hawkdriver Posted December 30, 2008 Share #276 Posted December 30, 2008 I saw DVL's tag on the B-17 and it prompted me to get my Grandfather's photo of his crew and his B-17 scanned. He was in the 551st bombardment squadron, 385th bombardment group, 8th AF. He operated as a waist gunner and back-up tail gunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvl Posted December 30, 2008 Share #277 Posted December 30, 2008 Great Pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontrowjoe Posted December 30, 2008 Share #278 Posted December 30, 2008 Here is a picture of my uncle Joseph L Rigney(left) and his friend Richard Rayman(right) both of Co. I 36th Armored Inf Reg 3rd Armored Div you may have seen it before in the groups forum Joseph was kill in March of 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvl Posted December 30, 2008 Share #279 Posted December 30, 2008 There's a story that goes along with the note about Col. Frank R. Bagby in the roster posted above. According to Lt. Bales, the Team Leader, Bagby showed up at the last minute before takeoff and insisted on going along. This was not a career move, quite the opposite. He was attached to Eisenhower's staff at SHAEF and had been involved in the planning of the assault. He later said that he just HAD to see how it went. He couldn't bear not to go to where he was sending the troopers. They were expecting a great majority to be casualties so it took some nerve to go, for sure. Bales was not at all pleased, but was outranked. After takeoff, the Colonel asked him how to rig up! He had never jumped! He jumped safely, but at some later point came to Bales under heavy fire and asked to be taken to the beach to get back to HQ, saying Eisenhower was going to kill him. Bales declined but sent another man with him and I guess Eisenhower let him live. Much later, Bales was back at HQ working on some sort of experimental beacon equipment when he heard "Hey Bales!" It was Colonel Bagby, who then told him how it was that he came to be jumping with the team. This tale is told 3rd hand, as I am writing what my wife, bail's daughter, remembers her Dad telling her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doglips57 Posted January 20, 2009 Share #280 Posted January 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewA74 Posted January 20, 2009 Share #281 Posted January 20, 2009 Hello, This was posted elsewhere, but hey! What the heck. The first is most likely the 1034 Guard Squadron...notice the KEEP OFF GRASS sign to the left. Enjoy. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latewatch Posted February 4, 2009 Share #282 Posted February 4, 2009 My Dad on leave with his family circa 1945 Dad_and_Family_2.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted February 4, 2009 Share #283 Posted February 4, 2009 Three unidentified soldiers assigned to 82nd Infantry Division, about mid-1942, probably at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, before the division was redesignated and reorganized as an airborne division in August. The weapon is an M2HB .50 cal. machine gun on a pedestal mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_B Posted February 6, 2009 Share #284 Posted February 6, 2009 How about just after? The only photo that came with a bunch of negatives. Cheers Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custermen Posted February 8, 2009 Share #285 Posted February 8, 2009 Another colorized studio photo of Staff Sergeant Sidney Ayres, 747th Bombardment Squadron, 456th Bombardment Group (H) 15th Army Air Force. Sgt Ayres was a tail gunner on a B-24 that flew out of Cerignola, Italy. Bummer. The Links to my Images are gone. AOL shut down its webpage server and I had to move all my files. Here are my photos again. Staff Sergeant Sidney Rivers Ayres, 747th Bombardment Squadron, 456th Bombardment Group (H), 15th Army Air Force, Cerignola, Italy. But this photo was taken in Tonapa, NV after he completed 24 missions as a B-24 tail gunner. Sid is still going strong. A colorized studio photo of Private Cleaston Patterson, 339th Regiment, 85th Division, went MIA the first week of their first offensive. Declared KIA when the war ended 11 months later. A nice studio shot of my uncle Clyde V. Hill, Co. C, 119th Regiment, 30th Division. He was a replacement soldier who was seriously wounded by a German MG, but survived. And one additional soldier.... PFC Warren G. Stichtenoth , Company C, 310th Engineer Battalion, 85th 'Custer' Division. PFC Stichtenoth had a gift of drawing. He drew portraits of many of his friends and this is one of Rusty. After the war, he became a commericial artist. