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J.S. Morgan is Junius Spencer Morgan III. He was pictured in the Portland Morning Oregonian on August 24, 1916 in uniform. "Son of J. Pierpont Morgan, Standing In Line on Deck of U.S.S. Maine, NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Young Mr. Morgan is one of the several prominent men aboard the three battleships which sailed from the Brooklyn Navy-Yard on a cruise for citizen tars." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-08-24/ed-1/se... "Junius Spencer Morgan III (March 15, 1892 - October 19, 1960), was an American banker and a director of the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company." He was a son of banker J.P. Morgan and grandson of the more famous J. Pierpont Morgan.

The link is oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-08-24/ed-1/se... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junius_Spencer_Morgan_III

Junius' partner in twine is Alfred Greenough (Harvard '08) Both Morgan & Greenough earned commissions and served in Europe during the war. Harvards Military Record in the War is a good resource for these type pics.

That is a good resource, especially since the publicity on this project tended to stress the blue-blooded nature of the civilian rookies. Here is Greenough's entry: "Greenough Alfred AB 08, Ensign US Naval Reserve Force when United States entered the war. called to active duty April 27 1917 and assigned to USS Harvard served as junior watch and division officer sailed for overseas service June 8 vessel on escort duty in English Channel transferred to staff of Admiral Wilson Brest France June 10 1918 served as director of mails for US Naval Forces in France promoted lieutenant junior grade September 16 returned to United States January 5 1919 released from active duty January 15 1919 ."

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for info on Junius Spencer Morgan III.