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One of the yard-long pictures I have is of E Company, 314th Infantry Regiment after it returned from France in 1919. It clearly shows two soldiers wearing the DSC and Croix de Guerre. E/324th Inf had 4 soldiers who were decorated with the DSC. Three of the four were also decorated with the Croix de Guerre.

· SGT Edward W. Monahan (DSC and CdG). He was wounded in the face during the action for which he was awarded the DSC;

· CPL John Chyko (DSC and CdG);

· PVT John J. Auber (DSC). He lost a hand and forearm during the action for which he was awarded the DSC; and

· PVT Calvin J. Cressman (DSC and CdG). He was wounded 5 times during the action for which he was awarded the DSC.

 

By deduction, I believe SGT Monahan and CPL Chyko are pictured in this yard-long.

 

It seems reasonable that PVTs Auber and Cressman had likely been evacuated due to their wounds and are not in the picture. Additionally, PVT Auber is not known to have received the Croix de Guerre and both soldiers in the picture are wearing one. Also, one of the soldiers with a DSC and CdG is wearing sergeant stripes and a wound stripe which conforms to what I know about SGT Monahan. The other soldier with a DSC and CdG is not wearing a wound stripe and to the best of my knowledge CPL Chyko was the only one of the four who was not wounded during the war. Also, the way this soldier’s uniform lays makes it nearly impossible to determine if he is wearing corporal stripes, but he is wearing a whistle which is a give-away that he had NCO status.

 

First picture is of the inscription on the photo. The next two pictures are of who I believe to be SGT Monahan and then CPL Chyko.

 

Thanks for looking.

Dennis

 

 

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SGT Edward W. Monahan

 

 

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CPL John Chyko

 

 

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Jayhawker353

Here is a capture from a panoramic of 67th Company 1st Battalion 5th Marines Coblenz in Spring 1919. The Lieutenant on the left is the only Marine in the whole photo wearing ribbons. You can see the company mascot, a small monkey on the arm of the kneeling Corporal. All are wearing a 2ID SSI (red square for 1/5.)

 

 

 

 

 

Love WWI yard longs and have seen a lot of mascots and gimmicks, but never a monkey.

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Referring back to the E/314th Inf yard long photo I need to insert two things. First, here is a corrected copy of the narrative since I fat-fingered the first one:

FIRST -- REVISED COPY:

One of the yard-long pictures I have is of E Company, 314th Infantry Regiment after it returned from France in February 1919. It clearly shows two soldiers wearing the DSC and Croix de Guerre. E/314th Inf had 4 soldiers who were decorated with the DSC. Three of the four were also decorated with the Croix de Guerre.

· SGT Edward W. Monahan (DSC and CdG). He was wounded in the face during the action for which he was awarded the DSC;

· CPL John Chyko (DSC and CdG);

· PVT John J. Auber (DSC). He lost a hand and forearm during the action for which he was awarded the DSC; and

· PVT Calvin J. Cressman (DSC and CdG). He was wounded 5 times during the action for which he was awarded the DSC.

 

By deduction, I believe SGT Monahan and CPL Chyko are pictured in this yard-long.

 

It seems reasonable that PVTs Auber and Cressman had likely been evacuated due to their wounds and are not in the picture. Additionally, PVT Auber is not known to have received the Croix de Guerre and both soldiers in the picture are wearing one. Also, one of the soldiers with a DSC and CdG is wearing sergeant stripes and a wound stripe which conforms to what I know about SGT Monahan. The other soldier with a DSC and CdG does not appear to be wearing a wound stripe and to the best of my knowledge CPL Chyko was the only one of the four who was not wounded during the war. Also, the way this soldier’s uniform lays makes it nearly impossible to determine if he is wearing corporal stripes, but he is wearing a whistle which is a give-away that he had NCO status.

 

SECOND, below is a refined version of the photo of who I believe to be CPL Chyko. I circled a spot on his right sleeve that could be a wound chevron -- some of you may have noticed it. It shows up when photographed but is barely discernible under a powerful magnifier -- go figure. If a wound stripe, one could also make the argument that it is upside down. I'm sure the first sergeant he is sitting next to would have been none too happy with that!

 

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mysteriousoozlefinch

First off, the 100% on topic things. Unfortunately my scanner has pretty poor resolution so most of these are fuzzy and a lot of detail visible in person is lost. They're from two scanned yard longs I have of Co. K, 133rd Infantry, Iowa National Guard, from Le Mars, IA at summer camp in Minnesota. It's entirely possible that these men were some of the 20 officers and 202 men from the 133rd Infantry that were called out in 1933 to deal with civil unrest in Plymouth County resulting from activities of the Farmers' Holiday Association.

