Company “G” Scrapbook In the summer of 1916 over one
hundred thousand men from various states answered the call of the President
Wilson to defend the southern border against further intrusions by Pancho Villa.
About a hundred men from Aberdeen, Washington were deployed in Calexico,
California just three months before the United States entered World War I. These Images and many of the
articles are courtesy of Harry A. Comeau's grandson, John ggins. |
Additional Online Resources The California State Military Museum History of the Washington Army National Guard Volume 5 - Washington National Guard in World War I |
Photo taken from the Washington
National Guard Register of Officers. |
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Clipping from the Grays Harbor Post |
Captain Harry A. Comeau with
another Guardsman, |
These photos appeared on the front
page of the Grays Harbor Post, Saturday, June 24, 1916. |
Guardsman from Company “G” stands outside
his tent in |
Company “G” National Guard Unit drills with
the 161st U S Infantry in Calexico, California, July 1916. |
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Three years before their deployment in
Calexico, Company “G” participated in a rifle contest with the Canadians for
the Stieglitz Cup. These photos appeared on the
front page of the Grays Harbor Post, Saturday, October 11, 1913. Officers in
charge of the contest (left to right) Captain O. R. Austin, Executive
Officer; Captain R. H. Fleet, Official Scorer; Lieut. W. B. Hunter, Canadian
Coach; Captain H. A. Comeau, American Coach. |
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Duke of Connaught’s
Rifles Left to right—Rifleman C. S. Hunter;
Sergeant C. R. Porter; Sergeant J. Cookall. |
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Rifle Team of Left to right—Private G. Spoon; Sergeant B. H.
Short; Sergeant W. S. Mitchell. |
Last updated August
2004 by Larry R. Short email
[email protected] |