Three men in a shell hole -n.d.
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2-Higgins Left, Lieut Harry Whitthorne, in command of a [Kansas City] Company Center-Maj. W.L. Mabrey, Cape Girardeau [Missouri] Rt- Lieut Charles A. McCoy, Altoona, [Kansas] Cut line-Three wounded officers from the Old Third-sunning themselves in a shell hole while waiting for an ambulance.
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| Title | Three men in a shell hole -n.d. |
| Creator | Higgins, Otto P. |
| Source | Higgins, Otto P. Three men in a shell hole. n.d. Higgins, Otto P. Collection. 2010.145.49. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Otto Higgins did not serve in the United States military, but was assigned as a war correspondent for the Kansas City Star soon after the United States entered the world conflict and was with the American forces in all the major engagements in which they participated. He wrote and photographed soldiers from the Mid-West, especially Missouri and Kansas. Higgin's began his service with the old Third Regiment, and was with regiments at Camp Nichols, Fort Riley, Camp Funston, Camp Doniphan, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Sheridan, and finally in France. This is a photograph of three wounded officers waiting for an ambulance in a shell hole. They are identified as Lieutenant Harry Whitthorne, Major W.L. Mabrey, and Lieutenant Charles A. McCoy. |
| Site Accession Number | 2010.145.49 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Language | English |