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A candid photo of Herbert Cobb in his cadet uniform. He was a cadet at the University of Maine before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1916. He was first stationed in Laredo, Texas. In October 1917, he was sent overseas to France, where he died on October 14, 1918. He was the only one of three brothers who served to die in the war.
About This Item
- Title: Herbert Cobb in cadet uniform, ca. 1917
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 21.5 cm x 12 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2824, Box 2/6
- Collection: Cobb brothers World War I correspondence
- Object Type: Image
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