Also see: John Ammon Remembered story

These images have been collected from several sources including John’s own photo album, family archives in Switzerland and America and Richard Ammon’s photos taken in Switzerland in 1965. Most of the photos cover a range of years from about 1892 to 1927 as well as a few modern pictures. Nearly all of John’s immediate family members are shown here with the disappointing exception of John’s mother Verina (Fanny). We have her immigration and death records but no photo.

American troops landing in France 1918
Richard Ammon with Johann and Ida Ammon (John's cousins) Herzogenbuchsee, 1965
John's cousin Johann raking hay on his dairy farm in
Detail of carved chair from the Ammon family home
Antique clock from the Ammon home in Herzogenbuchsee
John's registration card for his conscription into the army, June
Postcard sent home by John from Camp Gordon, Georgia 1918 Sketch
Postcard sent home by John from Camp Gordon, Georgia 1918 Image
Postcard sent home by John from Camp Gordon, Georgia 1918 Image
Postcard sent home by John from Camp Gordon, Georgia 1918;
World War One poster
World War One poster
World War One poster
World War One poster
World War One poster
American troops shipping out to France, 1918
House in Herzogenbuchsee where Frederick was born in 1863
Painting of American troops landing in France 1917-18
Typical trench warfare in Europe This image shows black American soldiers
A typical military field kitchen and barber shop, WW I
Battle scene in a rural French village, 1917 Note dead
Close-up of trench soldiers
Famous battle photo of American troops, 1917
German troops on the march through devastated France 1917
Detail of a painting depicting American troops in battle at
Memorial engraving sent by France honoring John for his sacrifice,
Richard Ammon at John's grave Memorial Day, May 31, 2011
Memorial Day, May 31, 2011
Memorial Day, May 31, 2011
R.I.P. Memorial Day, May 31, 2011
Memorial Day, May 31, 2011
Cousins Richard Ammon and Albert Fiacre at Ammon house in
John as a teenager, about 1903
Photo from John's album, possibly with
Photo from John's album; John on left in canoe, possibly
John (r) with girlfriend and another couple, about 1910
John in uniform 1917-18
John in full unifrom with gun, Camp Gordon, Georgia 1917-18
John's younger sister Blanche Ammon Gilmore Massachusetts, about 1920
The second youngest of John's siblings, baby Ethel, taken about
John's older sister Mary (Mame) aged about 15 in 1900
John's sister Mame about 25-30 years old. She was married
John's older brother Francis, about 14 years old in 1901
Cora Van Tassel Smith about 16 years old in 1901; She
Wedding photo of Cora and Francis with her parents They were
Francis about 16 years old Clothing suggests this may have been
House that Francis built 1917-18, Succasunna, N.J.
John about twenty years old with camera, 1908
Children of Cora and Francis in 1918: (l-r) Doris, Ethel, Roger,
Grave site of Cora and Francis, Succasunna, N.J.(2003)
Frederick Ammon, John's father; born in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland 1863
Frederick's gravestone in Succasunna, N.J. (installed 2003)
Passenger list of immigrants on board ship Normandie, June 18,
Frederick Ammon's brother Johann and his wife, Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland
Frederick's mother Elizabeth, Switzerland; John's grandmother whom he never saw
Frederick's sisters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, about 1910 (l-r) Elise, Marie, Anna
House in Schaffhausen, Switzerland where Frederick's three sisters lived; Richard Ammon
Grave of Marie Ammon (John's aunt) in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland
Grave of Frederick's brother Johann in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland
Herzogenbuchsee Center
Herzogenbuchsee Center
Herzogenbuchsee Center Cousin Rudolf Ammon at fountain

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