patches Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share #126 Posted February 22, 2021 A young 30s private soldier gives a snappy hand salute for the camera eye. Date unknown and regrettably can't make out his DIs as we see, and he's wearing no shoulder patch, but he must be in either a Cavalry unit of the NG or Reserves, as he's wearing breeches and the cavalry boots, maybe he's a motor vehicle driver in some unknown unit other then cavalry??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNavy02 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #127 Posted March 5, 2021 A snapshot of 5 Soldiers of Battery C, 241st Coast Artillery with unit marked 1903 Springfield rifles, taken in the mid-1920s by Hemler, Fort H.G. Wright, NY. Closeup shows them wearing their DIs on the standing collar next to gilt collar disks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNavy02 Posted March 5, 2021 Share #128 Posted March 5, 2021 A young unidentified Soldier of the 11th Field Artillery Regiment taken in the late 1930s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share #129 Posted March 6, 2021 Great additions FlyNavy, who would of thought a Navyman would post such great period ARMY Photos . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerunner88 Posted May 1, 2021 Share #130 Posted May 1, 2021 I know this is slightly off topic but in many of these photos you see the enlisted "white dress shirt" being worn with the class A uniform. Was there an army spec/contract for this shirt or was it civilian? Does anybody have an example in their collection for reference? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share #131 Posted May 2, 2021 11 hours ago, eaglerunner88 said: I know this is slightly off topic but in many of these photos you see the enlisted "white dress shirt" being worn with the class A uniform. Was there an army spec/contract for this shirt or was it civilian? Does anybody have an example in their collection for reference? Many thanks Interesting question. You got us wondering now too, was the White Shirt a Issue one or Private Purchase, this of course would pertain only to the Men as Officers bought their own stuff as a matter of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share #132 Posted May 7, 2021 The Colonel of the 318th Infantry 80th Division in the 1930s, name not known at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share #133 Posted May 24, 2021 A 7th Infantry 3rd Division Recruit Vancouver Barracks Washington State 1936, his name, Ormodo Bobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted May 24, 2021 Share #134 Posted May 24, 2021 This is my great uncle circa mid 1930s. He was in Co. G, 151st Inf, 38th Division of the Indiana National Guard.He left the NG sometime in the late 30’s and became a teacher. One of his older brothers was also in the 151st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 14, 2021 Share #135 Posted June 14, 2021 21st Infantry Brigade, KIAIMAU, Hawaiian Division - Schofield Barracks, T.H. (19th & 21st Inf. Regts.) 21st Infantry Brigade Chaplain - Major John Henry August Borleis circa 1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share #136 Posted August 20, 2021 On 5/6/2021 at 8:03 PM, patches said: The Colonel of the 318th Infantry 80th Division in the 1930s, name not known at this time. Might be either Edward E. Goodwyn or Junius E. Dunford. Here'a a Wiki on Goodwyn, makes no mention of the regiment, even stated he was promoted a Brigadier General in the VA Militia, in 1934, could he have been the regiment's commander as a Colonel of the Reserves while holding a Commission as Brigadier General in the Militia at the same time??? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_E._Goodwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share #137 Posted November 2, 2021 A Nicolas Grinaldo of the 105th Infantry, 27th Division in 1940 before the division was federalized, he remains with the division, and sees action in it, Saipan, and presumably Okinawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerunner88 Posted November 2, 2021 Share #138 Posted November 2, 2021 Great phot patches! I have a question. I'm putting together an interwar M1926 class A circa 1935 to represent a 168th Infantry soldier. Would it be appropriate to have the DUIs along with a 34th Div SSI while it was a guard unit prior to the division being federalized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share #139 Posted November 3, 2021 Just now, eaglerunner88 said: Great phot patches! I have a question. I'm putting together an interwar M1926 class A circa 1935 to represent a 168th Infantry soldier. Would it be appropriate to have the DUIs along with a 34th Div SSI while it was a guard unit prior to the division being federalized? Yes it will be fine, as you see in this topic alone of National Guardsmen and Reservists in the 20s and 30s, it was the duly authorized insignia, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share #140 Posted November 23, 2021 One Pvt William A. Morris Jr. 369th Infantry 1939, soon to be Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment. 13 hours ago, patches said: One Pvt William A. Morris Jr. 369th Infantry 1939, soon to be Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft) Regiment. Here he is again in the war, still with the 369th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share #141 Posted December 17, 2021 A Bugler of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry in the 30s at Fort Myer Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share #142 Posted December 17, 2021 And the 11th U.S. Cavalry Unit Crests being worn in a 1929 movie, a silent movie, released in early 1930 called Troopers Three, the 11th Cav stationed at the Presidio of Monterey California. lent support for the film, in fact that First Shirt I think is a real Soldier, a man of the 11th Cav thrown in as an extra.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Grunt Posted January 18, 2022 Share #143 Posted January 18, 2022 A friend of mine asked about the DUI that was being worn in this picture .. it took me a while to find, but a great pre WWII photo of a soldier of the 38th Division (National Guard). In my research I also found that these DUIs were made in different colors (depending on your MOS) I found a couple examples on EBay ... The soldier in the picture is wearing infantry insignia, but the DUI looks to be different colors? (like the Military Police DUI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share #144 Posted January 19, 2022 Need an ID on this 1820s-30s Engineer DI. He is Alden K. Sibley a Shavetail, West Point 1933. Here's his BIO, makes no mention of his first unit after graduation, but as you'll see he was a one time Aide to FDR, a Staff Officer in WWII and rose to Major General, retiring in 1968. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58556444/alden-kingsland-sibley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNavy02 Posted January 19, 2022 Share #145 Posted January 19, 2022 Might be the 67th Armored Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 19, 2022 Share #146 Posted January 19, 2022 Look more like West Point Cadet DIs. Found nothing engineer resembling what he is wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share #147 Posted January 20, 2022 7 hours ago, tredhed2 said: Look more like West Point Cadet DIs. Found nothing engineer resembling what he is wearing. You may be right, the color are always a difficulty with these West Point DIs, like is it a Yellow one that's playing the old photo voodoo making it dark, or truly a Black one. Good guess he just graduated and poses in his new ODs with his confirmed Branch Of Service Insignia just before starting his Officer Branch Basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted January 20, 2022 Share #148 Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, patches said: You may be right, the color are always a difficulty with these West Point DIs, like is it a Yellow one that's playing the old photo voodoo making it dark, or truly a Black one. Good guess he just graduated and poses in his new ODs with his confirmed Branch Of Service Insignia just before starting his Officer Branch Basic. Looks like the blue one to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share #149 Posted January 28, 2022 Charles Fullington Thompson at Fort Benning in the 30s wearing the FOLLOW ME DI, Though never in Combat, Thompson served in a wide variety of Troop and Staff slots his whole career, retires a Major General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #150 Posted February 14, 2022 This is a ROTC Cadet at Perdue in the early 1930s. Does anyone have an image of their Unit Crest he's wearing? looked but did not find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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