

Four WWI Soldiers - Swanson Dolan Pounds and Mello
Today I'm posting one of my favorite pictures in my grandfather's WWI collection of photos. It's not an impromptu picture--these guys had to have made plans to get together for the portrait. To me, that indicates a bit deeper connection amongst them. Their names and home, if noted are: (1) Conrad F. Swanson, 18 Pigeon Hill St., Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts (2) William Dolan, Newburg, Oregon (3) H.W. Pounds, Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and (4) E.T. Mello (1) Swanson, (2) Dolan, (3