Location | Nevers (France)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | 11063-167 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | August William Lindegren was born April 10, 1894, in Litchfield. A carpenter, August registered for WWI in Litchfield. He was sent to Camp Devens, Ayer, MA, and was stationed at Nevers, France, with Company D, 33rd Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces. By May 22, 1918, he had earned the rank of Corporal. While in France, his unit constructed infrastructure, including barracks, camps for German prisoners of war, and railroad car repair shops and yards. On May 7, 1919, August left Nevers; he arrived at Le Mans, France, the following day. He sailed on the U.S.S. Frederick, and on June 3, 1919, arrived at Camp Upton in Long Island, NY. August returned to Litchfield, where he lived until his death on October 25, 1982. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Lindegren Family Papers Mss 11063
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/11063.html |
| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (11063-167) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Digital ID | sh11063167 |
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