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custermen Posted February 8, 2009 Share #286 Posted February 8, 2009 Winfred Tolbert served his country twice before the end of WW2. He served with the Marines from 1937 to 1941 on the U.S.S. Texas and U.S.S. New York and traveled to Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Here is his photo as a Marine. On April 25, 1942, Winfred was inducted in the Army and served with the 310th Engineer Battalion, 85th Infantry Division. On April 21, 1945, Winfred was killed in action at San Agata, Italy, just below Bologna. Here is his photo as an Army Engineer. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontrowjoe Posted February 10, 2009 Share #287 Posted February 10, 2009 Here is a picture of my uncle Joseph L Rigney(left) and his friend Richard Rayman(right) both of Co I 36th Armored Inf 3rd Armored Div was taken at Camp Polk In 1942. Joseph was KIA in Germany in March of 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted February 23, 2009 Share #288 Posted February 23, 2009 Armored force chief warrant officer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted February 23, 2009 Share #289 Posted February 23, 2009 Unidentified GI in the 1st Armored Division.Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted February 24, 2009 Share #290 Posted February 24, 2009 new pickups comes from a large negative lot. thses look just at the end or right after WWII. enjoy mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_B Posted February 24, 2009 Share #291 Posted February 24, 2009 Mike Nice! Are they all colour or just a few and are any from Berlin or was he stationed somewhere else? Cheers Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Michael Posted February 24, 2009 Share #292 Posted February 24, 2009 Heya Karl! been a while. Sadly all the color ones are defintely Stateside and all appear to be taken at lowery field. There are about 20 color transparencies and all are 4x6 inches, so a bit bigger than i am used to.. I think this fellow was involved with photography as there are a bunch of very good quality studio negatives in the grouping. Percentage of military are about 25% but made it worth the purchase take care Karl. Mike Mike Nice! Are they all colour or just a few and are any from Berlin or was he stationed somewhere else? Cheers Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wailuna Posted February 25, 2009 Share #293 Posted February 25, 2009 Transportation Corps 2nd lieutenant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted March 19, 2009 Share #294 Posted March 19, 2009 My two favorite subjects in one photo; US Army and German Shepherd dogs.1st US Army GI with a German Shepherd Dog."Your pal Johnnie - Belgium - 1944".Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124cav Posted March 24, 2009 Share #295 Posted March 24, 2009 Elmer Heaberlin,1st/29th Cavalry Regimentfort riley 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camonick Posted March 28, 2009 Share #296 Posted March 28, 2009 Pictures of my wife's grandfather Charles T. BROUGHTON, Jr. We thought these were lost, but my M-I-L found them recently. He was a Lieutenant on the USS MONTOUR (APA-101) in 1945 as the Assistant Beach Master. He served with the USNR from 1942-1965 with a final rank of Commander(T). 1942 ENSIGN 1944 LIEUTENANT Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted March 31, 2009 Share #297 Posted March 31, 2009 My grandfather, Technical Sergeant Albert Wiest, US Army Signal Corps, home at last. Photo taken on his parents' front porch in October 1945. My great uncle Lloyd Personette, home on leave sometime during the war. Another great uncle, MM3 Eddie Personette, USN, taken sometime in 1945. Lastly, my great uncle, Technical Sergeant (then Corporal) George Christel. Photo taken while he was home in New Jersey on leave sometime in 1942 while the 165th Infantry was on garrison duty in Hawaii. The baby he is holding is my great uncle Richard's son, Ronald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WS60 Posted April 10, 2009 Share #298 Posted April 10, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted April 10, 2009 Share #299 Posted April 10, 2009 a unknown 1st Army Captain "Somehwere in Europe" I can reach to see a Medical corps branch collar device but it's a bit fuzzy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yancy Irwin Posted April 12, 2009 Share #300 Posted April 12, 2009 great thread guys! i especially like seeing pictures of relatives-here is my grandfather William Irwin,he served on the USS Chicago and the USS Bowditch during WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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