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D12020-1
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- 1941-10-15 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Manual - at - arms awards at Clover Park School for 161st Infantry Division. Cpl. Robert Bartow was judged the most proficient in the manual of arms on October 15, 1941 between the halves of a service football game at Clover Park High School. He is pictured above receiving a medal from Col. Clarence A. Orndorff, regimental commander of the 161st Infantry. Cpl. Bartow's name would be engraved on the Col. Thomas G. Ashton trophy, named after a former commander of the 161st. Seventeen other 161st Infantry soldiers competed for the honor. Cpl. Bartow was from Co. E. (T. Times 10-16-1941, p.12) (Additional identification provided by a reader)
Awards; Orndorff, Clarence A.; Bartow, Robert; Military personnel;