Item 105941 - Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942

Item 105941 - Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942
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Item 105941
Onawa Trestle guards at Morkill, ca. 1942
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During World War II, the US Army sent members of the segregated 366th Infantry to Maine to guard railroads and bridges.

In Morkill, the soldiers lived on the tracks away from town, and usually kept to themselves. In their isolation, a camaraderie grew between the soldiers.

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