AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 16, 2016 As an AAF collector whose main interest is in the people behind the artifacts, as well as uniforms and insignia I find myself naturally drawn to portrait photos as they often combine all the elements which interest me most, and often also provide important clues about when particular uniforms or insignia were worn. I'm going to post a small selection of my AAF portrait photo collection, all of which are original prints from the period. If you have a portrait you feel would fit into this thread please feel free to add it!. Let's start with the boss himself, General of the Army Henry H. Arnold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted July 16, 2016 General George C. Kenney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 16, 2016 Major General Elwood R. Quesada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted July 16, 2016 An as yet unidentified Air Service Command Colonel. He is clearly a decorated WWI veteran, can anyone ID him?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted July 16, 2016 Another unidentified ASC officer. Take a close look at his ribbons, plus the British or Commonwealth wing on his right chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted July 16, 2016 Another theme I enjoy collecting are portraits by studios overseas. Here is an example by a London photographer, unfortunately the Eighth Air Force Corporal is not identified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted July 16, 2016 Another formal portrait by a London photographer of an unidentified AAF enlisted man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #8 Posted July 16, 2016 Unfortunately this picture of a Lt. pilot has suffered over the years, but is still within the studio folder from Nottingham, England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted July 16, 2016 An unidentified 15th Air Force gunner. The photo is dated Dec. 25, 1944. Note the blue backing he wears behind his wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted July 16, 2016 A nice example of the interwar uniform being worn by Major Thomas G. Lanphier, photo dated June 21, 1928. More info on Lanphier here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_George_Lanphier,_Sr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted July 16, 2016 Sgt. Wagn Eskelund, 5th Air Sea Rescue Sqn. 5th Air Force, December 1945. Wagn Eskelund was born in Denmark in 1915 and entered service in April 1943 from Los Angeles. The second photo shows him in what appears to be ROTC uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted July 17, 2016 Share #12 Posted July 17, 2016 Some really nice portraits there. Love the one of Hap Arnold wearing the Type 1 pilots badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted July 17, 2016 Share #13 Posted July 17, 2016 Lt. Oeva Wiejanen, bombardier on Lil' Jughead, survivor of Operation Tidal Wave. Ploesti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted July 18, 2016 Share #14 Posted July 18, 2016 Photo of airman by Hal Owen Studio in Oklahoma City, OK. Most likely in training at the Norman Air Technical Training Center in Norman, OK during WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 22, 2016 Share #15 Posted July 22, 2016 I have more to add, but these three will have to be the start. All from the same B-24 crew, 736th BS, 454th BG. Their 24 was shot down by flak on February 14, 1945 over Vienna, Austria. A lead crew of 12 men, 7 died, 5 were POWs. First is the pilot Captain Richard Fry of East Sparta, Ohio. He was killed by the flak shell that exploded in the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 22, 2016 Share #16 Posted July 22, 2016 Next is co-pilot Lt. Alvin Brody of Minneapolis, Minnesota, also killed by the flak shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 22, 2016 Share #17 Posted July 22, 2016 Lastly is bombardier Lt. Robert Slyder from San Diego, California. He survived as a POW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 22, 2016 Share #18 Posted July 22, 2016 Found one more before I sleep. A well known 4th FG Ace, Major John T. Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted July 22, 2016 Share #19 Posted July 22, 2016 34th Photo Recon pilot, ETO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted July 22, 2016 Share #20 Posted July 22, 2016 PS- I "borrowed" the image of the patch from the web- just to clarify that. Wish I owned it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted July 22, 2016 Share #21 Posted July 22, 2016 I found this photo stuck behind another photo in a frame. Inscribed and dated 1927. Unknown Air Service Lt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAF_Collection Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share #22 Posted July 22, 2016 Thanks to all who have added pictures to this thread. Sarge8 that is a very fine portrait!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted July 22, 2016 Share #23 Posted July 22, 2016 Thanks, I wish I knew who he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted July 23, 2016 Share #24 Posted July 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted July 23, 2016 Share #25 Posted July 23, 2016 Dug out a few more from the collection. Lt. Stanley Calloway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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