Dublin Core
Title
"Alphonse Bear Ghost"
Culture
Sioux
Brief Description
Prints: 1
Negatives: 1 nitrate 4 x 5.25”
Negatives: 1 nitrate 4 x 5.25”
Description
P.O.: Canon Ball, SD
Org: Co. M, 26th Inf., 1st Div. One of “Pershings Own”
Not a citizen
Wounded, left arm, at Argonne Forrest Service - Montididier - St. Mihiel - cited for bravery - wears silver star for citation - Argonne Forrest.
Photographed on his return from France, at Camp Merritt, N.J.
His sergeant said of him: “I wished many time that all the boys in the American Army were like Bear Ghost.”
Org: Co. M, 26th Inf., 1st Div. One of “Pershings Own”
Not a citizen
Wounded, left arm, at Argonne Forrest Service - Montididier - St. Mihiel - cited for bravery - wears silver star for citation - Argonne Forrest.
Photographed on his return from France, at Camp Merritt, N.J.
His sergeant said of him: “I wished many time that all the boys in the American Army were like Bear Ghost.”
Image Date
September 14, 1919
Maker
Dr. Joseph K. Dixon
Collector
Rodman Wanamaker
Accession Number
1962-08-6490
Type
Still Image
Locale
Camp Merritt
State
New Jersey
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Rights Holder
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Please contact the museum for use rights.
Provenance
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures.