My grandfather, Elmer J. Armstrong, enlisted in the Army on Jan. 26, 1905 in Springfield, Illinois. A year later he was discharged at Fort Logan, Colorado and the re-enlisted for a period of three years. While at Fort Logan he served in the Hospital Corps. The picture below show him behind a counter dressed in white. Recently, my older brother saw this picture for the first time and asked where I had gotten the picture of Uncle Gus. He is certain the the soldier standing in front of my grandfather is Uncle Gus.
August F. Uhl, Jr., our Uncle Gus, was born in New York to German Immigrants. Based on records that I have found he enlisted in the army in 1909. He married my grandmother's sister, Maud Blandford in 1916 in Colorado. I have a couple pictures of Uncle Gus when he was much older so it is time to compare.
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| Uncle Gus is pictured here with his niece, Dorothy Armstrong. Dorothy was born to Elmer Armstrong and Mary Catherine Blandford the same year that Uncle Gus married Aunt Maud. |
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| Uncle Gus top right |
So, what so you think? Is the first picture of Uncle Gus? If it is, did Grandpa introduce Aunt Maud and Uncle Gus?
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