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Gene in Heavy Boots

Photograph of Gene Roberts in heavy boots sitting on the deck of a ship during World War I.

Tags: deck, Eugene R. Roberts, Gene Roberts, heavy boots, Roberts Family Collection, ship, U.S. Navy, World War I, WWI

O-12 in Dry Dock

Photograph of O-12 submarine in dry dock during World War I.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, O-12, Roberts Family Collection, Submarine, U.S. Navy, US Navy, World War I, WWI

Joe Murphy - A True Son of Erin

Photograph of Joe Murphy on a ship in his Navy uniform during World War I. The back of the photo is labeled "A true son of Erin, Joe Murphy".

Tags: Joe Murphy, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

Mabel and Gene

Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and Eugene R. Roberts outside the house. Eugene is wearing his Navy uniform.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

E.R. Roberts at the Dock

Photograph of Eugene R. Roberts at the dock while in the Navy.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

E.R. Roberts

Photograph of Eugene R. Roberts in his Navy uniform.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

Gene and Mabel

Photograph of Mabel Grubbs and Eugene R. Roberts standing outside a house. Gene is wearing is Navy uniform.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

S.A.T.C. Mens Hall Welcome Home Dinners

WWI - SATC (Student Army Training Corps) mens hall "Welcome Home Dinners", April 1919.

Tags: Decatur IL., S.A.T.C. Mens Hall, Student Army Training Corps, Welcome Home Dinners, World War I, WWI

Robert Emmons' Oral History

This is the oral history of Robert Emmons. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1982. The interview covers his time in World War I, the Great Depression, Chamber of Commerce, and Kiwanis Club.

Tags: Chamber of Commerce, Great Depression, Kiwanis, Robert Emmons, World War I, WWI

Unknown Soldier with Unknown Man.

WWI - Unknown soldier with unknown man. c. 1918

Tags: Decatur IL., Soldier, World War I, WWI

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