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Ft. Lewis, Draftees Arrive 5

"41st Division - February 1941 - 1st draftees arriving at Fort Lewis - 41st Cantonment area - to be trained by 186th Infantry (National Guard) units"

Tags: 186th Infantry, 41st Division, Arriving, Cantonment, Draftees, Duffle bags, Guard, Luggage, Mud, National, Soldiers, Uniforms

41st Division, Camp Murray 5

A semi-permanent military camp made up of many tents in a wooded clearing. A few soldiers can be seen working or talking just outside of the tents.

"41st Division - Oct. 1940 - first 'homes' at Camp Murray - Ft. Lewis"

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

41st Division, Camp Murray 4

Soldiers working on skeletal wooden structures that make up large tents. Two completed tents can be seen in the foreground.

"41st Division - Oct. 1940" Construction of 1st Squad tents - no floors

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

41st Division, Camp Murray 3

A semi-permanent military camp along a dirt road in a wooded clearing. Some small wooden buildings appear closest, with rows of large tents behind them.

"41st Division - Oct. 1940 - 1st Squad tents - no floors - Long row of latrine buildings for all 15 units of the 186 Inf."

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

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

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