doyler Posted April 16 Share #626 Posted April 16 8 hours ago, tthen said: Very cool late war picture Ron. Goes it look like this GI has a Kerr sling on his rifle? Thanks. yes the sling is the Keer model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #627 Posted April 16 Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., commanding general of the Fifth Army in Italy, talks to African American troops of the 92nd Infantry Division after they threw back a German attack in the hills north of Viareggio, Italy in 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #628 Posted April 16 An American version of a sidewalk cafe, in fallen La Haye du Puits, France on July 15, 1944, as Robert McCurty, left, from Newark, New Jersey, Sgt. Harold Smith, of Brush Creek, Tennessee, and Sgt. Richard Bennett, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, raise their glasses in a toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #629 Posted April 16 SGT Leslie L. Soland, Tank Commander B Co 743rd Tank BN receiving the Bronze Star Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #630 Posted April 16 1st Army Medic recieves Silver Star Medal. The General is carrying a Italian Beretta pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #631 Posted April 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted April 16 Share #633 Posted April 16 3rd Armored Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #634 Posted April 16 This is a photo of S/Sgt John S. DuQuoin, Company A, 743 Tk Bn, receiving the Silver Star from General Leonard Gerow on June 21, 1944 - for his actions during the beach head operations on June 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #635 Posted April 16 Tec 4 Simpson being awarded Bronze Star Inscription on back says "dated 24th Apr [1945] Maj Gen Leland S. Hobbs, Commanding General 30th Division, 9th U S Army, awards the Bronze Star to Tec 4 Weyman P Simpson, Hartsfield, Ga., somewhere in Germany.743rd Tank BN, 30th Div, NUSA [Ninth US Army], Magdeburg, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 16 Share #636 Posted April 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doyler Posted April 17 Share #639 Posted April 17 Iwo Jima 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 21 Share #640 Posted April 21 Original Caption: "Cerssuolo Area, Italy. Shell shocked American solider is helped by two comrades after bombing in Cerasuolo, Italy." Original Signal Corps Number: MM-5-152662. Photographer: Gretz (163rd Signal Photo Company) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 21 Share #641 Posted April 21 Original Caption: "Fifth Army, Castrellina Area, Italy. Close up head shot of a typical american of Japanese descent. Pfc. Genkichi Akamine, Honolulu, T.H., a sniper with the 100th Inf. Bn., 34th Division. He has 3 years of service in the U.S. Army, is a native of Hawaii, has fought thru the entire Italian campaign and just ended 16 days of hill fighting in the Battle of Leghorn. (Flap at back of helmet keeps rain and dampness out at night in foxhole)." US NARA Original Field Number: MM-5-44-7793. Photographer: Harris (163rd Signal Photo Company) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 21 Share #642 Posted April 21 All good stuff, Ron! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 28 Share #643 Posted April 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 4 Share #644 Posted May 4 2nd Medical Bn 2nd Division 1944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted May 4 Share #645 Posted May 4 On 4/16/2023 at 2:13 AM, doyler said: SGT Leslie L. Soland, Tank Commander B Co 743rd Tank BN receiving the Bronze Star Medal There must be something going on with armored guys as this one seems not to have spchin straps on his helmet. The same thing seems to be going on in post #633.....the tech Sargent doesn’t have chin straps either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 4 Share #646 Posted May 4 Lets add this Iconic Image of the M1 Steel Helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 18 Share #647 Posted May 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhscott Posted May 18 Share #648 Posted May 18 3 hours ago, doyler said: Army buckle….Navy Mk1 knife? Demo bag and M1916 holster. Did not expect to see a Navy knife on him. Is there more to this story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 19 Share #649 Posted May 19 Tank Crewmen of the 113rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron in The Netherlands September 1944. Of note is the habit of many a Armored Combat Vehicle Crewman who would be wearing the Tank Helmet to tape over the ventilation holes of the helmet for we guess warmth, or to cut the breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 19 Share #650 Posted May 19 US Marines take a break during the Battle for Okinawa - 1945 LIFE Magazine Archives - J R Eyerman Photographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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