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Defending the Border

by Summer Furzer | Jan 1, 1993 | | 0 comments

The Journal of San Diego History
SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY
Spring 1993, Volume 39, Numbers 1 & 2
Richard W. Crawford, Editor

Cavalry soldier at Lockett, 1943

Back to article: Defending the Border: The Cavalry at Camp Lockett

  • Master Sergeant James H. Cole, 28th Cavalry, pictured in 1944
  • Unidentified soldier at Morena tent camp in 1940
  • Scout car used on missions for 11th Cavalry at Morena, 1940
  • 11th Cavalry marches into Jacumba during the Live Oak Springs maneuver in 1941
  • 11th Cavalry on the border guarding railway with young boy and Mexican official.
  • 11th Cavalry at Camp Lockett in 1942.
    Front: Sgt. J.L. Shoemaker, right: Sgt. I.M. Schmiz, left: PFC X.W. Fisher.
  • Cavalry soldier at Lockett, 1943.
  • Joe Louis speaking to the black troops at Lockett in 1943.
  • Chain of command: 4th Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, August 1943
  • 4th Cavalry Brigade on review at Lockett in 1944.
  • Aerial view of Lockett in 1941.

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