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99th Infantry Battalion (Sep) activated at Camp Ripley August 1942 Marker
Photographer: Erik Brun
Caption: 99th Infantry Battalion (Sep) activated at Camp Ripley August 1942 Marker
Additional Description: On 15 August 1942 the 99th infantry Battalion (Separate) was activated here at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Made up of Norwegian and Norwegian Americans, the Battalion moved to Fort Snelling and then to Camp Hale Colorado in December to begin mountain and winter warfare training.
Submitted: June 4, 2016, by Erik Brun of Chester, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p353695
File Size: 0.153 Megabytes

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