 

The more sepia toned ones were taken in 1937 and the black/white in 1940.

 

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Company guidon, and a few guys who didn't get the memo about not standing in the background, both wearing cartridge belts.

 

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Company cook at left, and a Company Supply Sergeant at the right next to a Corporal with a whistle on his pocket. Two officers up front have their M1921 officer's belts worn Sam Browne style and three worn with suspenders rigged for field wear.

 

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Tent is stamped "IOWA" over "NG" in the circle. Two cooks this time, plus the two men in shirts and colored overseas caps. Left has a readable "MINN." on it and the right "CAMP". I'd thought they might be American Legion initially but they may just be some sort of unit gear.

 

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Other end of the photo; you can see whistle chains on the First Sergeant, Sergeant far right, fourth from right, and sixth from right.

 

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Title, and a cameo from the photographer.

 

 

Next, things I'm not sure but are on the same theme, i.e. group photos, and have some interesting features.

 

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NCOs from Co. D, 103rd Infantry of the Maine National Guard in 1927. Front row L to R is a Sergeant and three Corporals, back row appears to be all Corporals, all with their sidearms.

 

 

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Howitzer platoon of Co. H, 103rd Infantry, Lewiston, ME in 1939 posed around their M1916 37mm guns on wheeled carriages for transport.

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Not technically a yard-long, but of similar look. This photo of the USS Mississippi Ship's Dance from 11/25/35 fell out of a 1934-35 cruise book I got.

 

Kind of fun to look at the folks close up.

 

Some of the brass blown up below the complete photo

 

 

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Far right on the photo showing the only Marine visible, and a high ranking enlisted sailor. I'm sure some of the Navy fans can identify the ranks.

 

Second photo showing a young sailor and his gal. Not sure how he made the front row :)

 

Lastly what I assume is one of the brass and his family

 

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Interesting that a few of the officers appear to be wearing small ribbons on their lapels (rather than miniature medals). And the Marine's marksmanship badge looks like an Army one?

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blackhawkdown

I love yard longs too. Just to look into those faces in 1919 after the armistice you can really see the weary and haunted looks on their faces. Here is a yard long from 89th Division, 354th, Company D. There was one Medal of Honor recipient, Arthur J Forest also decorated with the Croix de Guerre. there were also 2 Distinguished Service Cross winners. Here are some close ups of the group. Arthur J Forest is on the left arrow. He has some kind of ribbon, I can't make it out and he seems to be the only one with one. The fellow on the right has the most pained haunted face I can remember seeing on a yard long.

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Here is the rest of the group

Two

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Rest of group three

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Rest of group four

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Rest of group five

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Rest of group six

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Rest of group seven

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Rest of group eight

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Rest of group nine

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Rest of group ten

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Rest of group eleven. That's all of 354th company D. Always looking for any more information on those in this company of the 354th.

It's a lot of photos, hope I didn't bore you.

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gauthieb3sxz

I think I may be one of the only military photo collectors who scans panoramic photos on my scanner and subsequently stitches them together using PS. Check out the results..... This is the 1st Heavy Mobile Artillery Repair Shop yardlong shortly after the Pershing Games.

 

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One of the coolest panoramics in my collection..... DSC + MOH recipients.... and an italian artist found my blog post and painted a forty foot mural of it.......

 

 

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I didn't even realize the guy at center was a MOH recipient until his grandson emailed me with the details.

 

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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Patrick J. Regan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 8 October 1918, while serving with 115th Infantry, 29th Division, in action at Bois-de-Consenvoye, France. While leading his platoon against a strong enemy machinegun nest which had held up the advance of two companies, Second Lieutenant Regan divided his men into three groups, sending one group to either flank, and he himself attacking with an automatic rifle team from the front. Two of the team were killed outright, while Second Lieutenant Regan and the third man were seriously wounded, the latter unable to advance. Although severely wounded, Second Lieutenant Regan dashed with empty pistol into the machine gun nest, capturing 30 Austrian gunners and four machine guns. This gallant deed permitted the companies to advance, avoiding a terrific enemy fire. Despite his wounds, he continued to lead his platoon forward until ordered to the rear by his commanding officer.

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A January 1945 yard long from the Cavalry school shows us this spot of fun.

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Another bit of gold.

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More Cavalry School

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More 1945 at Ft Riley.

