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Great pciture, any chan ce of an identification of the LT?

 

No writing or identification on it all unfortunately.

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YMCA officer sporting a beautiful bullion District of Paris shoulder patch during a sitting at the famous R.Sobol studio.

Hi. This photo is beautiful. Where have you heard about this R. Sobol photo studio ? Do you own any other photos shot by this studio during WWI ? Thank you

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I don't usually spring for the studio shots, but this RPPC was cheap enough and has great clarity (even if my cell phone camera doesn't).

 

1st Lt John A Hildebrand, HQ 342nd FA.

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Los Angeles Express press photo of Sgt. Johnny Beckett "wearing his 'tin hat'." The Sept 26, 1918, release states that Beckett was the captain of the U of Oregon football team and is currently a lieutenant in the USMC.

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Los Angeles Express press photo of Sgt. Johnny Beckett "wearing his 'tin hat'." The Sept 26, 1918, release states that Beckett was the captain of the U of Oregon football team and is currently a lieutenant in the USMC.

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That definitely isn't a Mk. I or m1917 helmet. I suspect it's made of fiberboard, and I've seen similar "helmets" being worn by Marines in southern California.

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My Grandfather, William Masis. The war ended just before his artillery unit was to head overseas. I still have the lapel pins. Not sure who the second person was in the group photo.

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I think I did OK at the recent postcard show.

 

Pretty sure he's 371st Infantry but not quite sure if its a red hand patch or not:

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These three 361st Infantry men had their photo taken in Nogent-Le-Rotrou after the armistice. I think that the guy on the left is wearing one of the USS (Scouts) collar discs.

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I thought I had posted this one before, but apparently I did not. This is a second studio portrait of Lt. Ernest L. Sutton of Suffolk Va. This one he is wearing his cover. The first photo is on post #375 on page #15.

 

29th Div. 116th Infantry.

 

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Here is the earlier previously posted photo without the cover.

 

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On 12/27/2015 at 1:08 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

By the end of 1918, the majority of the regular US army infantry regiments had been sent to the A.E.F. The 2nd Infantry Regiment, after serving in heavy combat in every US conflict including several recent tours in the Philippines, was posted to Fort Shafter, Hawaiian Territory in 1913. At that time they were the only infantry regiment in the Hawaiian Territory in the pre-Hawaiian Department/Division army. By 1915 they were guarding the interned belligerent ships and crews of the European powers in Honolulu harbor. These 2nd Infantry photos were taken in 1915 and developed by the post studio at Fort Shafter.

 

2nd Infantry Dress Blues 1915 Company F

 

 

More Fort Shafter Blues,

 

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2nd Infantry Regiment, Company I, Fort Shafter T.H. 1914

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I thought that these two images would be of interest.

 

Both were taken in Dublin in 1919. My best guess is that they were taken of soldier in a hospital due to the visible cane and mix of ranks and Divisions. I see soldiers, a LT and CPT. Also the shoulder sleeve insignia of both the 82nd and 33rd Divisions are present.

 

I believe that the old guy is a local civilian coaxed into the photo (probably with booze) so his jacket and hat could be used!

 

Scott

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Another recent acquisition. Probably a Mexican Border era image of a soldier and his buddy.

 

His buddy needs to watch that smoking-- it will kill him!

 

 

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Another of a soldier and his pet cat.

 

Scott

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Some great images here! Austin: That African American with French equipment and rifle is a top-shelf historical document! Brennan: Just another day scoring BAR images, eh? Scott: hat's off for some of the wildest poses! And Salvage, those 2nd Infantry guys must have really made the local photographer rich!

 

Here is one of my latest, but I am coming up empty on the research. The inscription on the back looks like "Dag McFarlane" but I must be barking up the wrong tree. I can't find a Marine officer with that name.

 

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"Charles Conard in Army" (inscription on reverse).

 

 

Great image showing a very early rendition of the Hawaiian Department shoulder patch. Thanks for posting!

 

Looks like a Coast Artilleryman circa early 1920's

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Some great images here! Austin: That African American with French equipment and rifle is a top-shelf historical document! Brennan: Just another day scoring BAR images, eh? Scott: hat's off for some of the wildest poses! And Salvage, those 2nd Infantry guys must have really made the local photographer rich!

 

Here is one of my latest, but I am coming up empty on the research. The inscription on the back looks like "Dag McFarlane" but I must be barking up the wrong tree. I can't find a Marine officer with that name.

 

 

 

John, Dan McFarland commissioned from Gy Sgt in 1918, went over with Co I 13th Marines.

 

Here's one that has been a puzzle for me (in fact I just listed it on ebay because I spent too much time trying to find him). A young New Yorker in the Rainbow Division.

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On 9/15/2016 at 3:58 AM, jagjetta said:

 

What a crazy coincidence...just this past weekend I had read that biography of Hutchinson on the hunch that a photo I had just scanned might be that of the General.

 

The photo was taken, post-war, in Hawaii. The only info on it is the handwritten, "Field Artillery C.O." Since Hutchinson took command of the 11 Field Artillery Brigade of the Hawaiian Division in 1922, I was trying to determine if this is a photo of him (not a studio portrait, but shared here just for comparison).

 

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John

 

Brig. Gen Grote Hutchinson

Commanding 11th Field Artillery Brigade

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Great portrait! I will do some searching around to see if I can help with a solid ID. I like these kinds of mysteries!

Some great images here! Austin: That African American with French equipment and rifle is a top-shelf historical document! Brennan: Just another day scoring BAR images, eh? Scott: hat's off for some of the wildest poses! And Salvage, those 2nd Infantry guys must have really made the local photographer rich!

 

Here is one of my latest, but I am coming up empty on the research. The inscription on the back looks like "Dag McFarlane" but I must be barking up the wrong tree. I can't find a Marine officer with that name.

 

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Great portrait! I will do some searching around to see if I can help with a solid ID. I like these kinds of mysteries!

 

That research hound, AustinO, saw past my roadblock and identified the Marine Lt. as Dan McFarland, 13th Marines, Co. I.

 

Between you, him, and AZNation, the research ability on the forum is unsurpassed!

 

JAG

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