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Archives Month - October 2004

Graphic Design, John Lee, Information Resources, University of North Dakota Medical School.

Printing, Lowell Brandner, University of North Dakota Printing Center.

Photo descriptions and credits:

Top portion of poster:

Philippines

Top left: Joseph Wurcer, Charles Hannan and Fred G. Sell, soldiers with Company B, First North Dakota Infantry. Taken 1898 before leaving for Manila, Philippines. (Cass County Historical Society Photograph Collection, Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU (2070.378.8))

Bugle Corps, First North Dakota Infantry, 1898 (Cass County Historical Society Photograph Collection, Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU (2070.519.5))

World War I

Top center: Burleigh County draftees waiting for the train to go to camp, March 29, 1918. State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collections, E0071.

"Honor Roll." Grand Forks County North Dakota in the World War. Grand Forks, ND: Page Printerie, 1920, page 123.

Parade on Broadway welcoming return of World War I soldiers, sailors and marines, Fargo, N.D., July 21, 1919. Dennis & Woodley, photographer (Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU

Lower portion of poster:

World War II

Left: A Pre-Glider Training Program squad at the University of North Dakota, marching on campus, July 12, 1942. UAP #11,137. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Center: Group of sailors in downtown Fargo, 1940s (Cass County Historical Society Photograph Collection, Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU (2070.Neg.41))

Lower left: Italy, "typical kitchen scene in a prosperous farm or city home." OGL#1278-93. George Olson Papers, Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection, OGL#1278. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, University of North Dakota.

Lower center: 164th Infantry Regiment, North Dakota National Guard, parade unit, Grand Forks, North Dakota, @1942. UAP #11,516. Ewyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Korean War

Right: Senator Milton R. Young visiting North Dakota soldiers in Korea, Nov. 23, 1952 (Senator Milton R. Young Photograph Collection, Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU (2045.130.3))

Lower right: Arthur Timboe Papers. Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection, OGL#1278. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

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The Vietnam War was not included on the poster due to a lack of space and a lack of good images in the collections. The State Historical Society of North Dakota, Department of Special Collections, University of North Dakota, and North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University invite donations of images and documents related to North Dakota veterans and their involvement in various conflicts, particularly for more recent wars such as the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, which are under-represented in the historical collections.

In addition, the North Dakota Veterans History Project urges veterans who wish to record their stories or contribute memoirs or documents related to their military service to contact the project coordinators. Anyone wishing to volunteer to conduct interviews or transcribe interviews should also contact the project coordinators by email at vethist@state.nd.us or by telephone at 701-328-3533.