Company K of the 164th Infantry Division

Meet some of the soldiers of Company K of the 164th Infantry Regiment

from Dickinson, North Dakota while they were training at

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.

(Circa 1941-1942)

PVT BILL KOSTELECKY

Bill took many of the photos in this collection.

PVT TED KESSEL

Ted's help was invaluable in the

identification of photographs. 

Ted's service to his country and his

assistance, kindness and humor during

this project will never be forgotten.

PVT wagner's Dog tag

PVT EDWARD J. WAGNER

164TH REGIMENTAL CREST

Taken from PVT Wagner's uniform.

PVT JACK J. WOLF

Note the 164th Regimental

Crest as worn on his

uniform lapel.

PVT KENNETH J. FREED

PVT JOHN CLARYS

1942

PVT JOHN CLARYS

Near the Barracks at

Camp Claiborne.

(Circa 1942)

PVT WENZEL PRIVRATSKY

One of the cooks for Company K.

(Circa 1941)

PVT Privratsky's souvenir tin plate from Camp Claiborne.

PFC ALVIN ULRICH

PVT Dorman Belden is in

the background to the

left of PFC Ulrich.

Camp Claiborne

(Circa 1942)

FRANK KESSEL

His brother, Ted Kessel,

was also a member

of Company K.

DON OULLETTE

Picture was most likely

taken while Don was at

boot camp at

Camp Claiborne.

WILFRED J. KELLY

Camp Claiborne, 1941.

PFC GORDON HOLT

JOE HAAG & FRED LEDER

JOE HAAG & JACK LEITHOLD

Camp Claiborne, 1941.

JOE HAAG and the camp dog.

"SNUFFY"

PVT Paul Dowhaniuk's nickname at

Camp Claiborne, 1941.

PVT'S MARVIN SEASE, BILL KOSTELECKY,

WILFRED KELLY & SGT TONY ZASTOUPIL

Outside the Company K barracks,

Camp Claiborne, 1942.

PVT PAUL DOWHANIUK

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana

1941

PVT'S WILLIAM CARR & RICHARD SKARTVEDT

Louisiana

(Circa 1941)

2LT JOHN CRAWFORD

Near the barracks at

Camp Claiborne, 1941.

BRIG GEN LAROY BAIRD, SR.

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana

January, 1942

LAROY BAIRD, JR.

One of the young officers of

Comapny K, standing outside of

his tent at Camp Claiborne.

HERB MACK & LT CROOK

In front of the Company K orderly tent.

GEN FRANK RICHARDS

& LAROY BAIRD, JR.

With troops at Camp Claiborne.

2LT TED STECKLER & PFC TIM SULLIVAN

Near the Company K barracks.

SGT TONY HANEL, 2LT DAYLE FLEGEL

& SGT TONY ZASTOUPIL

Tony Z. has his "Brownie" camera along.

No this was not the

two-headed man,

but rather  GORDON HOLT 

and BUD BOISEN.  Hopefully

they didn't have to polish

all those boots in the

background before chow.

BOB BOOKE

OK.....who stole my pants?!

L to R: PVT'S TONY WOLF, JOHN RIEDL,

LAWRENCE "BUD" BOISEN & 2 UNKOWNS

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.

(Circa 1942)

It was always great for a

soldier to get promoted,

however, there was STill

always the matter of

getting the stripes sewn

on just right!

PVT HERMAN C. DIEDE

Pausing outside his

quarters while training

at Camp Claiborne.

PFC FRED W. LEDER

In front of the motor pool at Camp Claiborne.

(Circa 1941)

CPL WINFRED 'RED' FISCHER

Camp Claiborne (Circa 1941)

PFC JOE WEISBERGER

With a souvenir doll

for someone back home.

TED CONRATH

Pictured here in front of his tent,

later in life Ted would become

an accomplished artist.

BILL SULLIVAN

Sitting inside his tent

at Camp Claiborne.

PVT JOHN SCHULD

It said on the back of the

picture that he was

"in the breeze".  Since many

days were very muddy at

Camp Claiborne, it's nice

to see John on dry ground!

GEORGE WEISGERBER & WENZEL PRIVRATSKY

In their "home away from home" at Camp Claiborne.

JACK LEITHOLD, ALVIN ULRICH & GEORGE GRIMM

Evidently the photographer was in a rush because the guys

in Tent 15 didn't have time to get their clothes on!

PVT WILLARD WILLIAMSON

Although the food was

probably fabulous at

Camp Claiborne,

PVT Williamson did not

grow to over 7 feet tall,

as this camera angle

may suggest!

KEN FREED

Ken called Compnay K's

Tent 18 his "home" while

he was at boot camp.

FRANK THOMAS, KEN FREED,

ORVILLE DODGE & GEORGE WEISGERBER

Ken Freed with some of his boot camp tent mates.

DON OULLETTE & ROBERT HELSPER

Army Buddies Don and Robert were just

a few tents down the way in Tent 22.

R. LANGEN?, CLARENCE LINDBO,

JOE WEISGERBER & ED FOX

All lived in Tent 27.

"CLIPPER" BILL KOSTELECKY & WENZEL PRIVRATSKY

Kostelecky gives Privratsky a haircut. 

Note the soldier sleeping in tha background.

PVT JOHN BERGER

Cleaning the garbage bins.

PVT BILL KOSTELECKY

Near the Mess Hall at

Camp Claiborne.

1941

PETE MULVANEY

One of the older guys in the

outfit and one of it's cooks. 

Note the  great Dakota

Maid Flour hat!

COOKS LAWRENCE ALLEN & CARL THOMAS

Allen and Thomas seem quite happy. 

Pherhaps they've finished washing

the pots and pans as the copper boiler

is overturned in the foreground. 

It looks as though softball is being

played behind them.

PVT TED KESSEL

Near the Mess Hall stairway

at Camp Claiborne.

(Circa 1941)

PVT PAUL DOWHANIUK

Pours a secret mixture while 

PVT TED KESSEL 

sprints for

more ingredients???

PVT TED KESSEL

Ted said that he looked

quite intelligent in this

picture, however....

.....Ted realized that he could

not read the "NO SMOKING"

sign in the background.

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