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1650-1
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- 1935-06 (Creation)
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In June of 1935, four young guardsmen were peeling green onions on KP detail at the Washington National Guard encampment, Camp A.H. Hankins, at Camp Murray. They were, left to right, H. Wells, Ray Beeson, Art Bogie and James Main, all from Battery E, 148th Field Artillery. Beeson (with knife and onions) was training for the AAU Bantamweight boxing match in Seattle on June 26, 1935. During the camp, 8,000 citizen soldiers of the Northwest National Guard took part in 15 days of field training, including special schools of instruction in chemical warfare, ordnance and other technical subjects. (T. Times 6/14/1935, pg. 1)
Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Beeson, Ray; Bogie, Art; Main, James;