New recruits in the barracks, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.: Basic training : Engineer Replacement Training Center (E.R.T.C.)

Original watercolor dated 7.14.42, signed by Pvt. Richard H. Morton; 5 soldiers, shirtless or in t-shirts, seated in bunk room, in conversation, with bunks, window in background. Original watercolor dated 7.14.42, signed by Pvt. Richard H. Morton; 5 soldiers, shirtless or in t-shirts, seated in bunk room, in conversation, with bunks, window in background. Morton joined the army in July 1942 and after training at Fort Meade, sailed for England in March 1944 as a technician with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He served in Europe with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (the so-called 'Ghost Army') in France, Germany, and Luxembourg.