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08-04-2025
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Fort Drum museum unveils exhibit showcasing WWII veteran's artwork
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – A new art exhibit at the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Museum is showing off the artwork of a division veteran from World War II. Pfc. Arnold J. Roberts served with Company G, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment – one of three regiments that made up the division in the 1940s. His artwork captured key moments of the 10th Mountain Division's deployment to Italy. This ranged from the initial voyage aboard the U.S.S. West Point all the way to a post-war ski race on Mount Mangart on the border of Italy and Slovenia. 10th Mountain Division Band teaches students through music I'm not an art connoisseur, but I was amazed by the exceptional details in the paintings. If you know even a little bit about the history of the 10th Mountain Division, you can look at these and kind of pick out some of the exact locations where they were in Italy. Doug Schmidt, 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum curator According to Schmidt, a Saranac Lake resident found the collection of watercolors and charcoal drawings inside an abandoned storage unit that he won at an auction. After the artwork was donated to the museum, Schmidt started the process of accessioning the paintings as artifacts in the U.S. Army Center of Military History. He also worked with Keli Schmid, the archivist librarian in the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center at the Denver Public Library, to research the artist and the scenes he painted. 'Roberts earned a Bronze Star for his actions during the attack on Mount Belvedere,' Schmidt said. 'He had a passion for art his whole life, so after the war he went into advertising. We also learned that he came up to Whiteface Mountain, joined the Ski Patrol, and became a ski instructor.' The display only covers half of the collection according to Schmidt. They selected artwork that best tells the 10th Mountain Division story in World War II. The 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Museum is located in Bldg. 2509 on Col. Reade Road, off Route 26. For more information, call (315) 774-0391, and visit or Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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28-03-2025
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Newark native Ewing Israel Thrapp served in the US Navy aboard the USS Boston
On Oct. 13, 1869, Ewing Israel Thrapp was born in Newark to lumber bookkeeper Marcus Thrapp and his wife, Hannah Ewing-Thrapp. In addition to Ewing, the couple had four sons and two daughters. The family lived on South Fourth Street near Walnut Street. In June 1886, Ewing enlisted with Company G of the Newark Guard as a private. A few months later, on Sept. 25, 1886, he enlisted in the United States Navy, just a few months shy of turning 18. In Coasters Harbor, Rhode Island, he received training on board the USS New Hampshire. Upon transfer to the USS Portsmouth, he sailed for Europe and the West Indies. The death of his father took place while he was at sea in August 1887. Ewing was then assigned to the U.S. steamer Minnesota in New York Harbor. His next duty station was aboard the armored cruiser USS Boston. When the Haitian government seized the American schooner, William Jones and the United States steamer Haytian Republic in November 1888, the Boston was ordered to Haiti. A letter from Ewing dated Nov. 9, 1888, was published Nov. 24 in the Newark Daily Advocate. The letter was sent to his family from Port-au-Prince: 'We were ordered here to release a steamer and schooner that the Haitian government had captured. We have had considerable trouble in regard to the matter. The Haitians released the schooner but say they will fight before they release the steamer. Mr. Ramsey the commander of the Boston, endeavored to go on board the steamer this morning to consult with the captain of her, but the guard over her swore that they would shoot him if he did. This made him pretty angry, and he said if he did not get word from Washington in a day or two, he would steam right up to her, give her a line and tow her out to sea. He also said if their ship fired at us, he will blow every ship Haiti has to hades. We can do it too, for Haiti has only four men of war and they are quite small. We do not know how long we will remain here. Give my regards to all Newark friends.' It was only two days later that The Advocate published the sad news that Boston had arrived at the port in New York carrying a dreadful yellow flag signifying yellow fever aboard the vessel. As a result of the disease, four men had died, including Ewing, who died four days before the publication of his letter. A letter from Captain Ramsey of the USS Boston informed Ewing's mother that her son had died of yellow fever and was buried at sea, as reported Dec. 1 in The Advocate. Moreover, the captain stated that her son's "dearest hope was to return home and provide some assistance to his widowed mother. He looked forward to his return with the keenest delight and never tired of talking about the comforts of home.' It was later reported that 19-year-old Ewing Israel Thrapp had been buried at sea 30 miles off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. However, if you are walking in Section 6 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, you may notice his memorial tombstone, which has the inscription, "Buried at Sea, USS Boston." Doug Stout is the local history coordinator for the Licking County Library. You may contact him at 740-349-5571 or dstout@ His book "Never Forgotten: The Stories of Licking County Veterans" is available for purchase at the library or online at This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: 'Buried at sea,' Newark native Ewing Thrapp served aboard USS Boston
