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41st Division, Camp Murray 2

A long row of large tents along a dirt road. Dozens of soldiers are standing or kneeling outside the tents, looking to be working.

"41st Division E 186 - Oct. 1940 - 1st Squad tents - no floors"

Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Camp Murray, Soldiers, Tents, Uniforms

186th Infantry, Assembled Companies 2

Hundreds of soldiers sitting or standing in relaxed positions in a field. Some fir tress are seen in the background.

"41st Div. - August 1940 - Fort Lewis back country - A great gathering of the 186th Infantry Companies - Camp Murray pyramidal tents in distance"

Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Assembly, Camp Murray, Gathering, Soldiers, Uniforms

186th Infantry, Assembled Companies 1

"41st Div. - August 1940 - Fort Lewis back country - A great gathering of the 186th Infantry Companies - Camp Murray pyramidal tents in distance"

Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Assembly, Camp Murray, Gathering, Soldiers, Uniforms

41st Division, War Exercises 7

A military truck in a wooded clearing, facing just the the left of the camera. A few soldiers are standing near the back of the truck, while a few others are sitting down near a tree to the left of the truck.

"41st Div. - War Games training - Fort Lewis - Infantry officers as umpires - wearing arm bands - to determine whether the Blue Army or the Red Army should be credited with winning a particular 'skirmish"

Tags: 41st Division, Arm bands, Army, Blue, Infantry, Red, Training, Truck, Umpires, Uniforms, War games

41st Division, War Exercises 6

A heavily wooded area. Multiple soldiers can be seen walking among the trees.

"41st Div. - War Games training - Fort Lewis - Blue Army advancing toward Red position"

Tags: 41st Division, Advancing, Army, Blue, Red, Training, Uniforms, War games

41st Division, War Exercises 5

About a dozen soldiers sitting on the ground in a heavily wooded area. Most of them are sitting up against trees and in full military gear.

"41st Div. - War Games training - Break time - 'take ten' - 10 minute break"

Tags: 10 minute break, 41st Division, Break time, Relaxing, Take ten, Uniforms, War games

41st Division, Mortar Training 2

A soldier surrounded by bushes and trees squatting down next to a mortar and adjusting it on its tripod.

"41st Division - August 1940 - Platoon Sgt Bill Gamble demonstrates 60mm trench mortar - on maneuvers at Hunter-Liggett military reservation, California"

Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, 60mm, Mortar, Packs, Platoon sgt, Sergeants, Sgts, Soldiers, Training, Trench mortar, Uniforms

186th Infantry, Training 12

Dozens of soldiers walking in a marching line walking away from the camera through a clearing surrounded by woods.

"186th Infantry - 41st Division - Overnight hike - Fort Lewis - 8/40 - National Guard annual encampment before we were mobilized Sept. 16, 1940 - start of 10 mile hike"

Tags: 186th Infantry, Hikes, Packs, Soldiers, Training, Uniforms

186th Infantry, Chow Line

Dozens of soldiers lined up in a wooded clearing. Some soldiers are sitting in the foreground.

"186th Infantry - 41st Division - Overnight hike field training - Fort Lewis - 8/40 - National Guard annual encampment before we were mobilized Sept. 16, 1940 - line up for chow in the field - all with mess kits"

Tags: 186th Infantry, Chow line, Mess kits, Soldiers, Training, Uniforms

186th Infantry, Trucks

A line of military trucks on a dirt road which runs adjacent to electrical poles. Recently cleared trees can be seen on the right, along with uncut trees in the background.

"186th Infantry - 41st Division - Overnight hike - Fort Lewis - 8/40 - National Guard annual encampment before we were mobilized Sept. 16, 1940 - line of trucks"

Tags: 186th Infantry, Trucks

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