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post-32632-0-09898100-1467743686.jpgpost-32632-0-70936600-1467743725.jpgpost-32632-0-23097900-1467743773.jpg Found a couple, so far, of men in my 361st Inf yardlong. Sgt. Bartruff is from my hometown, Bellingham Wa. which helps.

 

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Here's a good example of the state of pistol ammo pockets on what I think are M-1909 cartridge belts on Mar. 6th 1918. I wonder how many of these belts were used on the border area just south of here just 2 years prior?

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Last photo was too large for above. They show 4 pockets, 2 pockets, and finally no pockets! Does anyone know the date of when the Army ordered them removed?post-2137-0-62357000-1481743543.jpg

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My guess is when these 2 heard that they were in the SandStorm Div.(34th), they better be prepared! Also note collar insignia--Iowa Nat. Guard?post-2137-0-50204600-1481744191.jpg

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Love these old photos! Particularly the one of Company D, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division.

 

Attached is a photo of my cousin's Chauchat squad (Company L, 354th Infantry Regiment) taken a day or two after the Armistice. His name was Charles Denver Barger, a WWI Medal of Honor recipient. He is in the back row, third from right. In the back row, fourth from right, is Jesse Funk, his assistant gunner, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor during WWI. This is a family photo that Charlie's first wife had and gave to her grandson, James. It's hard to believe how gaunt Charlie looked!

 

Enjoy!

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Just another collector

Since Im new here I should post something interesting. Heres a original signed photograph of ww2 USMC ace Kenneth Walsh. I received this picture alone with another signed picture by Bruce Porter from my grandmother. ( one moment Im having an issue with the photo attachment)

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Just another collector

Since Im new here I should post something interesting. Hereare original signed photographs of ww2 USMC ace Kenneth Walsh and Bruce porter, the book ACE! is also signed by Bruce Clarke. My grandpa was a chiropractor back in the day so a lot of his patients were ww2 veterans, including these two aces. He obtained some of his collection from veterans who were clients of his.

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VAHomingPigeon

Found a WWI 6ft long panoramic rolled in among my grandfather Hottle's WWII memorabilia. The rest of the family was throwing everything out so I just claimed everything and am slowly working to archive, protect, and digitize what I can.

 

The image has a significant fold in the center but it didn't crack completely when I sandbag weighted the photo out for a month or so. Managed to archival frame it and get it behind glass to slow down the break. The image is labeled "Recruit Battalion 5th Engineers Camp A.A. Humphreys VA August 1st, 1918. (Tr. Regiment)".

 

I've struggled to make any connection with my direct family, but did find an image of a group of young men with "Shenandoah County Boys leaving Woodstock for Camp Humphries" writing on it. It was dated 5 days before this dated panorama. My grandfather's family was from Woodstock/Tom's Brook Virginia so there may be a cousin etc. included.

 

I can't find any personnel/military unit records to really track names but find the MASS of people and the tents/building really interesting to see. Also the array of different uniforms/outfits. Camp Humphreys was basically consumed/dissolved into what is now Fort Belvoir from what I can find.

 

Full digitized scan of the image from the WWI WWII commission that came through town:

https://www.harrisonburg2017.virginiawwiandwwii.org/fullscreen-page/comp-isinw8e9/566cc394-9c0b-40a5-b8ef-3aedb5ac834b/10/%3Fi%3D10%26p%3Dchli%26s%3Dstyle-j9cncjgk?fbclid=IwAR05R58QTpijjCA2L9nIW50MwQpBniCocSYNn8MjvgOhw1xyzGVzemQuIow

 

 

Scan of the "Shenandoah County Boys" going from Woodstock to "Humphries", (same scanning project different city) donated by a "Jean Hottle" that is likely an indirect cousin to my Grandfather Hottle:

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Salvage Sailor

Yardlong details - Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Engineers, Schofield Barracks T.H. 1920

Warrant Officer beside Top Sergeant

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Bandmaster, 3rd Engineers

Note the novel way of attaching the 3rd Engineer DI to the musicians lyre & wreath

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....and members of the Regimental Band also wearing the 3rd Engineer DI on their Musicians Wreath

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Footgear worn by the senior NCO's including the leather uppers with the white facings particular to the Hawaiian Division

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.....Four different types of foot gear - Officer, Warrant Officer, Master Sergeant, Master Sergeant

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21st Infantry (Gimlet) Regiment, Company E (excerpt)

October 1935 Schofield Barracks, T.H.

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Although many men in the Company, including the CO 1st LT Robert B. McCleave, are wearing marksmanship badges,

not one man has a medal, except their First Sergeant John M. Bilek wearing his recently awarded DSC

 

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