Post-WWII 1950's & 1960's US Air Force uniform photos

[seanmc1114]

Two photos of an Air Policeman wearing the gold transitional collar and hat insignia and the Military Air Transport Transport Eastern Air Defense SSI. If the date on the photo is correct, the insignia was being worn into 1950. 

[seanmc1114]

Air policeman wearing the khaki bush jacket. Date and location unknown.

[patches]

Found these Stills of Glenn Ford as an AF guy in the 1959 movie It Started With a Kiss, with Debbie Reynolds ans Eva Gabor.

 

Glenn Ford, What a Lucky Guy

[patches]

Just now, patches said:

Found these Stills of Glenn Ford as an AF guy in the 1959 movie It Started With a Kiss, with Debbie Reynolds ans Eva Gabor.

 

Glenn Ford, What a Lucky Guy

And one more.

[patches]

1964 Air Force GI JOE, with a AF Blue Ridgway Cap maybe it is one of those Falcon Jump Ups .

 

 

[patches]

And finally with the last of the fun postings for tonight Jeannie in the Air Force.

 

This one in Khakis is from 1965,

 

And this one from 1969.

[patches]

23 minutes ago, patches said:

And finally with the last of the fun postings for tonight Jeannie in the Air Force.

 

This one in Khakis is from 1965,

 

And this one from 1969.

And One More from the 1965 Episode,

 

A actor wearing the Sage Green Utilities with matching cap, and Jeanine wearing some kind of Khaki coveralls. Now would these coveralls she's wearing be an actual 1950s-60s USAF Uniform Item for Female Personnel?

[easterneagle87]

9 hours ago, patches said:

And One More from the 1965 Episode,

 

A actor wearing the Sage Green Utilities with matching cap, and Jeanine wearing some kind of Khaki coveralls. Now would these coveralls she's wearing be an actual 1950s-60s USAF Uniform Item for Female Personnel?

 

OOOOOHH Man, was she a beautiful woman! 

[easterneagle87]

Here is a Class photo of 3460th Training Sqd, Dated FEB 1950. It looks like the commander is wearing the new AF blue (no avn branch insignia), while the 2LT is wearing pinks and greens (winged / prop branch insignia). 

 

I can't tell if the Sergeants are wearing solid or cut out collar discs. But, it appears the hat devices are in both solid and cut out versions. The photo is shot in sepia (brown tones) and has additionally yellowed with age, so I can't get a good feel of uniform colors.     

 

PS this photo is for sale on my ebay page "easterneagle87" , PM to get it to a good home. always willing to deal. 

[easterneagle87]

Here's another shot, 8x10 portrait of a WW2 vet in the new AF blue. Nice shirt size Gunner's Wings on the left breast. Really too bad he isn't wearing ribbons.  

 

I believe I posted this shot under the "wings" section already, but thought I'd add it here as well.  

 

PS this photo is for sale on my ebay page "easterneagle87" , PM to get it to a good home. always willing to deal. 

[patches]

An nice shot of an unidentified USAF Colonel circa 1966.

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1st Lieutenant Thelma Daida, at Shepard Air Base Texas late summer of 1966, Daida, a Hawaii native, would later serve in South Vietnam at Base Hospitals at Cam Rahn Bay Air Base. which was the 12th United States Air Force Hospital, and later up in Da Nang Air Base, 14th United States Air Force Hospital??.

[patches]

One Lieutenant Colonel Mary Chalifour in 1976, Chalifour, is her later married name. Joined the Air Force in 1958, serving at a wide variety of Stateside and Overseas Bases in her 20 years of service, Wilford Hall San Antonio Texas. Tachikawa Air Base Japan, Moody Air Base Georgia, Tachikawa Air Base for a 2nd Tour, Altus Air Base Oklahoma, Bitburg Air Base West Germany etc etc, she interestingly was married to an Enlistedman, got away with it apparently .

 

 

With her Husband 1968, Senior Master Sergeant Lee Chalifour, he is a WWII Combat Vet, a Bomber Crewman, The Pacific, at the time of their marriage Mary was a Major, they met  at Moody Air Base and happened to both be assigned to Tachikawa where they married in 1967.

 

And Mary in I think 2013, no other info, as to if she is still around, her husband as well.

[patches]

4 minutes ago, patches said:

One Lieutenant Colonel Mary Chalifour in 1976, Chalifour, her latter married name, joined the Air Force in 1958, serving at a wide variety of Stateside and Overseas Bases in her 20 years of service, Wilford Hall San Antonio Texas. Tachikawa Air Base Japan, Moody Air Base Georgia, Tachikawa Air Base for a 2nd Tour, Altus Air Base Oklahoma, Bitburg Air Base West Germany etc etc, she interestingly was married to an Enlistedman, got away with it apparently .

 

 

With her Husband 1968, Senior Master Sergeant Lee Chalifour, he is a WWII Combat Vet, a Bomber Crewman, The Pacific, at the time of their marriage Mary was a Major, they met  at Moody Air Base and happened to both be assigned to Tachikawa where they married in 1967.

 

And Mary in I think 2013, no other info, as to if she is still around, her husband as well.

 

Found Lee Chaifour's late son by his first marriage at least, Vietnam, 2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, left early because of illness

https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20060812/news/605232977/SH

[BILL THE PATCH]

An nice shot of an unidentified USAF Colonel circa 1966.

He never could get nelson or Healy, lol

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[easterneagle87]

35 minutes ago, BILL THE PATCH said:

He never could get nelson or Healy, lol

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that would be, COL Alfred E. Bellows. Nice ribbon rack by the way. 

[easterneagle87]

Here is a uniform grouping offered on Etsy for the low price of $125

[patches]

9 hours ago, BILL THE PATCH said:

He never could get nelson or Healy, lol

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[patches]

8 hours ago, easterneagle87 said:

that would be, COL Alfred E. Bellows. Nice ribbon rack by the way. 

Yes indeed, he's an Air Force Cross Winner to Boot

 

[edjperkins]

On 12/23/2020 at 10:34 AM, easterneagle87 said:

That’s what I was thinking too. But since I couldn’t see the shorts, I wasn’t sure. makes total sense. Interesting they mixed and matched. 

My dad had the bush jacket.  I have it now.  He never had the khaki shorts.  He always wore it with long Khaki trousers.

 

[edjperkins]

On 2/3/2021 at 3:03 PM, seanmc1114 said:

The same colonel and lieutenant general shown two posts back. Note the difference in the pants.

 

[edjperkins]

On 2/3/2021 at 5:01 PM, seanmc1114 said:

Airmen playing baseball at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in 1951. The sergeant appears to be wearing subdued chevrons that may be iron-on.

The stripes in the photo are actually stenciled on the sleeve.  In the early '50's, there were no subdues stripes.  My dad was a M/Sgt in the Korean War, and wore stenciled on M/Sgt stripes on his fatigues similar to these stripes.

 

[edjperkins]

The stripes in the photo are actually stenciled on the sleeve.  In the early '50's, there were no subdues stripes.  My dad was a M/Sgt in the Korean War, and wore stenciled on M/Sgt stripes on his fatigues similar to these stripes.

[edjperkins]

On 3/6/2021 at 9:13 PM, patches said:

An nice shot of an unidentified USAF Colonel circa 1966.

 

 

This is actor Hayden Rorke dressed in costume as his character Dr. (Col.) Alfred Bellows on "I Dream of Jeannie."

 

 

[patches]

Here's a just now find, a 1st Marine Division Veteran early 50s now in the Aar Force, but look, he's also wearing a CIB, Hmm wonder why, too bad we can't see his fruit salad.