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My Col. Gimperling Journey – part 11 ; The Ghost Train

Posted on May 4, 2012 by lakeverna

In November of 2007 I received a Power Point presentation in an Email. It was titled “Life on the Train” and as far as I could determine no one took credit for its production . At that time many people … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey – part 10 – The rest of his West Point story

Posted on November 27, 2011 by lakeverna

Thinking more about the “mutiny”, as some journalist labeled it, which occurred on the USMC campus April 1901 I can understand some of the cadet’s frustration. Reflecting to when I was 18, looking forward to moving away from home and … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey– part 9 – His West Point years 1899-1904

Posted on November 16, 2011 by lakeverna

The Gimp started his West Point career in June of 1899 as a “beast” as the upper classmenreferred to the Fourth Class me or plebs. The summer would have been spent in a tent learning how to march and other … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey-part 8 – Getting into West Point

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lakeverna

This was a very interesting and challenging time at West Point as well as  for Cadet T. N. Gimperling. Remember, the images on this page are thumbnails. To see the original image click on the thumbnail image. Let’s start with … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey–part 7

Posted on September 23, 2011 by lakeverna

This morning, after awaking at 0400 hours, I started thinking what Col. Gimperling’s childhood might have been like. Last weekend while doing a little more research into his parents and siblings I noticed that his father had been born in … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey – part 6

Posted on August 12, 2011 by lakeverna

  I believe this is the first time I found proof that Col. G had attended the USMC. It was not concrete proof but I felt it was pretty good evidence he was enrolled. I had a one week free … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey–part 4

Posted on July 23, 2011 by lakeverna

Captain Gimperling while at Williams College. This photo was emailed to me by Linda Hall, Archives Assistant, Williams College.What a wonderful find. We now know what he looked like at about age 37. Just a note – He was the … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey–Part 3

Posted on July 13, 2011 by lakeverna

The following entry came from the 1936 Official Army Register and appears to give the schools and promotions Gimp attended and or received.  http://www.archive.org/stream/officialarmyregi1936unit#page/n5/mode/2up I found the index of abbreviations for the Official Army Register so I’ve made the translations … Continue reading →

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My Col. Gimperling Journey–part 2

Posted on July 11, 2011 by lakeverna

The Gimperling boathouse and dock where the Col. and I sat and talked so may years ago. When I researched the Chicago Lock Company and found it had been sold and there were no online  records for their locks I … Continue reading →

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