GMPETE Posted November 7, 2015 Share #1 Posted November 7, 2015 I love soldier/combat art but never see any on the hoof, so when I ran into this moody little drawing recently for cheap, I couldn't leave it. Soldier standing in the rain at the foot of a grave like his own shadow, that he looks like he's about to fall into. Needed to come out of the old frame and acid mattes, and when I got it open I found what I was hoping for- the name of the artist with date and inscription. It reads as follows: 'Normandie, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; - "Aftermath!" JAN '45' John R. Nobriga I did a little looking and found a John R. Nobriga, service # 32992674, who was from near where the drawing originated. His profession was listed as draftsman so this has to be him. I did not find any info on what unit he was with but am still looking. ( If anybody has any ideas short of initiating an NARA search I would appreciate the help). I thought the spelling of 'Normandie' was curious and got to thinking that maybe it is a reference to the SS Normandie ocean liner which did service as a troopship during the war, rather than D-Day.... Anyway, thought I would share this with everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarineCorps Posted November 7, 2015 Share #2 Posted November 7, 2015 Great drawing! Normandie is how they spell it in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMPETE Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted November 7, 2015 Great drawing! Normandie is how they spell it in France. Thanks- I read up on the SS Normandie since I posted and it burned before the troopship conversion was complete, so it looks like you are correct; it is 'Normandie' the place rather than the French ocean liner. I wonder if Nobriga made the landing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted November 7, 2015 Share #4 Posted November 7, 2015 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted November 13, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 13, 2015 He attended Pratt in 1949 and studied Advertising Design. I even found his photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMPETE Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted November 13, 2015 He attended Pratt in 1949 and studied Advertising Design. I even found his photo: That is great! Thanks for this- Nice to put a face to the name. Still hoping to find his wartime unit info. No luck so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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