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Walter Asher (1897)


World War I · US Army

United States of America
PVT Walter L. Asher, U.S. ArmyAdded by: GmasherPVT Walter L. Asher, U.S. Army
Camp Marfa convoyAdded by: GmasherLiberty trucks, Waukesha engines. Marfa, TX, late 1919.
Brackenridge Park, San AntonioAdded by: GmasherWalter L. Asher (L) and CPL Edwin L. Dickey in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX, fall 1919.
Mack trucks at Camp MarfaAdded by: GmasherMack trucks, Camp Marfa Motor Transport section, 1919.
Motor Transport shopAdded by: GmasherMotor Transport shop at Camp Marfa; Asher was assigned as shop foreman.
Vehicle servicing stationAdded by: GmasherMotor Transport servicing station for engine oil & gasoline, 1920.
Mexican pack mules deliver firewoodAdded by: GmasherBurros carrying Mountain Cedar outside Camp Presidio's mess hall; the mess sergeant purchased the wood for cooking. "Boiled oatmeal, no salt. Hash, flies and STINK and pancakes a dog wouldn't eat," according to Asher's inscription on the reverse of the photo.
New camp constructionAdded by: GmasherThe photo's inscription reads, "Presidio, TX - building new camp here, our outpost on the Mexican border." May possibly be Camp Holland, or Camp on Dias e Ocho Creek.
JN-4 "Jenny" takeoffAdded by: GmasherPicture postcard from Fort Bliss, TX. Asher's inscription reads, "We had a force of five of these planes. We hauled aviation gas in drums from the Southern Pacific freight depot at El Paso to 4 miles north to the newly opened Biggs Field, and stacked on the ground; oil drums also. A thief stole a truckload of it one night and was caught by an MP."
Mack truck maintenanceAdded by: GmasherTruck maintenance in the great outdoors. Walter Asher with a makeshift engine hoist rig and a Mack truck.
Sierra Blanca, TX, 1920Added by: GmasherWalter Asher (R) near Sierra Blanca, TX. His inscription reads, "White trucks. Note solid tires in rear and air in front."
Valentine, TX, 1920Added by: Gmasher"Valentine, TX - from east of town. Ranch country - note cattle guard."
Southern Pacific train, 1919Added by: GmasherA Southern Pacific train rolls through Valentine, TX, mid-1920.
Border campAdded by: GmasherInscription on reverse reads, "On the Mexican border, nine miles south of Valentine, TX. 1920."
Mountain artilleryAdded by: GmasherMountain artillery
Drilling infantry on the borderAdded by: GmasherDrilling infantry on the border
Bird's eye view of Ft. Davis, TX, c.1919Added by: GmasherBird's eye view of Ft. Davis, TX, c.1919