The photographs were taken during World War II, mostly by Ragene Farris. They are only a few of the pictures that accompany his completed manuscript, "Rally The Pack -- One soldier's musical journey through WWII."
Most of the pictures posted here are shots of members of the 329th Medical Battalion, part of the 104th "Timberwolf" Division. In this rough form, scanned from pages with hand-written labels, they make up a "rogues' gallery" of the battalion. Click on the names to see a page with the pictures of some of those men.
Colonel Taggart, Major Magree, Captain Johnson, Captain Miller
Chaplain Steinbeck, General Terry Allen with Captain Miller, Lt. Yost, Captain Kelley
Marty Karaba, Monte Beeson, Clark, Vern Wohlenhaus, Graslie, Rangel
Reid Wilson, Phillips, Gonzales, Motor pool
Clark Meyer, Pfaff, McCue, Play ball in Halle
Fergie Ferguson, Monte Beeson, Jack Price, Marty Karaba, Vern Wohlenhaus
Ed Brunson, Emmett Shearer -- Division Surgeons; McCue, Beeson
formation in Halle, portrait-type cards
Here are a few pictures from before and after the war. Some can be enlarged by clicking.
The quartet in country get-up. Ray is second from the
left, singing lead tenor.
The dance band playing at Lake Arrowhead. Ray is second from the right, playing the sax.
A shot of Ray Farris on the boat home from Europe.
In addition to the photographs, we have a few images from "Rally The Pack" the official songbook of the 104th Division, prepared by Ragene Farris.
Contents and division song, "Nothing in Hell Can Stop The Timberwolves."
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition.
To inquire about these materials, send e-mail to Frank Farris, Ragene's son, at tenorfrank@aol.com or our family friend and project editor, Mary Ager, at Mary.Ager@Aspect.com .
To Frank Farris' homepage.