patches Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share #101 Posted December 5, 2017 A West Point K Det circa 1929. He's one Don Z. Zimmerman. http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105158/brigadier-general-don-z-zimmerman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 11, 2017 Share #102 Posted December 11, 2017 Captain John Milton Cloninger, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 11, 2017 Share #103 Posted December 11, 2017 Captain John Milton Cloninger, Jr. Major Cloninger was "Mr. Wolfhound" aka the "Widow Maker". His WWII and Korean War diaries are in the 25th Infantry Division archives. A newspaper article (not always reliable) noted that he had been wounded four times and has two Silver Stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 20, 2017 Share #104 Posted December 20, 2017 Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker who commanded the V Bomber Command of the Fifth Air Force during World War II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted December 24, 2017 Share #105 Posted December 24, 2017 Two company commanders of the 138th Infantry Regiment from the Missouri National Guard's 1939 yearbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share #106 Posted December 26, 2017 The actor Van Heflin, now I'm not positive if this is him when he was in the Army or if it is from a movie he was in . His bio states he was a Combat Photographer in the Air Corps, an officer? doesn't say, maybe he was an officer, Field Artillery commissioned then switched to Signal Corps? In any event it's a cool photo, and certainly is in keeping with the many photos seen thus far of both O's and EM's where the badge is worn above the pocket flap rather than in the more familliar position on the flap itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share #107 Posted December 26, 2017 And here's another photo of Van Heflin, is this from a film. Because here he is again, this time with a Expert Badge and AC BOS, on the other hand I haven't seen in his IMDB any wartime movies where he played an officer except one, and that one was an Uncredited role in Land and Live in the Jungle, a Army Survival film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share #108 Posted January 3, 2018 A officer of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment West Germany circa 1962-63. wears his badge with pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted February 1, 2018 Share #109 Posted February 1, 2018 Okay, technically this is a warrant officer, but note the crazy placement of his shooting badges. Was this ever in any way regulation? He has three ribbons from his former Naval service (Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal and Navy Unit Commendation) among his personal ribbons, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share #110 Posted February 1, 2018 Okay, technically this is a warrant officer, but note the crazy placement of his shooting badges. Was this ever in any way regulation? He has three ribbons from his former Naval service (Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal and Navy Unit Commendation) among his personal ribbons, Now that is really Off the Wall! , I don't know how on earth he got around post with these like that, unless he was married and lived off post and donned this uniform and went straight to a local civilian photography studio, but on the other hand........ what he didn't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted March 21, 2018 Share #111 Posted March 21, 2018 Brigadier General Sidney Hinds of the 2nd Armored Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted April 4, 2018 Share #112 Posted April 4, 2018 Col. Earle L. Lewis served as the commander of the 109th Engineer Regiment from its founding in 1923 until his death on 17 September 1941. Col. Lewis suffered a fatal stroke during the famed Louisiana Maneuvers, the series of war games that tested the organizational structure and fighting capabilities of National Guard and regular Army units prior to their World War II deployment, mostly to the European theater. COL Lewis joined the South Dakota National Guard in 1903 and saw duty along the Mexican border and in Europe during World War I. The 109th was first established as a battalion of engineers in 1921, with then Maj. Lewis in command. By 1923 the Army authorized expansion of the 109th to a full regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted May 10, 2018 Share #113 Posted May 10, 2018 Expert Badge with multiple bars worn by a Second Army officer mid-1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share #114 Posted July 4, 2018 A nice shot of an AC officer wearing his badge. You can read all about him in this earlier topic by 338th RCT. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/155144-usaaf-pilot-portrait/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted July 13, 2018 Share #115 Posted July 13, 2018 Transportation Corps officer during World War II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 7, 2018 Share #116 Posted August 7, 2018 Colonel of the 81st Infantry Division at Camp San Luis Obispo in 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 7, 2018 Share #117 Posted August 7, 2018 Infantry School captain. I have seen anecdotes that said officers would typically not wear any badge less than Expert but this officer clearly has a Marksman badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted August 8, 2018 Share #118 Posted August 8, 2018 Medical Service Corps lieutenant wearing a basic Marksman Badge on the day of his commissioning from ROTC in 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted October 16, 2018 Share #119 Posted October 16, 2018 Military Intelligence lieutenant from a 1977 Fort Benning OCS class book with former Marine Corps enlisted service wearing a Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon and Expert Badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share #120 Posted October 17, 2018 Found that every unit commander n the 1969 yearbook for the 1st Armored Division poses for his portrait wearing all his marksmanship badges and all the Q-Bars attached to the badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share #121 Posted October 17, 2018 I really went overboard in scanning these guys But I did it cause we see a lot with the Sharpshooter and Marksman Badge, usually we see just the Expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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