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- On the way to Goose Cove from St. Anthony - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Little and Sgt "Doc" Wygal.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- The "sports model" of a dog sled with an unknown civilian in Goose Cove - 11 February 1961.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Four young unidentified children in Goose Cove - 11 February 1961.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Walking out to see the boat frozen into the Bay at Goose Cove. The vessel was the "Glider" from St. John's. - 11 February 1961.
Sgt Tate in the foreground at left.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Posing with the "Glider" which was frozen in the bay at Goose Cove - 11 February 1961.
Top Sgt "Doc" Wygal. Standing (L-R) Airman Marinelli, Sgt Little, Sgt Acosta. Sitting (L-R) Mr simmons, Sgt Wagner, Sgt Lovejoy, Sgt Mansfield and Sgt Faidley.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- On the way from Goose Cove to Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Little, Sgt Wagner, Sgt Lovejoy and Sgt Tate. Notice our "anti-freeze" as held by Wagner and Lovejoy.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- One the way from Goose Cove to Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
Sgr Russ Faidley had jusy fallen out of the Track Master and landed as you see him with hat, glasses and a can of beer, all intact.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Walking into Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
We had to park the Track Master about half a mile back as the trail was too narrow and steep to drive into the village.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- (L-R) Sgt Little and Sgt Wagner walking into Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
This photo depicts the desolate nature of this part of Newfoundland.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- A typical house and barn in nearby Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Standing on a pier over a frozen bay in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
Rear (L-R) Sgt Wagner and Sgt "Doc" Wygal. Foreground - Sgt Tate.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Sitting on the pier in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt "Doc" Wygal (standing), Sgt Tate and Sgt Wagner are still applying "anti-freeze" to their systems.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
This photo was taken while standing on the frozen bay with the village in the background.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- (L-R) Sgt "Doc" Wygal and Sgt Mansfield in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
We were standing on the pier looking and pointing at objects in the distance that we thought might have been seals.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Civilians drawing water from a fresh water well. They would pour the water into a barrel on the sled and take it to Goose Cove - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Lovejoy, Sgt Little, two unknown civilians and a civilian child in the foreground, an unknown GI, Sgt Wagner, Sgt "Doc" Wygal, Sgt Mansfield, Airman Marinelli and Sgt Acosta.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- (L-R) Sgt Wagner and Sgt "Doc" Wygal sitting on the iced up pier in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Standing next to a sled dog house and dog run in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Wagner, Mr Simmons, Sgt Tate, Sgt "Doc" Wygal.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Sitting on an overturned dory in Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Wagner, Sgt "Doc" Wygal and Airman Marinelli.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Sled dogs in their house at Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
- Looking at the sled dogs in their house at Ireland Bight - 11 February 1961.
(L-R) Sgt Wagner (with his back to the camera), Sgt Wagner, Sgt Tate, Mr Simmons, Sgt "Doc" Wygal, Airman Marinelli.
Courtesy Merle Wygal.
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