| Collection |
Otto Spaedtke |
| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Gelatin print on cardstock of Members of Company C, 150th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Event |
World War I |
| Film Size |
4" x 5" |
| Medium |
Photographic Paper/Ink |
| Neg # |
23350 |
| Notes |
Group photograph of five members of Company C, 150th Machine Gun Battalion. They are wearing M1917 Tunics and wool shirts. The only man identifiable is Otto Spaedtke (KIA); standing at center holding what appears to be a French flag.
Otto Spaedtke was born in Oshkosh, WI on April 26, 1900, the son of Robert and Augusta Fremming Spaedtke. He became a member of Company C, 150th Machine Gun Battalion, 42nd "Rainbow" Division in 1917. Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, July 30, 1918, by a machine gun bullet to the head. His body was returned to Oshkosh and interred at Riverside Cemetery, Lot 4, Block 159. |
| Object ID |
P1935.6.2 |
| Object Name |
Postcard, Photographic |
| People |
Spaedtke, Otto |
| Place |
France |
| Print size |
3.5" x 5.5" |
| Subjects |
Group photographs
Male
World War I
150th Machine Gun Battalion
Machine guns
Soldiers
42nd Division |
| Title |
Members of Company C, 150th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Year Range from |
1917 |
| Year range to |
1918 |
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Last modified on: July 22, 2007
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