chris3bs Posted August 23, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2013 LT. COLONEL ROBERT INGALL HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING ALOT OF ROAD KNOWN AS THE ALCAN HIGHWAY BETWEEN THE YEARS 1942-1943. PARTIAL LISTING OF THIS GROUPING INCLUDES: TWO PAIR OF BOOTS, SEVERAL PAIRS OF LEGGINGS, SWAGGER STICK, SCABBARD/ SWORD, HUNDREDS OF CAPTIONED PICTURES SHOWING THE EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD, CERTIFICATES OF RANK ALMOST 1OO YEARS OLD, NUMBERED DSM W/CERTIFICATE, SMALL U.S. 46-STAR FLAG POSSIBLY USED IN CAMP. THERE IS ALOT OF ITEMS NOT MENTIONED. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS ALL KEPT TOGETHER. CHRIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarDiv Posted August 23, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 23, 2013 Wholy Cow!!! Looks like the foot lockers have been untouched for 70 years!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom63 Posted August 23, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 23, 2013 Is that name Ingall or Ingalls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris3bs Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted August 24, 2013 Is that name Ingall or Ingalls? Robert D. Ingalls Thank you for asking - - Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom63 Posted August 24, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 24, 2013 My Dad was Lt. Col Robert E Ingalls USAF when he retired. Just a shaved tail Lt. in the AAF when Robert D Ingalls was helping build the ALCAN Highway to Alaska. Dad was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska from 1956-59 and we drove the ALCAN back to the US in '59. Quite a coincidence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadOfSteel Posted August 24, 2013 Share #6 Posted August 24, 2013 Don't you love the smell of that blast of 70+ year old air that hits you when you open it? Or is that just me? Great grouping! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris3bs Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted August 24, 2013 My Dad was Lt. Col Robert E Ingalls USAF when he retired. Just a shaved tail Lt. in the AAF when Robert D Ingalls was helping build the ALCAN Highway to Alaska. Dad was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska from 1956-59 and we drove the ALCAN back to the US in '59. Quite a coincidence! Hello Yes - very much a coincidence. There is still so much I was unable to include everything in the picture. Thanks for asking Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Military Engineer Posted August 26, 2013 Share #8 Posted August 26, 2013 That is a coll grouping. Are there any photos of the construction of the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris3bs Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted September 19, 2013 That is a coll grouping. Are there any photos of the construction of the road? Yes - There are 100's of pictures showing construction of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted September 19, 2013 Share #10 Posted September 19, 2013 Don't you love the smell of that blast of 70+ year old air that hits you when you open it? Or is that just me? Great grouping! Way to go! I love the smell of a musty basement before I start picking through it so I can relate. I would always say "mold is money" Very nice group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris3bs Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted October 16, 2013 Some more pictures from Mr. Robert Ingall's grouping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shawn Posted September 29, 2022 Share #17 Posted September 29, 2022 I'm new the forum and just came across this. Very, very nice grouping. I've done a great deal of research on Colonel Ingalls and the regiment he commanded. Here's a photo of him when he was young lieutenant serving in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn) Military Dept. in the early 1920s. Interestingly, he also served there as the women's basketball coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 29, 2022 Share #18 Posted September 29, 2022 Here's another photo of him taken near the end of his career. If anyone would like additional information about Colonel Ingalls and his service record, I'd be glad to provide what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Guy Posted September 29, 2022 Share #19 Posted September 29, 2022 What an awesome grouping,,love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 18, 2022 Share #20 Posted November 18, 2022 Does anyone have any information on where this grouping may have gone to? I'm writing a biography on Colonel Ingalls and a narrative history of the regiment he commanded. Some of the documents listed in this grouping would be very helpful. Any assistance locating it would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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