Richard Platte Red Arrow Division collection
32nd Division Review, May 29, 1941
32nd Division, 126th Infantry, Regimental Headquarters Co. - Medical - Service. Camp Livingston, Louisiana.
Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry
75 members of Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry photographed in Australia. First Row, left to right: PFC. Jesse Martin, PFC. Harold Weinrich, PVT. James St. Peter, PFC. John Johnson, PFC. Claude Martin, SGT. William Harshima, PFC. Merlin Young,…
![Portrait of Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte in uniform, 1941](https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/fullsize/56dc68a1f4db8b4d5ee63dd0bc720700.jpg "Portrait of Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte in uniform, 1941")
Portrait of Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte in uniform, 1941
Hand-colored portrait of Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte in uniform, by Newcomb. Front is inscribed "Newcomb Photo" and "All My Love, Dick"
PFC Earl De Vormer, Camp Livinston, La., 1941
PFC Earl De Vormer, 126th Infantry, at Camp Livingston, Lousiana
Walter Plaska, Richard Platte and Stephen Kraut, 1941
Three members of the Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry, photographed at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Left to right: Walter Plaska, Richard Platte, Stephen Kraut
Members of 126th Infantry peeling potatoes, 1941
Three members of the Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry, peeling potatoes Camp Livingston, Louisiana. Rear is inscribed "Can you find me? I would enjoy this darling if I were with you."
Members of 126th Infantry eating pie, 1941
Three members of the Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry, eating pie with milk. Rear is inscribed "we sneaked a piece of pie and a bottle of milk. I look happy - baloney".
Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry cabins
Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry cabins and sign at Camp Livinston, Louisiana
Soldiers relaxing in camp, 1941
Soldiers relaxing in camp. Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry maneuvers at Camp Livingston.
Soldiers relaxing in camp, 1941
Soldiers relaxing in camp. Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry maneuvers at Camp Livingston.
Sgt. Richard Plate on K-P duty, 1941
Sgt. Richard Plate on K-P duty at Camp Livingston. Rear is inscribed "The famous K-P-Kid was I mad in this picture"
Soldier posing on ground with rifle
Soldier posing on ground with rifle. Headquarters Company, 126th Infantry maneuvers at Camp Livingston.
World War II Red Arrow Division Scrapbook
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings dating from 1943 to 1945 detailing events of World War II, and in particular the activities of the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd (Red Arrow) Division. Many articles were clipped from the Grand Rapids Herald and Grand…
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Title
Richard Platte Red Arrow Division collection
Creator
Platte, Richard
Description
Collection of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to the 126th Infantry, 32nd (Red Arrow) Division of the U.S. Army. Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served in the U.S. Army, 32nd Infantry "Red Arrow" Division, 126th 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company. The company trained for the war in Europe at Camp Livingston, Louisiana in 1941 and conducted maneuvers near Camp Beauregard. In the spring of 1942 the 32nd Division sailed to the South Pacific and settled in Australia. The 126th Regiment was organized into a combat team and was the first of U.S. forces dispatched to Port Moresby in New Guinea.
Coverage
World War II
Date
1941-1945
Source
Richard Platte Red Arrow Division collection (RHC-99)
Rights
In Copyright
Subject
United States. Army
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 32nd
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 126th
World War, 1939-1945
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
RHC-99
Format
image/jpg
application/pdf
Type
Still image
Text
Language
eng