fred92290 Posted December 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2017 HelloWho could help me on a yardlong us airborne?I can not put the photos but I can give them by emailThank you and merry christmas to all Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted December 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2017 Fred, It appears by the sign that this is the 1st Parachute Training Regiment, The Parachute School at Fort Benning Georgia. At the bottom of the plaque under training regiment I can see the word FIRST but underneath that I can't make out what it says. Is there an date on the picture? More pictures would be great of the overall photo as well, and that may help determine a date or narrow down to at least a time frame.. In volume 1 of Jack Angolia's book series "Hero's in our Midst" page 91 shows a copy of orders for Headquarters First Parachute Training Regiment, and these orders are dated August 1942. I can't find any other reference to this name anywhere else. That original document was provided by Ed Hicks, a well known collector of Airborne artifacts.. I am sure that the WW2 Airborne subject matter experts will be able to provide more information for you. It appears to be a very interesting and early Airborne photo. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred92290 Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted December 24, 2017 Hello and thank you for your clear answerI can not put the pictures (too heavy big to upload??)I'm going to look at John's bookThank you and Merry Christmas from France Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted December 24, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 24, 2017 Fred, Sending you a PM Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted December 24, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 24, 2017 Fred sent me some images and I have dropped the sizes tro allow them to be posted here... Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted December 24, 2017 Share #6 Posted December 24, 2017 Here are a couple of close-ups of the soldiers in the photo. THe one image is the only one that I saw where a shoulder patch was being worn. It appears to me that the SSI is of the Army Ground Forces. There are no cap patches on any of the soldiers that I see and all of the jump boots are nicely bloused. The uniforms are all khaki trousers and shirts- no jump jackets or trousers parachute jumper to be seen. To me, it seems that the uniforms make it early 1940's, but not so early that the buckle boots (with the strap at the ankles) are being worn. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted December 24, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2017 Allan, Thanks for posting the pictures.. An interesting photo.. Merry Christmas.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred92290 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted December 25, 2017 Thanks Allan and Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 26, 2017 Share #9 Posted December 26, 2017 I gave a shot at trying to clean up the photo, but I can't read the bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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