Thanks so much to Catherine for sharing !
Here's a better copy from Sam grandson of T/Sgt. George A. Akers, Company B,he writes .. is in the fourth row, just left of the leftmost officer.
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1 comments:
I have a much better scan of this photo if you would like it. My grandfather was T/Sgt. George A. Akers, B Company. He's in the fourth row, center, just to the left of the left-most officer. Outside of the Army just before and during WWII, he spent his whole working life with the Missouri Pacific.
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