This is my Maternal Grandmother's Brother, Carl. Born in Illinois, after two sisters married Wyoming Cowboys, Carl came to Wyoming to be a cowboy too, but after riding his horse into the Silver Dollar Bar in Cody, the Sheriff gave him the alternatives of going to jail or joining the army. He joined the army and died after surviving the Bataan Death March in 1942... my uncle Donald's middle name Carl is in his honor. So Yes, he survived the march but died of dysentery in the Cabanatuan POW camp not long after. We have a copy of a letter from his sergeant sent to "William Beightol" (My Great Grandfather) in 1974 saying that he had held Carl in in arms when he died, June 1942. Donald's wife, Marion and Donald visited the site of the POW camp in 1972 and also saw Carl's name on the Memorial of the Pacific War in Manila.
Interesting and sad story. I recently found that one of my ancestors died during the First World War. I was able to get his name added to the Roll of Honour at the Tower of London, and his name was also read out at a ceremony too. It is good to remember we've come from.
Looks like a child in this picture, but also looks like a soldier. Is he just a young-looking soldier or is this an earlier picture. I would wonder that riding into a bar should be a crime since it's done in the movies all the time...
