world war I nerd Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted July 4, 2019 The flag of America flaps in the wind as a mixed bag of casuals debark from a ferry on to an unnamed troop ship for their return voyage back to the United States in 1919. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted July 4, 2019 American troops of an unknown regiment fresh from France march with their flag through the streets of Newport News, Virginia, circa 1919. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted July 4, 2019 The stateside grave of Private Edward Berryman, Company D, 106th Engineer Regiment, 27th Division. Pvt. Berryman was killed in action in France on October 2, 1918. He was buried in a French cemetery until his remains were repatriated to the United States in the early 1920 at the request of his family. An American flag, the flag under which he fought and died, aptly stands guard over Pvt. Berryman's final resting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share #29 Posted July 4, 2019 Private Edward Berryman in happier times ... may he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share #30 Posted July 4, 2019 The last of my posts for today is this WW I era postcard dedicated to all those brave Americans who died for our nations flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted July 4, 2019 Share #31 Posted July 4, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted July 4, 2019 Share #32 Posted July 4, 2019 Duplicate sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted July 4, 2019 Share #33 Posted July 4, 2019 Thanks for the photos. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted July 5, 2019 Share #34 Posted July 5, 2019 Dated just before WW1 so it probably saw WW1 service although its greatest battle was with moths in a Maine attic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtMaddoxUSMC Posted July 5, 2019 Share #35 Posted July 5, 2019 dhcoleterracina is that yours? I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted July 5, 2019 Share #36 Posted July 5, 2019 Yes and I even built the frame for it so I can enjoy it everyday . I think it is the tenth I've framed. Better than folded in a box in the closet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted July 5, 2019 Share #37 Posted July 5, 2019 Wonderful things here everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted July 5, 2019 Share #38 Posted July 5, 2019 The front of my house on July 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted July 5, 2019 Share #39 Posted July 5, 2019 Here is a watercolor portrait of Lt. Col. Davis Cronin by Thomas Place. Great flags. Thomas Place was born in East Meadow, New York, on November 6, 1841. He worked as a clerk before enlisting in the United States Army on September 20, 1862 at 600 Broadway, New York City, New York. He mustered into Company H, 1st New York Mounted Rifles as a Private. The Mounted Rifles served principally at Fortress Monroe, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Williamsburg and Yorktown, Virginia. During the Norfolk expedition the Mounted Rifles participated in the clash of the ironclads, firing their Sharp’s carbines from shore at the CSS Virginia during her voyage down river toward the Battle of Hampton Roads with the U.S.S. Monitor. The regiment took part in over 116 battles and skirmishes but sustained no severe losses during the Civil War. The Regiment’s heaviest casualties were at Scott's Mills, Virginia, in May of1863, when 28 were killed, wounded and missing. In the operations against Petersburg and Richmond in May of1864, it sustained a loss of 13. During the Siege of Petersburg the Regiment was often in action, but met with no large losses, its total casualties amounting to 43 killed, wounded and missing. It was active at the final assault on Petersburg, April 2, and saw its last fighting at Murfree's Depot, Somerton and Jackson, North Carolina. Corporal Thomas Place Mustered Out at Richmond, Virginia, on June 12, 1865. Place was a prolific artist. He created dozens of drawings in pen-and-ink, charcoal, and oil paint. He depicted every aspect of soldiers’ lives, from muster to leisure time. Place produced a large sketchbook/scrapbook of his experiences during the Civil War which is now owned by the Virginia Historical Society. After the Civil War, Place worked as a wood block engraver, producing illustrations for Harper’s Weekly and other publications. Thomas Place died in New York City, New York on July 26, 1922. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted July 6, 2019 Share #40 Posted July 6, 2019 This watercolor is pre-WW1 (1899) but of a Civil War subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share #41 Posted July 6, 2019 Thanks everybody for the fine additions to this thread, but there's got be a lot more American flag themed images out there ... Right? Let's get em' posted here where everybody can see em' ... Okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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