World War I - Dough Boys
from Weatherford, TX
This photo was donated by Judy Womack.
It was found by Judy in some family photos however it is only identified
as World War I - Dough Boys from Weatherford, TX.
The following 3 men are most likely in this picture somewhere.
Joe Washington Herring
Born--Jan. 3, 1889--Parker County, Texas
Died--Jan.13, 1970--
Buried--Hill Cem. Parker County, Texas
PFC MG Co. 359 Infantry WW1
James Erskine Herring
Born--Sept. 1, 1893--Parker County, Texas
Died--April 20, 1970--
Buried--Hill Cem. Parker County, Texas
Pvt. Co. E 106 Engineers WW1
Henry Carl Herring
Born--Dec.30, 1890--Parker County, Texas
Died--April 18, 1980--
Buried-- Hill Cem. Parker County, Texas
If you can identify any of the soldiers in this photo, please
let Lela Evans know at the email listed below.
If you would like to see an even larger
version of this picture to see faces more clearly, be
warned that this will take a little while to download as
it is a large image. You can then click on back to return
to this page.
Several people have written me asking about the term "Dough
Boys". Here are some websites that discuss the history
of Dough Boys.
http://www.stow.oh.us/Doughboy.html
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/origindb.htm
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